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umfallen
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See also: Umfallen
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
umfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt um, past tense fiel um, past participle umgefallen, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to topple, fall down
- Synonym: umstürzen
- (intransitive, figurative, informal, chiefly derogatory) to change one's mind (surprisingly); to change sides
- Synonym: umkippen
- (Austria, intransitive) to not receive what one is entitled to [with um (+ accusative) ‘something’]
- Aufgrund des Konkurses des Theaters fielen mehrere Schauspieler um ihre Gagen um. ― Due to the theatre's bankruptcy, several actors lost their fees.
Conjugation
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
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