No. 2,369 in Swedish
falla
"Falla" means "fall" in English.
In a sentence
Bladen börjar falla från träden när hösten kommer.
The leaves begin to fall from the trees as autumn comes.
Denoting the action of falling or descending.
Förslaget kan falla om det inte får tillräckligt med stöd.
The proposal might fail if it doesn't receive enough support.
Used figuratively to describe failure or cessation.
Jag såg en stjärna falla över natthimlen.
I saw a star fall across the night sky.
Describing the literal act of falling or moving downwards.
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