fall guy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.guy [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ] N

3. guy (rope) → guyrope

II.guy [Brit ɡʌɪ, Am ɡaɪ] VB trans

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See also guyrope, Bonfire Night

guyrope [Brit ˈɡʌɪrəʊp, Am ˈɡaɪ roʊp] N (on tent)

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

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1. fall (come down):

fall
tomber
falling rain
la pluie qui tombe
he was hurt by falling masonry
il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade
to fall 10 metres
tomber de 10 mètres
five centimetres of snow fell
il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige
to fall from or out of boat, nest, bag, hands
tomber de
to fall off or from chair, table, roof, bike, wall
tomber de
the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband
la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture
to fall on person, town
tomber sur
it fell on my head
cela m'est tombé sur la tête
to fall on the floor
tomber par terre
to fall on one's back
tomber sur le dos
to fall in or into bath, river, sink
tomber dans
to fall down hole, shaft, stairs
tomber dans
to fall under table
tomber sous
to fall under bus, train
passer sous
to fall through ceiling, hole
passer à travers
to fall through the air
tomber dans le vide
to fall to earth
tomber sur terre
to fall to the floor or to the ground
tomber par terre

9. fall ground → fall away

IV.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

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fall away VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

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fall guy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall guy in the English»French Dictionary

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I.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] VB intr

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II.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

III.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] ADJ Am (of autumn)

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The phrase fall guy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.
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However, four slightly different usages for fall guy survive and their origins are probably different.
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We're naturally -- and perhaps wisely -- suspicious of things that are new, which means technology often becomes the fall guy.
motherboard.vice.com
The initial reaction from the government was to just make the driver a fall guy.
www.firstpost.com
I'm happy to be the fall guy for the shenanigans.
www.gizmodo.com.au
To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish.
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Yet now he finds himself the fall guy, negating the very argument that divisions and tensions have been buried for good.
www.insideworldfootball.com
Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the fall guy rather than even attempt to be an active participant.
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