fälla

See also: falla, Falla, fallá, fállá, fålla, and fælla

Swedish

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

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
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
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
to drop (a comment, statement, etc.)
Han fällde en olycklig kommentar
He dropped an unfortunate comment
to be the deciding factor (in)
Orken fällde avgörandet i matchen
Their good stamina was what decided the outcome of the game
(of textiles) to bleed (lose color)
Tröjan fällde i tvätten
The dye of the shirt bled in the washing machine
(chemistry, usually reflexive or passive voice or transitive with ut (“out”)) to precipitate (out of a liquid)
(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.

“fälla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“fälla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“fälla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)