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To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I can't believe how many people still fall for the coin glued to the sidewalk.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To fall in love with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He really fell for the attractive waitress at his favorite restaurant.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
fall in love with; become infatuated with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She fell for the man from Brazil
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
be deceived, duped, or entrapped by
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He fell for her charms
- He fell for the con man's story
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: err, mistake, slip
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اِنْخَدَعَ بِـ
(inḵadaʕa bi-)
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Catalan:
caure
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Czech:
nachytat se
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Danish:
falde for
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Dutch:
intrappen
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Dutch:
intuinen
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Dutch:
instinken
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Finnish:
mennä ansaan
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Finnish:
tulla huijatuksi
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Finnish:
langeta
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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French:
tomber dans le piège
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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French:
tomber dans le panneau
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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German:
auf etwas hereinfallen
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Hebrew:
נָפַל בַּפַּח
(nafál bappáẖ)
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Hungarian:
bedől
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Italian:
cascarci
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Japanese:
引っかかる
(hikkakaru)
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Norwegian Bokmål:
falle for
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Portuguese:
cair em
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Romanian:
lasă păcălit
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
comerse
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
caer
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
entrar como un caballo
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
comérsela enterita
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
tragar entero
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
creer a pies juntillas
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
creer a pie juntillas
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
creer a pie juntillo
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
caer redondo
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Spanish:
caer redondito
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Tagalog:
maloko
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Turkish:
kanmak
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Turkish:
inanmak
— To be fooled by; to walk into a trap or respond to a scam or trick
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Arabic:
تَهَافَتَ عَلَى
(tahāfata ʕalā)
— To fall in love with
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Catalan:
encapritxar-se
— To fall in love with
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Catalan:
encaterinar-se
— To fall in love with
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Czech:
zamilovat se
— To fall in love with
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Danish:
falde for
— To fall in love with
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Danish:
forelske sig i
— To fall in love with
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Dutch:
vallen voor
— To fall in love with
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Finnish:
rakastua
— To fall in love with
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Finnish:
ihastua
— To fall in love with
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French:
s’énamourer
— To fall in love with
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French:
s’enamourer
— To fall in love with
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German:
sich in jemanden verlieben
— To fall in love with
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German:
sich in jemanden verknallen
— To fall in love with
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German:
sich vernarren
— To fall in love with
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Japanese:
惚れる
(horeru)
— To fall in love with
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Norwegian Bokmål:
falle for
— To fall in love with
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Portuguese:
apaixonar-se por
— To fall in love with
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Romanian:
muri după
— To fall in love with
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Russian:
втре́скаться
(vtréskatʹsja)
— To fall in love with
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Russian:
втре́скиваться
(vtréskivatʹsja)
— To fall in love with
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Slovene:
zaljubiti se
— To fall in love with
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Spanish:
enamorarse
— To fall in love with
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Turkish:
aşık olmak
— To fall in love with
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Vietnamese:
yêu
— To fall in love with