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Meanings of fall back in English

Spanish
perder

Retreat.

perder
Portuguese
recorrer

Have recourse to.

recorrer
Synonyms
Examples for "lose"
Examples for "lose"
1
Exporters were likely to lose ground as a result, market players said.
Reuters
2
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The South African
3
Without a new airport, the government is concerned Mexico may lose competitiveness.
Reuters
4
But if you lose, you have to answer any question I ask.
Bulletproof bride
5
Do they stand to lose thousands a year on lost supervision pay?
The Irish Times
1
A single breaker may recede; but the tide is evidently coming in.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
2
They seem to approach and recede, attack and decay as you look.
The Guardian
3
A month later, her tumors began to recede at an astonishing rate.
The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer
4
The sounds now grew nearer; then once more they appeared to recede.
In the Eastern Seas
5
After a moment, the Gardener drops the long probe, the waters recede.
Chinatown
1
Good young male-driven opening business this weekend looks to drop off rapidly.
Reuters
2
Unfortunately once infection progresses to chronicity, treatment success rates drop off considerably.
Pubmed
3
She had decided to drop off the items on her way home.
A necessary evil
4
The Swede and I hung upon the side-ladders, ready to drop off.
The Road
5
Then the fiery darts fizzle out, and the points drop off them.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter...
1
Within four minutes Lawrence saw his side fall behind to Edu's header.
The Irish Times
2
She slipped into the room and let the curtain fall behind her.
The skein of lament
3
Most of the children who go to the running camps fall behind.
The Guardian
4
Renouard let the thin summer portière of the doorway fall behind him.
Within the Tides: Tales
5
His illness had caused the work on the dam to fall behind.
Still Jim

Go back to bad behavior.

Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Usage of fall back in English
1
Not purchase of land whose water rights don't fall back that far.
A nose for justice
2
Leicester fall back to try protect their lead and Wolves surge forward.
The Guardian
3
We may continue to fall back on our need for an enemy.
The Guardian
4
Feb. 11-Russiansfall back in Mazurian Lake district; they still hold Czernowitz.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
5
We need to be prepared to fall back on inner defenses, General.
Imperfect Sword
6
She started to fall back asleep, the coming blackness a welcome friend.
Caliban's War
7
These days, I can fall back on my experiences to help me.
The Guardian
8
I expected or intended gradually to fall back into Lay Communion; 4.
Apologia pro Vita Sua
9
But fall back, I would ride alone; rejoin the others and follow.
Cinq Mars — Volume 2
10
Our only response is to fall back on our sense of citizenship.
The Guardian
11
Here, again, we fall back upon our actual experience in reclamation work.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
12
These troops were to fall back if the enemy appeared in force.
Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals / As Seen From the Ranks Durin...
13
If things don't go well, we may need somewhere to fall back.
Dead beat
14
He notes that Greece has financial assets it can fall back on.
The Guardian
15
With an oath Martin let the pistol fall back into the holster.
The Brown Mask
16
She looked round and smiled; he beckoned to her to fall back.
Venetia
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Translations for fall back
Portuguese
recorrer
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Fall back across language varieties
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Common
United Kingdom
Common
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