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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Zhuìluò
"他不小心从屋顶坠落下来。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move downward rapidly and freely under the influence of gravity, typically losing balance or control.
"He slipped on the wet shingles and was lucky not to fall off the roof."
- 1
An act of dropping down from a higher level, or an instance of losing one's standing or balance.
"The safety harness prevented a catastrophic fall off the roof during construction."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'feallan', meaning to drop, fall down, or fail, which traces back to Proto-Germanic '*fallan'. It shares cognates with Old Norse 'falla' and German 'fallen'. Over centuries, its meaning expanded from physical descent to metaphorical declines in status, health, or values.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fall" is said worldwide
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chute
Transliteration: shoot
"Il a fait une grave chute du toit."
Sturz
Transliteration: Shtoorts
"Er wurde bei einem Sturz vom Dach verletzt."
caduta
Transliteration: kah-DOO-tah
"È sopravvissuto a una brutta caduta dal tetto."
caída
Transliteration: kah-EE-dah
"Sufrió una aparatosa caída desde el tejado."
queda
Transliteration: KEH-dah
"Ele teve uma queda perigosa do telhado."
गिरावट
Transliteration: Giravat
"छत से गिरना एक गंभीर दुर्घटना हो सकती है।"
坠落
Transliteration: Zhuìluò
"他不小心从屋顶坠落下来。"
추락
Transliteration: Churak
"지붕에서의 추락 사고는 매우 위험합니다."
落下
Transliteration: Rakka
"屋根からの落下を防ぐために命綱を着用してください。"
سقوط
Transliteration: Suqūṭ
"تعرض لإصابة بسبب سقطة من السطح."
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