fall behind Définition En Français

• 0 to do worse than others in the same group -- être en retard

  • He’s falling behind his class in reading. Il est en retard sur sa classe en lecture.

• 1 to get behind others who are moving faster -- se laisser distancer

  • The injured soldiers fell behind their comrades. Les soldats blessés se laissaient distancer par leurs camarades.

• 2 to be slower than (someone else) -- prendre du retard

  • He is falling behind in his schoolwork.

  • Hurry up! You’re falling behind (the others)

• 3 (with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc -- être en retard

  • Don’t fall behind with the rent!