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TO FALL FROM

Definition: TO FALL FROM

TO FALL FROM

1. To recede or depart from; not to adhere to; as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to fall from allegiance or duty.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO FALL FROM

English words defined with "TO FALL FROM": Meteoric paper. (references)
Specialty definitions using "TO FALL FROM": Fence, FLUMER, Foot-logLadderScaffold, Steeple, Stilts. (references)
Etymologies containing "TO FALL FROM": Accident, AntiptosisCataractEllipsisimpetusMetemptosis, MonoptoteOccasive, OccidentParachute, paremptosis, ProemptosisRecidivousSucciduousTriptote, trypsin. (references)

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Use in Literature: TO FALL FROM

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

These two encounters, blow on blow, to fall from Thenardier upon Javert, it was hard.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The scraping was done now, and only a few drops of blood continued to fall from the carcasses into the black pool on the ground.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TO FALL FROM

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

New Zealand

Net public debt as a share of GDP is estimated to fall from 20.7% in 2000/01 to 20.1% in 2001/02. (references)

Netherlands

Unemployment is forecast to fall from an average of seven percent in 1997, to less than four percent in 2001 and 2002, that is well below the EU -15 percent average. (references)

Political Economy

NETHERLANDS

The stock of public debt is forecast to fall from a high of 62.9 percent of GDP in 1999, to 51.7 percent in 2001. Both fiscal deficit and public debt have converged well below the deficit and debt criteria in the EMU's Growth and Stability Pact. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: TO FALL FROM

Expression using "TO FALL FROM": To fall from grace. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TO FALL FROM

Language Translations for "TO FALL FROM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

súlyos bűnbe esik (to fall from grace), kegyvesztetté válik vkinél (to fall from sy's grace, to fall out of grace with sy), elveszti a kegyelem állapotát (to fall from grace). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

天から降りる (to fall from heaven). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

て"からおりる (to fall from heaven). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otay allfay omfray

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TO FALL FROM

LanguageDateSourceEzekiel Chapter 39, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai apolw to toxon sou apo thV ceiroV sou thV aristeraV kai ta toxeumata sou apo thV ceiroV sou thV dexiaV kai katabalw se
Latin405VulgateEt percutiam arcum tuum in manu sinistra tua et sagittas tuas de manu dextera tua deiciam
Middle English1395WyclifAnd I shal smyte thi bouwe in thi left half, and I shal cast doun thin arowis of thi riyt hond.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd I will strike thy bow out of thy left hand, and I will cause thy arrows to fall from thy right hand.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TO FALL FROM

LanguageEzekiel Chapter 39, Verse 3
CebuanoPalagpoton ko ang imong pana gikan sa imong kamot nga wala, ug hulogon ko ang imong mga udyong gikan sa imong kamot nga too.
CroatianIzbit æu ti luk iz lijeve ruke i prosuti strijele iz tvoje desnice.
DanishSå slår jeg Buen ud af din venstre Hånd og lader Pilene falde ud af din højre.
DutchMaar Ik zal uw boog uit uw linkerhand slaan, en Ik zal uw pijlen uit uw rechterhand doen vallen.
FinnishMutta minä lyön pois jousesi sinun vasemmasta kädestäsi ja pudotan nuolesi sinun oikeasta kädestäsi.
FrenchJ`abattrai ton arc de ta main gauche, Et je ferai tomber les flèches de ta main droite.
GermanUnd ich will dir den Bogen aus deiner linken Hand schlagen und deine Pfeile aus deiner rechten Hand werfen.
HungarianÉs kiütöm kézívedet balkezedbõl, és nyilaidat jobbkezedbõl kiejtem.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDi situ akan Kupukul busurnya sampai lepas dari tangan kirinya, dan Kujatuhkan anak-anak panahnya dari tangan kanannya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaDi sana Kupalu kelak busurmu dari tanganmu kiri dan Kugugurkan segala anak panahmu dari dalam tanganmu kanan.
MaoriKa patua atu ano e ahau tau kopere i roto i tou maui, ka meinga hoki au pere kia marere i roto i tou matau.
NorwegianOg jeg vil slå din bue ut av din venstre hånd og la dine piler falle ut av din høire hånd.
PortugueseCom um golpe tirarei da tua mão esquerda o teu arco, e farei cair da tua mão direita as tuas flechas.   
RumanianKyi voi dobork arcul din mkna stkngq, wi voi face sq-yi cadq sqgeyile din mkna dreaptq.
SpanishRomperé tu arco en tu mano izquierda y haré que caigan las flechas de tu mano derecha.
SwedishDär skall jag slå bågen ur din vänstra hand och låta pilarna falla ur din högra hand.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO FALL FROM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-f-f-l-l-m-o-o-r-t"

-2 letters: footfall.

-4 letters: floral, formal, format, formol, maltol, mortal.

-5 letters: afoot, allot, aloft, aloof, amort, atoll, float, floor, flora, flota, foram, loofa, loral, molal, molar, molto, moola, moral, motor, offal, tolar, troll.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO FALL FROM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      46 41 4C 4C      46 52 4F 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01000110 01000001 01001100 01001100 00100000 01000110 01010010 01001111 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#70 &#65 &#76 &#76 &#32 &#70 &#82 &#79 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0046 0041 004C 004C      0046 0052 004F 004D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5449240354646240524947

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Fiction
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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