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fall on vb (intr, preposition)
1. (Military) Also fall upon to attack or snatch (an army, booty, etc.) fall flat on one's face to fail, esp in a ridiculous or humiliating manner fall on one's feet to emerge unexpectedly well from a difficult situation Translations ? fall on vi +prep obj (= trip on) stone → fallen über (+acc) (= be the responsibility of, be borne by, duty, decision, task) → zufallen (+dat); (blame) → treffen (+acc); the responsibility falls on your shoulders → Sie tragen or haben die Verantwortung (= attack) → herfallen über (+acc) (= find) → stoßen auf (+acc) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The following relation is so curious and entertaining, and the dissertations that accompany it so judicious and instructive, that the translator is confident his attempt stands in need of no apology, whatever censures may fall on the performance. The projectile, its situation, its direction, incidents which might happen, the precautions necessitated by their fall on to the moon, were inexhaustible matters of conjecture. Not a fish can leap or an insect fall on the pond but it is thus reported in circling dimples, in lines of beauty, as it were the constant welling up of its fountain, the gentle pulsing of its life, the heaving of its breast. |
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