downfall

[US]/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/
[UK]/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kollaps; nedgång; nedstigning; kraftigt regn.
Word Forms
Pluraldownfalls

Phrases & Collocations

sudden downfall

plötslig nedgång

economic downfall

ekonomisk nedgång

political downfall

politisk nedgång

inevitable downfall

omedelbar nedgång

personal downfall

personlig nedgång

social downfall

social nedgång

unforeseen downfall

oförutsedd nedgång

Example Sentences

His downfall was a great sensation of the day.

Hans fall var en stor sensation den dagen.

the crisis led to the downfall of the government.

krisen ledde till regeringens fall.

The introduction of a new tax accounted in some measure for the downfall of the government.

Införandet av en ny skatt förklarade i viss mån regeringens fall.

Arguments within the party played a part in the downfall of the government.

Argument inom partiet spelade en roll i regeringens fall.

In chapter thirteen, Aristotle outlines an ideal of the central character of tragedy, the so-called tragic hero, and identifies the source of the character's downfall with something called hamartia.

I kapitel tretton beskriver Aristoteles en idealbild av huvudkaraktären i tragedin, den så kallade tragiska hjälten, och identifierar källan till karaktärens fall med något som kallas hamartia.

To that time bystreet had already downfalled from its height of power and splendour,greatgrandfather bought-out a buckeen's official residence with his half of life hoardind.

Vid den tidpunkten hade bystreet redan fallit från sin höjdpunkt av makt och prakt, farfar köpte en buckeens officiella residens med halva sin livs ackumulering.

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