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fellverb
felled
Past Simple
felled
Past Participle
felling
Gerund
Transitive verb: to cut or knock down.
abattreEmployer pour des arbres ou une rangée d’arbres.
The lumberjacks were hired to fell the old oak trees lining the road.
Les bûcherons furent engagés pour abattre les vieux chênes bordant la route.
terrasserPour faire tomber quelqu’un ou le mettre hors de combat.
A sudden blow to the head felled the boxer in the third round.
Un coup soudain à la tête terrassa le boxeur au troisième round.
Additional translations
abattrePar extension, faire tomber ou renverser de façon décisive.
Synonyms
knock down
bring down
topple
overthrow
strike down
cut down
chop down
slay
kill
fell (down)
bring low
level
drop
down
felladjective
feller
Comp.
fellest
Super.
Archaic sense 'fierce, deadly' and attributive sense relating to upland terrain.
féroceLittéraire ou vieilli; violent, cruel, funeste.
The heroes battled the dragon's fell fire through the night.
Les héros combattirent toute la nuit le feu féroce du dragon.
montagnardSe rapporte aux fells, aux landes d’altitude ou aux activités qui s’y pratiquent.
Fell running requires stamina and sure-footedness on rough terrain.
La course montagnarde exige de l’endurance et le pied sûr sur un terrain accidenté.
Synonyms
fierce
savage
ferocious
deadly
cruel
brutal
vicious
malevolent
malignant
ruthless
fellnoun
fells
pl
UK
/fɛl/
US
/fɛl/
montagneRégion britannique; pour une colline ou un massif élevé et nu.
The hikers set out to explore the rugged fell, eager to reach the summit by noon.
Les randonneurs partirent explorer la montagne escarpée, impatients d'atteindre le sommet avant midi.
peauPour la peau ou la dépouille d’un animal.
The hunter carefully removed the fell from the deer to preserve it for tanning.
Le chasseur enleva soigneusement la peau du cerf pour la conserver en vue du tannage.
lisièreTermes de tissage; bord du tissu à l’extrémité du métier à tisser.
The weaver adjusted the shuttle to keep the fell of the cloth even across the width.
Le tisserand ajusta la navette pour maintenir la lisière du tissu régulière sur toute la largeur.
Additional translations
landeSurtout en anglais britannique; terrain ouvert et inculte.
Synonyms
hill
mountain
moor
upland
ridge
tor
summit
pike
plateau
fellside
pelt
hide
skin
fallverb

fell

Past Simple

fell
Past Simple
have fallen
Past Participle
be falling
Gerund
UK
/fɔːl/
US
/fɑl/
The leaves fall from the trees in autumn.
Les feuilles tombent des arbres en automne.
baisserPour une diminution de quantité, de niveau ou d’intensité.
The temperature is expected to fall overnight.
La température devrait baisser pendant la nuit.
tomberAu sens de « être vaincu, tomber ».
The city fell to the invading forces after a long siege.
La ville est tombée aux mains des forces envahissantes après un long siège.
tomberPour une date ou un jour qui coïncide avec un événement.
Her birthday falls on a Saturday this year.
Son anniversaire tombe un samedi cette année.
tomberPour passer dans un état ou une disposition donnée.
After the announcement, the room fell silent.
Après l’annonce, la salle est tombée dans le silence.
Additional translations
chuterSurtout pour une baisse brusque ou marquée.
déclinerPour une baisse de rang, de prestige ou d’état général.
Synonyms
drop
descend
plummet
tumble
collapse
decline
sink
dive
Antonyms
rise
ascend

Definitions

fellverb
To cut down (a tree or stand of trees); to bring to the ground.
The lumberjacks were hired to fell the old oak trees lining the road.
To knock, strike, or shoot down; to cause to fall or collapse, often fatally or decisively.
A sudden blow to the head felled the boxer in the third round.
felladjective
Fierce, cruel, or deadly; destructive in intent or effect (archaic or literary).
The heroes battled the dragon's fell fire through the night.
Relating to or characteristic of upland moorland hills (fells) or activities carried out on them.
Fell running requires stamina and sure-footedness on rough terrain.
fellnoun
A high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain range or moor-covered hill.
The hikers set out to explore the rugged fell, eager to reach the summit by noon.
A stretch of high, open, uncultivated land, especially in northern England.
She loved the solitude of the fell, where she could walk for miles without seeing another soul.
The skin or hide of an animal.
The hunter carefully removed the fell from the deer to preserve it for tanning.
The edge of cloth formed by the last weft thread on a loom, marking the line of finished fabric.
The weaver adjusted the shuttle to keep the fell of the cloth even across the width.
fallverb
To move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level.
The leaves fall from the trees in autumn.
To decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality.
The temperature is expected to fall overnight.
To be defeated or overthrown.
The city fell to the invading forces after a long siege.
To occur or take place at a specified time.
Her birthday falls on a Saturday this year.
To become lower in status, esteem, or condition.
He fell from grace after the scandal.
To pass into a particular state, condition, or mood.
After the announcement, the room fell silent.
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