caer
/kaˈeɾ/, [kaˈeɾ]fall, go to
Verb caer (first-person singular present caigo, first-person singular preterite caí, past participle caído)
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(intransitive, reflexive) to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
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(intransitive) to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
- La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes.
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The rain is falling heavier than before.
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(intransitive, reflexive) to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
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(intransitive, reflexive) to fall out (to come out of something by falling)
- El pelo dañado puede caerse.
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Damaged hair can fall out.
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(intransitive) to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by
- caer en la trampa
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to fall in the trap
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(intransitive) to fall into (to enter a negative state)
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(intransitive) to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)
- El imperio romano cayó poco a poco.
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The Roman Empire fell little by little.
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(intransitive) to get (to understand)
- No caigo.
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I don't get it.
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(intransitive) to be granted or awarded
- Le cayó una multa.
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She got fined.
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(intransitive) to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
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(intransitive) to fall on (to occur on a particular day)
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Tom dejó caer pintura en su camisa mientras pintaba la cerca.
Tom got paint on his shirt while he was painting the fence.
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Se dio la vuelta de mí para esconder una lágrima que había comenzado a caer por su cara.
She turned away from me to hide a tear that had begun to fall down her cheek.
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El avión gigante empezó a caer casi en picado.
The giant plane started to fall in an almost vertical dive.
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Dejó caer la copa y se rompió.
He dropped the cup and broke it.
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Me he dejado caer un momento para informaros que hay algunos problemas.
Just dropping by quickly to let you know we're aware of some of the issues.
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Estaba a punto de dejar la casa cuando empezó a caer un ligera lluvia .
I was on the point of leaving home when a light rain started to fall.
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El árbol se podía caer en cualquier momento.
The tree was ready to fall at any moment.
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Duele caer sobre el hielo.
Falling on ice hurts.
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No tengo mucho tiempo, así que me dejaré caer por un restaurante de comida rápida.
I don't have much time, so I'm going to drop in at a fast-food restaurant.
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Tenga cuidado, no deje caer la bandeja.
Be careful. Don't drop the tray.
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