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fall down

fall down

Meaning of fall down

English

if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition

Русский

о здании: быть в очень плохом состоянии, разрушаться

fall down

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌfɔːl ˈdaʊn/
American English
/ˌfɔl ˈdaʊn/

fall down with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом fall down

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

11 сочетаний

Ветхие здания

Dilapidated buildings
a barn that is falling down
разваливающийся амбар

A barn that is falling down stands behind the renovated farmhouse.

Позади отремонтированного фермерского дома стоит разваливающийся амбар.

the building is falling down
здание разваливается

The rent is low, but the building is falling down.

Аренда недорогая, но здание разваливается.

  • a house that is falling downразваливающийся дом

Крайняя ветхость

Severe disrepair
practically falling down
практически разваливающийся

The station was practically falling down before the restoration began.

До начала реставрации станция практически разваливалась.

falling down around us
разваливающийся вокруг нас

We loved the old theater, even though it was falling down around us.

Мы любили старый театр, хотя всё в нём вокруг нас разваливалось.

  • a falling-down farmhouseветхий фермерский дом
  • a falling-down shedразваливающийся сарай

Ремонт или запустение

Repair or neglect
buy a house that is falling down
купить разваливающийся дом

Would you buy a house that is falling down if the location were perfect?

Ты бы купил разваливающийся дом, если бы он находился в идеальном месте?

  • live in a building that is falling downжить в разваливающемся здании
  • repair a barn that is falling downремонтировать разваливающийся амбар
  • leave a house to fall downдовести дом до разрухи

Примеры предложений с fall down

  1. 1

    They inherited a house that was falling down and needed years of work.

    Им достался в наследство разваливающийся дом, на восстановление которого требовались годы.

  2. 2
    the building is falling down

    Nobody has lived there for decades, and the whole building is falling down.

    Там уже десятки лет никто не живёт, и всё здание разваливается.

  3. 3

    She photographed a falling-down farmhouse with weeds growing through the porch.

    Она сфотографировала ветхий фермерский дом, на крыльце которого прорастали сорняки.

  4. 4

    They spent their weekends repairing a barn that was falling down.

    По выходным они ремонтировали разваливающийся амбар.

  5. 5

    The owner had left the house to fall down rather than spend money on repairs.

    Владелец довёл дом до ветхого состояния, не желая тратить деньги на ремонт.

fall down usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The old barn is falling down.

Старый сарай совсем разваливается.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Their house is practically falling down.

Их дом практически разваливается.

fall down synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between fall down, fall apart, crumble, collapse, and fall into disrepair

F
🇬🇧English
fall apart

Break into pieces; things or buildings.

often

ENMy old shoes are falling apart.

C
🇬🇧English
crumble

Break slowly into small pieces.

often

ENThe old stone wall is crumbling.

C
🇬🇧English
collapse

Fall down suddenly, not slowly decay.

often

ENThe bridge collapsed during the flood.

Advanced: broader words

F
🇬🇧English
fall into disrepair

Formal: become run-down through neglect.

rare word

ENThe castle fell into disrepair after the war.

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fall down meaning: what does it mean?

if a building is falling down, it is in very bad condition

fall down pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

fall down is pronounced as /ˌfɔːl ˈdaʊn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

fall down definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Старый сарай совсем разваливается. Translation: The old barn is falling down.

Is fall down part of Emotions and Feelings vocabulary?

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