cairca.ir [ka′ir]vtd+vint1 to fall: a) to fall down. b) to drop, let fall. c) to come down. d) to coincide, incur. e) occur.
2 to break down, collapse.
3 to arrive unexpectedly.
4 harmonize with:
o vestido me cai bem / the dress looks good on me.
Expressõesa criança caiu no sono the child fell asleep.
ao cair da noite at nightfall.
cair ao mar to fall overboard.
cair de cama to be taken ill.
cair do céu to happen unexpectedly.
cair em desuso to fall into disuse.
cair em esquecimento to fall into oblivion.
cair em pecado to fall from grace.
cair em prantos pop to burst into tears.
cair em tal dia to fall on (a certain day):
no ano passado, o Natal caiu num domingo / Christmas fell on Sunday last year.
cair fora to beat it, flee.
cair morto to drop dead.
cair verticalmente to plummet.
deixar cair to drop, let fall.
não ter onde cair morto to be very poor.
