See falle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Derived from the verb falle, also influenced by German.",
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"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "faller",
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"indefinite",
"plural"
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},
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"plural"
]
}
],
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"lang_code": "nb",
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"a slanted metal piece in a door lock that moves when pressing the handle."
],
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]
}
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"english": "a fall",
"word": "fall"
},
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"word": "falleferdig = tumbledown"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ramshackle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "fallen"
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"english": "lapse",
"word": "falle bort"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "cease to apply"
},
{
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"english": "fall away",
"tags": [
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},
{
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"english": "fall for something/someone",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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{
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"tags": [
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"english": "be a success",
"word": "falle heldig ut"
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"tags": [
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"word": "turn out well"
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "falle noen inn"
},
{
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"english": "fall head over heels in love with someone",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "falle pladask for noen"
},
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"english": "collapse",
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"word": "break down"
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{
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"english": "fall together",
"tags": [
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"english": "be identical with",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fall together with",
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],
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "it so happens",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "falle seg slik"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fall full length",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"word": "falle så lang en er"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "settle",
"word": "falle til ro"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fall to order",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"word": "settle down"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fall into the hands of somebody",
"word": "falle i hendene på noen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "be to one's liking",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "falle i ens smak"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "forfalle"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "overfalle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "take something as it comes",
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],
"word": "ta noe som det faller seg"
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"5": "to fall"
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"english": "He slipped, lost his footing and fell.",
"text": "Han skled, mistet fotfestet og falt.",
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"english": "The city fell after being laid siege to for a month.",
"text": "Byen falt etter en måneds beleiring.",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "Prices on clothes fell dramatically last year.",
"text": "Prisene på klær falt dramatisk i fjor.",
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"word": "dale"
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"_dis1": "65 21 7 2 4",
"sense": "to decrease, fall",
"word": "avta"
}
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"english": "My father died in the war.",
"text": "Faren min falt i krigen.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Many people fell in the battle.",
"text": "Mange mennesker falt i slaget.",
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"word": "dø"
}
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"english": "The new floor slopes quite a bit.",
"text": "Det nye gulvet faller ganske mye.",
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}
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"text": "Skaftet på denne kniven faller godt i hånden.",
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},
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"english": "The dress looks nice.",
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"english": "It comes natural for her.",
"text": "Det faller naturlig for henne.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It seems only natural to do it now.",
"text": "Det faller naturlig å gjøre det nå.",
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}
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"to seem, appear"
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"(with adjectives) to seem, appear"
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"word": "deise"
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"word": "dette"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "dratte"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "drysse"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "dumpe"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gli"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gå på hodet"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gå over ende"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "plumpe"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ramle"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "rape"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "rause"
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{
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"word": "segne"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "seise"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "snuble"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "snåve"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "strømme ned"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "stupe"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "styrte"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "tryne"
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"word": "tumle"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "velte"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "omkomme"
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"word": "bukke under"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "henge"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ligge"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ta seg ut"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "være"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ebbe ut"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "legge seg"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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"word": "falleferdig = tumbledown"
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{
"word": "ramshackle"
},
{
"word": "fallen"
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{
"english": "lapse",
"word": "falle bort"
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"word": "cease to apply"
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"english": "fall for something/someone",
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{
"english": "fall for something/someone",
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},
{
"english": "fall to pieces",
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"word": "falle fra hverandre"
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{
"english": "be a success",
"word": "falle heldig ut"
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"english": "fall out luckily",
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{
"english": "occur to someone",
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{
"english": "fall head over heels in love with someone",
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"word": "falle pladask for noen"
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"english": "collapse",
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"word": "break down"
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{
"word": "tumble down"
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"english": "fall together",
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"english": "be identical with",
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{
"english": "fall together with",
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{
"english": "it so happens",
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{
"english": "fall full length",
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{
"english": "settle",
"word": "falle til ro"
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{
"english": "fall to order",
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"english": "fall into the hands of somebody",
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"english": "He slipped, lost his footing and fell.",
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"english": "My father died in the war.",
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"english": "Many people fell in the battle.",
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"english": "The new floor slopes quite a bit.",
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"english": "The handle of this knife fits well in my hand.",
"text": "Skaftet på denne kniven faller godt i hånden.",
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},
{
"english": "The dress looks nice.",
"text": "Kjolen faller fint.",
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}
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"english": "It comes natural for her.",
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"english": "It seems only natural to do it now.",
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}
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"sounds": [
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"audio": "No-nor-falle (verb).ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/No-nor-falle_%28verb%29.ogg"
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],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "to fall",
"word": "dale"
},
{
"word": "deise"
},
{
"word": "dette"
},
{
"word": "dratte"
},
{
"word": "drysse"
},
{
"word": "dumpe"
},
{
"word": "gli"
},
{
"word": "gå på hodet"
},
{
"word": "gå over ende"
},
{
"word": "plumpe"
},
{
"word": "ramle"
},
{
"word": "rape"
},
{
"word": "rause"
},
{
"word": "segne"
},
{
"word": "seise"
},
{
"word": "snuble"
},
{
"word": "snåve"
},
{
"word": "strømme ned"
},
{
"word": "stupe"
},
{
"word": "styrte"
},
{
"word": "tryne"
},
{
"word": "tumle"
},
{
"word": "velte"
},
{
"sense": "to die, be slain",
"word": "dø"
},
{
"word": "omkomme"
},
{
"alt": "gå",
"word": "bukke under"
},
{
"sense": "to look, fit",
"word": "føre seg"
},
{
"word": "henge"
},
{
"word": "ligge"
},
{
"word": "ta seg ut"
},
{
"word": "være"
},
{
"sense": "to decrease, fall",
"word": "avta"
},
{
"word": "ebbe ut"
},
{
"word": "legge seg"
},
{
"word": "minke"
},
{
"word": "synke"
}
],
"word": "falle"
}
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