fall flat
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
- fail utterly; collapse
Examples
22 sentencesHe fell flat on the floor.
ruОн упал плашмя на пол. — Biga
deEr fiel flach auf den Boden. — Melang
Tom fell flat on the floor.
ruТом плашмя упал на пол. — marafon
deTom fiel flach auf den Bauch. — raggione
Tom fell flat on his face.
ruТом упал плашмя лицом вниз. — sharptoothed
Tom stumbled and fell flat on his face.
ruТом споткнулся и упал плашмя. — marafon
deTom stolperte und fiel auf die Nase. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The joke fell flat.
Жарт ніхто не зрозумів. — deniko
ruШутка провалилась. — odexed
deDer Witz war ein Rohrkrepierer. — Sudajaengi
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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 synonyms- 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