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Meanings of fall off in English

Catalan
enfonsar-se

To fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly.

enfonsar-se
Portuguese
cair do alto
Catalan
desprendre's

Diminish in size or intensity.

cair do alto
Synonyms
Examples for "fall away"
Examples for "fall away"
1
The Resident Labour Market Test will fall away for highly skilled workers.
The South African
2
Fix it, and much British opposition to the EU will fall away.
Reuters
3
Kissing him harder, she felt all the past weeks' misery fall away.
Four dukes and a devil
4
The need for conclusive medical trials does not fall away, he says.
The South African
5
She gave a small nod, and he let his hand fall away.
Destined to last
Usage of fall off in English
1
In fact today it was very loose: almost ready to fall off.
Complete Books of Blood
2
I'll follow along as best I can in case you fall off.
Lonesome dove
3
Years ago, the siding had begun to fall off his mother's house.
The other wes moore: one name, two fates
4
Nothing too strenuous; I didn't want any body parts to fall off.
Brains: a zombie memoir
5
He let the head of his craft fall off in the wind.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
6
Ms Young started watching the weight fall off and upped her workouts.
News.com.au
7
Some balance themselves skillfully on narrow bridges; others fall off almost immediately.
The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior
8
For a second, I thought we were both going to fall off.
Darkness on the edge of town
9
Let me get it before you fall off your stool, Daria said.
Beneath a southern sky
10
Artemis caused the point of the spear to fall off in midflight.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
11
Aer Lingus has reported a fall off in passenger numbers for December.
The Irish Times
12
I started laughing so hard I thought I'd fall off my chair.
Between a heart and a rock place: a memoir
13
It's that when we fall off, you won't help us back up.
Altered
14
If you don't fall off for the first 20 feet you're fine.
Rock and Ice Magazine
15
When we take them out of the blankets their toes fall off.
The Lost Road
16
An examination of the branches that did fall off will elucidate this.
An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of ...
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Translations for fall off
Portuguese
cair do alto
Fall off through the time
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