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пасть — meaning in English

past

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English meaning

  • fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  • maw noun The stomach or throat of an animal, especially a large or fearsome one.
  • mouth noun The opening in the face used for eating and speaking.
  • perish verb To die, especially suddenly or violently.
  • trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.

Senses

пасть is used for these senses in English:

  • fall To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
  • fall (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
  • maw The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
  • mouth The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
  • piehole (slang, offensive) A person's mouth.
  • trap (slang) A person's mouth.

fall — full definition

  1. verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  2. verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
  3. verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
  4. verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
  5. noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.

maw — full definition

  1. noun The stomach or throat of an animal, especially a large or fearsome one.
  2. noun Any large opening that seems to swallow things up.

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