English-German translation for "fall upon"

"fall upon" German translation

„fall upon“: transitive verb

fall upon

transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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fallen auf über herfallen, anfallen geraten in

fallen auf (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
fall upon

fall upon

examples

the stress falls on the first syllable

der Ton liegt auf der ersten Silbe

the stress falls on the first syllable

über (jemanden) herfallen
fall upon sb: attack

fall upon sb: attack
(jemanden) anfallen
fall upon

fall upon

geraten in (accusative (case) | Akkusativakk)
fall upon enter into, come into

fall upon enter into, come into

examples

to fall on evil times

eine schlimme Zeit mitmachen müssen

to fall on evil times

„fall upon“: intransitive verb

fall upon

intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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zufallen (dative (case) | Dativdat)
fall upon task, duty

fall upon task, duty

examples

it falls on me to make the final decision

die endgültige Entscheidung liegt bei mir

it falls on me to make the final decision

Synonyms for "fall upon"

come across, strike, discover, attain, come upon

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