No. 1,967 in German
fielen
"Fielen" is the past tense of "fallen," meaning "fell" in English.
In a sentence
Die Äpfel fielen vom Baum.
The apples fell from the tree.
In this sentence, 'fielen' refers to the action of falling from a specific location, which is the tree.
Unter Druck fielen die Entscheidungen schwer.
Under pressure, the decisions were made with difficulty.
'Fielen' in this context metaphorically refers to the difficulty or hesitation involved in making decisions under pressure.
Ihm fielen die Worte nicht ein, als er sprechen sollte.
He couldn't think of the words when he was supposed to speak.
Here, 'fielen' is used to express the inability for words or ideas to come to one's mind spontaneously when needed.
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