See also: Umfallen

German

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Etymology

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    um- +‎ fallen

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    umfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt um, past tense fiel um, past participle umgefallen, auxiliary sein)

    1. (intransitive) to topple, fall down
      Synonym: umstürzen
    2. (intransitive, figurative, informal, chiefly derogatory) to change one's mind (surprisingly); to change sides
      Synonym: umkippen
    3. (Austria, intransitive) to not receive what one is entitled to [with um (+ accusative) ‘something’]
      Aufgrund des Konkurses des Theaters fielen mehrere Schauspieler um ihre Gagen um.Due to the theatre's bankruptcy, several actors lost their fees.

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • umfallen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • umfallen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • umfallen” in Duden online
    • umfallen” in OpenThesaurus.de