caerse

pron.v.

1 all the meanings of the active form.

2 to be, afflicted, to be overwhelmed, to be disconsolate.

Dejarse caer to allow oneself to be down-hearted

Caerse de su peso to be very true, or manifest

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caerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to fall, fall down

■ se cayó por las escaleras he fell down the stairs

■ se te ha caído algo you've dropped something

2 (desprenderse) to fall out

■ se le cae el pelo he's losing his hair

■ el cuadro se cayó de la pared the picture fell off the wall

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to fall (down)

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VERBO PRONOMINAL

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] [persona, objeto] to fall over; [edificio] to collapse, fall (down)

¿te has caído? — did you fall over?

¡cuidado, no te caigas! — watch out or you'll fall over!

tropecé y estuve a punto de caerme — I tripped and nearly fell (over)

se cayó y se torció el tobillo — she fell (over) and twisted her ankle

se ha caído el perchero — the coat stand has fallen over

el edificio se está cayendo — the building is falling down

• caerse al suelo — to fall to the ground

b) [desde una altura] to fall

se cayó al agua — she fell into the water

se cayó por la ventana — he fell out of the window

• caerse de algo — to fall off sth

se cayó del caballo — he fell off his horse

los libros se cayeron del estante — the books fell off the shelf

el niño se cayó de la cama — the child fell out of bed

c)

caérsele algo a algn: se me cayeron las monedas — I dropped the coins

se me ha caído el guante — I've dropped my glove

sin el botón se te van a caer los pantalones — without the button your trousers will fall down

2) (=desprenderse) [hoja] to fall off; [diente] to fall out

se me está cayendo el pelo — my hair is falling out

se me ha caído un botón de la chaqueta — a button has come off my jacket

3)

• caerse de: se cae de cansancio — he's so tired he could drop

• me caigo de sueño — I'm so sleepy I could drop, I'm asleep on my feet

• el edificio se cae de viejo — the building is so old it's falling to bits o it's on the point of collapsing

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(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble

Ex. In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.

Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.

Ex. The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.

Ex. Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.

Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.

Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

Ex. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.

Ex. He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.

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(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble

Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.

Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.

Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.

Ex: Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.

Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.

Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.

Ex: He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.

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■caerse verbo reflexivo
1 to fall (down): se cayó de la banqueta, she fell off the stool
se me cayó el lápiz, I dropped my pencil
me caí de culo, I fell down arse first
2 (el pelo, los dientes) to lose: se me cae el pelo, I'm losing my hair
3 (desprenderse) to fall out: se me cayó un botón de la camisa, I've lost a button from my shirt
♦ Locuciones: caerse de espaldas: casi se cae de espaldas cuando supo que la habían elegido, he almost fell backwards when he found out that they had chosen her
'caerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolgarse
- fleje
- pedazo
- peligro
- soltarse
- caer
- ir
- miedo
- punto
- resbalar
- simpatizar
- sostener
English:
come off
- come out
- crash
- down
- droop
- drop
- face
- fall
- fall away
- fall down
- fall off
- fall out
- fall over
- name
- over
- penny
- pitch
- plunge
- sag
- stay up
- topple
- tumble
- tumble out
- blow
- come
- dead
- go
- tip
- trip

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vpr

1. [persona] to fall over o down;

el chico resbaló y se cayó the boy slipped and fell over;

¡ten cuidado o te caerás! be careful or you'll fall (over)!;

no me caí de milagro it's a miracle I didn't fall (over);

caerse de algo to fall from sth;

se cayó de la moto she fell off her motorbike;

se cayó de bruces/cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

Fam

se cayó de culo he fell flat on his backside;

se cayó de espaldas he fell over backwards;

se cayó redonda she slumped to the ground, she collapsed in a heap;

estoy que me caigo [de cansancio] I'm ready to drop;

Fam

casi me caigo del susto I nearly fell over with fright;

Comp

Fam

no tiene dónde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

2. [objeto] to drop, to fall;

[árbol] to fall;

se me cayó el libro I dropped the book;

agárralo bien, que no se te caiga hold onto it tight so you don't drop it;

¡se le ha caído la cartera! you've dropped your Br wallet o US billfold!

3. [desprenderse] [diente, pelo] to fall out;

[botón] to fall off; [hojas] to fall; [cuadro] to fall down;

las hojas están empezando a caerse the leaves are starting to fall;

se me ha caído un diente one of my teeth has fallen out;

no quiere aceptar que se le esté cayendo el pelo he refuses to accept that he's going bald o that his hair is starting to fall out;

Fam

este coche se cae en pedazos this car is falling to pieces;

Fam

esta casa se cae de vieja this house is falling apart with age, this house is so old it's falling apart;

Fam

el polémico prólogo se ha caído de la nueva edición del libro the controversial preface has been dropped from the new edition of the book;

Fam

el famoso catedrático se cayó de la lista de ponentes en el último momento the famous professor withdrew from the list of speakers at the last moment

4. [falda, pantalones] to fall down;

se te caen los pantalones your trousers are falling down

5. Informát [red, servidor] to go down;

la red se ha caído the network is down

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caerse

v/r fall (down);

caerse de risa fall about laughing;

caerse de sueño be ready to drop;

caerse de viejo be falling apart with age;

este coche se cae de viejo the car is so old it’s falling apart;

no tener dónde caerse muerto not have a penny to one’s name

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vr

: to fall down

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caerse vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

se cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

en otoño se caen las hojas de los árboles the leaves fall off the trees in autumn

2. (perder) to lose [pt. & pp. lost] / to fall off / to fall out

se me ha caído un botón I've lost a button / one of my buttons has fallen off

se le ha caído un diente he's lost a tooth / one of his teeth has fallen out

caerse a pedazos to fall apart