Expressions with "caer" Flashcards

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to like/dislike someone

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caer bien/mal

  • Yo le caigo bien a mi profesor de español. Pero él me cae mal a mí.
  • My Spanish teacher likes me, but I don’t like him.
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2
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to sink (very) low

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caer (muy) bajo

  • Ese hombre rico y poderoso ha caído muy bajo.
  • That rich and powerful man has sunk very low.
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3
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to be heaven-sent; at just the right moment

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caer del cielo

  • La oferta de trabajo le ha caído del cielo.
  • He has received a job offer just at the right moment.
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4
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to become ill

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caer enfermo, caer en cama

  • No tuvimos clase porque el profesor cayó enfermo.
  • We didn’t have class because the teacher became ill.
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5
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to see the point of; to get it; to realize

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caer en la cuenta de

  • No caigo en la cuenta de por qué tú tienes éxito con las chicas y yo no.
  • I don’t get why you are successful with girls and I’m not.
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6
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to be able to remember something

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caer (en algo)

¡Ahora caigo! Fue el domingo y no el sábado cuando te vi.
-Now I remember! It was on Sunday, not on Saturday, when I saw you.

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7
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to go unheeded; to be ignored

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caer en saco roto

  • Las advertencias sobre el terremoto cayeron en saco roto.
  • The earthquake warnings went unheeded.
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8
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to fall; to pounce on

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caer sobre, encima

  • El paracaidista cayó sobre el edificio.
  • The parachitist fell onto the building.
  • Ese loco me cayó encima y comenzó a pegarme.
  • That crazy man pounced on me and begain to beat me up.
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9
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to be cursed

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caer una maldición

  • Ha caído una maldición. Ya son cinco los profesores que están enfermos.
  • Five teachers are now sick, victims of a curse.
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10
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to storm

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caer una tormenta

  • Cayó una tormenta y después hubo un apagón.
  • First there was a strom and then a blackout.
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11
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to fall to the ground

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caerse al suelo

  • ¡Qué verguenza! En la recepción me caí al suelo.
  • How humiliating! At the reception I fell on the floor.
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12
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to feel sleepy, to be unable to keep one’s eyes open

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caerse de sueño

  • Estoy tan cansado que me caigo de sueño.
  • I am so tired that I am falling asleep.
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13
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to blush deeply with shame, to feel extremely embarrassed

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caérsele a uno la cara de verguenza

  • Cuando se enteró de que lo había visto bailar, se le cayó la cara de verguenza.
  • When he found out that I had seen him dance, he was extremely embarrassed.
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14
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even if it means that heads will roll

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caiga quien caiga

  • Seguiremos investigando lo sucedido caiga quien caiga.
  • We will keep on investigating even if it means heads will roll.
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