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fålla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avalanche noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
  • axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
  • fell verb To cut something down, especially a tree, or to knock someone or something to the ground.
  • fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
  • log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
  • pitfall noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
  • plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
  • trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.

Senses

fålla is used for these senses in English:

  • avalanche (transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.
  • axe (transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.
  • fall To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
  • fall (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
  • fall (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
  • fell (transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
  • fold A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
  • log (transitive) To cut down (trees).

avalanche — full definition

  1. noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
  2. noun A sudden, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
  3. verb To come down or arrive suddenly and overwhelmingly, like an avalanche.

axe — full definition

  1. noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
  2. noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
  3. verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.

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