cair.
to fall; to fall down; to drop
Meaning & usage
to fall; to fall down; to drop
A maçã caiu.
to fall (to fall so it is no longer attached to or on top of something)
O livro caiu da mesa.
A maçã caiu do galho.
to fall; to collapse (to be overthrown, defeated or annulled)
O novo governo logo cairá.
to suit (to be appropriate or suitable), to be fitting
Um vestido preto cairia bem nela.
Um vinhozinho cai bem.
to go down (of food) (to be eaten with or without causing indigestion)
Essa pizza podre me caiu mal.
to fall, to decrease (to lower in value or quantity)
Espero que o preço dos livros caia.
to get disconnected, to be interrupted (of a call or connection)
Caiu a ligação.
to fall (to die in battle)
Muitos dos nossos soldados caíram naquela guerra.
to be present (of a subject or question)
Caiu uma pergunta sobre a revolução.
Eu não tinha estudado nada do que caiu na prova.
to be available (of money)
Meu salário já caiu na minha conta bancária.
to fall (to occur on a certain date)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caer, from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- (“to fall”). Cognate with Galician caer and Spanish caer.
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