fall over in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] PREP Over is used after many verbs in English (change over, fall over, lean over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, fall, lean etc.).
over is often used with another preposition in English (to, in, on) without altering the meaning. In this case over is usually not translated in French: to be over in France = être en France; to swim over to sb = nager vers qn.
over is often used with nouns in English when talking about superiority (control over, priority over etc.) or when giving the cause of something (delays over, trouble over etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate noun entry (control, priority, delay, trouble etc.).
over is often used as a prefix in verb combinations (overeat), adjective combinations (overconfident) and noun combinations (overcoat). These combinations are treated as headwords in the dictionary.
For particular usages see the entry below.

III.over1 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] ADJ ADV

See also fall, trouble, priority, leave over, lean, fall away, delay, control, change

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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I.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles N

1. trouble U (problems):

trouble (gen)
problèmes mpl
trouble (specific)
problème m
trouble (personal)
ennuis mpl
that's the trouble
là est le problème
engine trouble
problèmes mécaniques
to cause or give sb trouble exam question:
poser des problèmes à qn
to cause or give sb trouble person:
créer des ennuis à qn
his leg/car is giving him trouble
il a des problèmes avec sa jambe/sa voiture
this car has been nothing but trouble
cette voiture ne m'a apporté que des ennuis
to get sb into trouble
créer des ennuis à qn
to get or run into all sorts of trouble person, business:
connaître ennui sur ennui
to make trouble for oneself
s'attirer des ennuis
to be asking for trouble
chercher des ennuis
the/my etc trouble is that…
le/mon etc problème c'est que…
the trouble with you/them etc is that…
l'ennui avec toi/eux etc c'est que…
heart/kidney trouble
ennuis mpl cardiaques/rénaux
back trouble
mal m de dos
what's the trouble?
qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?
to have man or woman trouble inf
avoir des problèmes de cœur

3. trouble (effort, inconvenience):

trouble
peine f
it's not worth the trouble
cela n'en vaut pas la peine
to take the trouble to do
se donner la peine de faire
to go to the trouble of doing
se donner le mal de faire
to save sb/oneself the trouble of doing
épargner à qn/s'épargner la peine de faire
he put me to the trouble of doing
à cause de lui j'ai été obligé de faire
to go to a lot of trouble
se donner beaucoup de mal
I don't want to put you to any trouble
je ne veux pas te déranger
it's no trouble
cela ne me dérange pas
to be more trouble than it's worth
donner plus de mal qu'il n'en vaut la peine
not to be any trouble child, animal:
être sage
not to be any trouble task:
ne poser aucun problème
all that trouble for nothing
tout ce mal pour rien
it was a lot of trouble
cela n'a pas été facile
it's less/more trouble to do it this way
c'est moins/plus compliqué de faire ça comme ça
nothing is too much trouble for him
il est très serviable
leave it, it's too much trouble
laisse, c'est trop pénible
if it's too much trouble, say so
si ça t'ennuie, dis-le-moi
all the trouble and expense
tous les dérangements et toutes les dépenses

4. trouble:

trouble (discord)
problèmes mpl
trouble (discord)
histoires fpl inf
trouble (with personal involvement)
ennuis mpl
trouble (between groups)
conflits mpl
trouble (disturbance)
incidents mpl
trouble (reaction of displeasure)
remous m
to cause trouble between the two factions
créer des conflits entre les deux factions
I don't want any trouble
je ne veux pas d'ennuis
there'll be trouble
il y aura du remous
to expect trouble police, pub landlord:
s'attendre à des incidents
to be looking for trouble agitator, thug:
chercher les ennuis
to get into trouble schoolchild, employee:
s'attirer des ennuis
to make trouble
faire des histoires
it will lead to trouble
ça va mal finir
here comes trouble! hum
voilà les ennuis qui arrivent!
he looks like trouble inf
il a une sale gueule sl
to get into trouble with police
avoir des démêlés avec
to get into trouble with authorities, taxman
avoir des ennuis avec
at the first sign of trouble
au moindre signe d'agitation
there's trouble brewing
il y a de l'orage dans l'air fig

III.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles VB trans

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V.trouble [Brit ˈtrʌb(ə)l, Am ˈtrəb(ə)l] Troubles

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priority [Brit prʌɪˈɒrɪti, Am praɪˈɔrədi] N

I.leave over VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] over)

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I.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] N (meat)

II.lean [Brit liːn, Am lin] ADJ

III.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB trans

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IV.lean <pret, pp leaned or leant> [Brit liːn, Am lin] VB intr

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fall away VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

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I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

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III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

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I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)
contrôle m (of de)
control (of investigation, operation, project)
direction f (of de)
control (of others' behaviour)
influence f (over sur)
control (of life, fate)
maîtrise f (of, over de)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
lutte f (of contre)
to be in control of territory, town
contrôler
to be in control of operation, organization, project
diriger
to be in control of problem
maîtriser
to have control over territory, town
contrôler
to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour
avoir du pouvoir sur
to have control over fate, life
maîtriser
to take control of territory, town
prendre le contrôle de
to take control of operation, organization, project
prendre la direction de
to take control of situation
prendre [qc] en main
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:
être sous la direction de qn
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:
être sous le contrôle de qn
to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:
être maîtrisé
is the situation under control?
est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?
everything's under control
tout va bien
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot
maîtriser
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair
discipliner
to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:
être déchaîné
to be out of control fire:
ne plus être maîtrisable
the situation is out of control
la situation est devenue incontrôlable
to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:
échapper au contrôle de qn
the situation is beyond control
la situation échappe à tout contrôle
due to circumstances beyond our control
pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

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to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself
se contrôler

I.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

change (by replacement)
changement m
change (by adjustment)
modification f
the change in the schedule
la modification du programme
change of air/of diet
changement d'air/de régime
change of direction
changement de direction
change of plan
changement de programme
a change for the better/worse
un changement en mieux/pire
a time of economic/social change
une époque de changements économiques/sociaux
to make a change in sth
changer qc
to make a small/big change in sth
faire un petit/grand changement dans qc
to make changes in text
apporter des changements à
to make changes in room, company
faire des changements dans
there will have to be a change in your attitude
il va falloir que vous changiez d'attitude
people opposed to change
les personnes qui sont contre le progrès

II.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

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III.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

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V.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

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over2 [Brit ˈəʊvə, Am ˈoʊvər] N SPORTS

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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See also fall away

fall away VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

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fall over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall over in the English»French Dictionary

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I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ inv

See also under

I.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] PREP

II.under [ˈʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADV

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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Children were made to fall over and hurt their noses.
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Barrel cacti can fall over because they grow based on sun orientation.
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Older barrels can lean so far they uproot themselves and fall over especially after heavy rains when the soil is loose.
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The totem may fall over, but must not be grabbed.
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Particular locks were reserved to fall over the forehead and upon the temples.
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The feathers would fall over a wide area when released.
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Angel then tackles the vampire, and they fall over a second-floor balcony.
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When fully grown, they tend to fall over.
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The stock continued to fall over the next days; its value plunging from 12 billion to 5 billion in a week.
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Their chase proceeds to a railway track above a river and both of them fall over.
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