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chute.

fall

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃyt/
  1. fall

    feminine
    une chute libre
    un point de chute
  2. fall, drop (e.g. in price)

    feminine
    la chute des prix
    la chute du cours du rouble
  3. fall, collapse, downfall

    feminine
    la chute de l'Empire romain d'Occident
  4. ellipsis of chute d'eau waterfall

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
    Nous ne sommes plus très loin des chutes du Niagara.
  5. punch line (conclusion of a joke or a story; the last words that bring the comic effect)

    feminine
    Attendez la chute.
  6. final part of an ensemble or a shape

    feminine
    la chute des reins
Where this word comes from

From a merger of Old French cheüe, chue (from Vulgar Latin *cadūta) and cheoite (from Vulgar Latin cadecta), both feminine past participles of cheoir, whence modern choir (compare chu).

verb/ʃyt/
  1. inflection of chuter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of chuter: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.