fall off one's chair
To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbeliefTo experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.
» I fell off the chair.
Ich fiel vom Stuhl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ich bin vom Stuhl gefallen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я упал со стула. — Selena777
Я упала со стула. — Selena777
Я впав зі стільця. — deniko
Я впала зі стільця. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.
Examples
32 sentencesI fell off the chair.
Я впав зі стільця. — deniko
ruЯ упал со стула. — Selena777
deIch fiel vom Stuhl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I fell off my chair.
Я впав зі стільця. — deniko
ruЯ упал со стула. — Selena777
deIch fiel vom Stuhl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom nearly fell off his chair.
ruТом чуть со стула не упал. — marafon
I could fall asleep in this chair.
Tom fell off his chair.
ruТом упал со стула. — marafon
deTom fiel vom Stuhl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
falls off one's chair, falling off one's chair, fell off one's chair, fallen off one's chair| Base form | fall off one's chair · to fall off one's chair |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falls off one's chair |
| Present participle | falling off one's chair |
| Past simple | fell off one's chair |
| Past participle | fallen off one's chair |
irregular · Lesson
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