Caían (en. Fell)

/kaiˈan/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Action of falling.

When we played in the snow, they often fell down the slopes.

Cuando jugábamos en la nieve, a menudo caían por las pendientes.

To lose balance and descend quickly.

While they were running, they tripped and fell to the ground.

Mientras corrían, se tropezaron y caían al suelo.

To descend to a lower place.

The leaves fell slowly from the trees in autumn.

Las hojas caían lentamente de los árboles en otoño.

Derived from the Latin 'cadere', which means to fall.

to realize

To become aware of something.

caer en la cuenta

to fit like a glove

To be perfectly suitable.

caer como anillo al dedo

to fall from grace

To suffer a setback or lose someone's favor.

caer en desgracia

fall

To descend quickly or lose balance.

caer

fall

The act of falling.

caída

fallen

That has fallen.

caído

To fall into a mistake.

I realized that I had fallen into the trap of his lie.

Me di cuenta de que había caído en la trampa de su mentira.

To fall into bad luck.

After his accident, he fell from grace.

Después de su accidente, cayó en desgracia.