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chute

fall, drop

noun SHYOOT Less Common

Origin: From choir/chute, Latin cadere (to fall)

Also means

waterfall

Usage Note

Chute covers a physical fall (une chute de neige = snowfall, une chute d'eau = waterfall/cataract) and figurative drops (une chute des prix = a drop in prices). Faire une chute means 'to take a fall'. The verb chuter means 'to fall' or 'to drop', and is used in both physical and figurative contexts.

Examples

"Elle a fait une mauvaise chute dans l'escalier."

Natural Translation

She had a bad fall on the stairs.

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