fall guy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for fall guy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.guy1 [Am ɡaɪ, Brit ɡʌɪ] N inf

II.guy1 [Am ɡaɪ, Brit ɡʌɪ] VB trans dated

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guy2 [Am ɡaɪ, Brit ɡʌɪ] N

guy → guy rope

See also guy rope

I.fall [Am fɔl, Brit fɔːl] N

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

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1.1. fall (tumble):

fall person/animal:
caerse
I fell in the river
me caí al río
he fell into bed/a chair
se dejó caer en la cama/en una silla
she fell into his arms
se echó en sus brazos
to fall downstairs
caerse por la escalera
I fell out of bed last night
anoche me caí de la cama
he fell to his knees
cayó de rodillas
he fell back into the chair
se echó hacia atrás en la silla
she fell under a bus/train
la atropelló un autobús/tren
I fell over a piece of wood
tropecé con un trozo de madera
the house is so small, we are falling over each other
la casa es tan pequeña que estamos unos encima de otros
to fall foul of sb/sth he fell foul of the law
tuvo problemas con la ley
you'd better not fall foul of her
mejor no te la pongas en contra
the plan has fallen foul of the new rules on …
el plan se ha visto obstaculizado por la nueva normativa sobre …
to fall over oneself to + infin
desvivirse por  +  infin
to fall over oneself to + infin
matarse por  +  infin inf

4.1. fall (pass into specified state):

to fall ill or esp Am sick
caer enfermo
to fall ill or esp Am sick
ponerse enfermo Spain
to fall ill or esp Am sick
enfermarse LatAm
to fall silent
callarse
to fall silent
quedarse callado
to fall vacant
quedar libre
to fall into decay
irse deteriorando
to fall into disrepute
desprestigiarse
to fall into disuse
caer en desuso
she fell on hard times
las cosas le empezaron a ir mal
to fall into enemy hands
caer en poder or en manos del enemigo
to fall among thieves
meterse en una cueva de ladrones
to fall from or out of favor, that idea has fallen out of favor with educationalists
esa idea ha perdido popularidad entre los pedagogos
she's fallen from favor with his family
ha caído en desgracia con su familia
to fall out of fashion
pasarse de moda

See also victim, prey

victim [Am ˈvɪktəm, Brit ˈvɪktɪm] N

prey [Am preɪ, Brit preɪ] N U

fall guy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall guy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fall [fɔ:l] VB intr fell, fallen

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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
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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To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish.
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However, four slightly different usages for fall guy survive and their origins are probably different.
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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
We're naturally -- and perhaps wisely -- suspicious of things that are new, which means technology often becomes the fall guy.
motherboard.vice.com
The phrase fall guy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.
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