fälla

From Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallǭ.

• IPA^(key): /²fɛlːa/

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fälla c

1. a trap

   Vi gick i fällan

   We fell into the trap

• björnfälla
• råttfälla
• turistfälla
• vargfälla

From Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic *fallijaną.

fälla (present fäller, preterite fällde, supine fällt, imperative fäll)

1. to fell, to drop, to bring down (make something fall)

   fälla ett träd

   fell a tree

   fälla bomber

   drop bombs

   1. to kill (by implication)

      fälla en björn

      kill a bear

2. to trip (make someone fall by knocking their feet from under them)

   Hon sträckte ut benet och fällde honom

   She extended her leg and tripped him

3. to convict (proclaim someone guilty of what they been accused of (in a courtroom))

   Hon fälldes på fyra punkter

   She was convicted on four counts

4. to drop (a comment, statement, etc.)

   Han fällde en olycklig kommentar

   He dropped an unfortunate comment

5. to be the deciding factor (in)

   Orken fällde avgörandet i matchen

   Their good stamina was what decided the outcome of the game

6. (of textiles) to bleed (lose color)

   Tröjan fällde i tvätten

   The dye of the shirt bled in the washing machine

7. (chemistry, usually reflexive or passive voice or transitive with ut (“out”)) to precipitate (out of a liquid)
8. (with a particle) to fold (something more or less rigid (so as to bring it into or out of a more compact and often "deactivated" state))

   fälla ihop/samman

   fold up / fold

   fälla upp

   unfold, open, flip up, etc.

   fälla in

   fold in, retract, etc.

   fälla in landingsstället

   retract the landing gear

   fälla ut

   fold out, spread, extend, etc.

   fälla ut landingsstället

   extend the landing gear

   fälla ner

   fold down, close, etc.

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