Betekenis van fall away In het Nederlands

• 0 If parts of something fall away, they break off and drop to the ground:

  • On the bathroom ceiling, some pieces of plaster had fallen away.

  • The rear sections of the rocket fell away.

• 1 If a period of time falls away, it seems as if it has not happened:

  • As she looked at him, the years fell away, and she saw him again as a young boy.

• 2 If land falls away, it slopes down suddenly:

  • On the other side of the hill, the land falls away sharply.

• 3 →  fall off :

  • The quality of his work has fallen away a little.