fall flat
fall flat · falls flat · fell flat · fallen flat · falling flat
затонуть
scheitern, verpuffen
To produce no humour, inspiration, etcTo produce no humour, inspiration, etc.
» He fell flat on the floor.
Er fiel flach auf den Boden.
Он упал плашмя на пол.
Meaning
1 sensesTo produce no humour, inspiration, etc.
The prop comedy in Las Vegas fell flat.
verpuffen, scheitern
More definitions
- fail utterly; collapse
Examples
22 sentencesHe fell flat on the floor.
ruОн упал плашмя на пол.
deEr fiel flach auf den Boden.
Tom fell flat on the floor.
ruТом плашмя упал на пол.
deTom fiel flach auf den Bauch.
Tom fell flat on his face.
ruТом упал плашмя лицом вниз.
Tom stumbled and fell flat on his face.
ruТом споткнулся и упал плашмя.
deTom stolperte und fiel auf die Nase.
The joke fell flat.
Жарт ніхто не зрозумів.
ruШутка провалилась.
deDer Witz war ein Rohrkrepierer.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to produce no effect; to fail in the intended effect:
Forms
falls flat, falling flat, fell flat, fallen flat| Base form | fall flat · to fall flat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls flat |
| Present participle | falling flat |
| Past simple | fell flat |
| Past participle | fallen flat |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- fail utterly; collapse:fall throughfounderflop
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle