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fall behind
Language:
Meanings:
1.
General
neutral
To become late or delayed in relation to a scheduled time or obligation (e.g., payments, deadlines, appointments).
2.
General
neutral
idiomatic
To lag in progress, performance, or development relative to others or to a required standard.
3.
General
neutral
To fail to keep up with someone in movement; to be physically left behind.
Examples:
EN:
Read them. You mustn't fall behind.
ES:
Tiene que ponerse al día.
EN:
Forward, don't fall behind.
ES:
¡No se queden atrás! ¡Tito está allí, camaradas!
EN:
Read them. You mustn't fall behind.
ES:
Tiene que ponerse al día.
EN:
Forward, don't fall behind.
ES:
¡No se queden atrás! ¡Tito está allí, camaradas!
EN:
- Are you afraid I'll fall behind?
ES:
- ¿O temes que me atrase demasiado?
EN:
It's dangerous to fall behind, and what's more you're holding us up.
ES:
Es peligroso quedarse atrás y, además, nos está retrasando. He encontrado algunas flores.
EN:
Come along, come with here, guys, don't fall behind.
ES:
Véngase, véngase acá, muchachos, no se atrasen.
EN:
-Don't fall behind.
ES:
- No te retrase Chavita.
EN:
- If you do not fall behind, I'll scream.
ES:
- Si no le deja ir, gritaré. - Y yo le dispararé.
EN:
The others fall behind.
ES:
Los muchachos se están quedando demasiado atrás.
EN:
Don't fall behind.
ES:
No se queden atrás.
EN:
Every time his wife came to visit, he'd fall behind.
ES:
Cada vez que su mujer iba a verle, perdía la carrera.
EN:
He must go to a good school, or else he will fall behind in the real world.
ES:
Tiene que ir a una buena escuela, si no se quedará descolgado del mundo real.
EN:
- We are currently to fall behind!
ES:
Estamos llegando tarde otra vez.
EN:
If I fall behind, my house will be buried.
ES:
Si soy demasiado lenta, mi casa será sepultada por la arena.
EN:
I'm afraid we'll fall behind others.
ES:
Temo que lleguemos tarde.
EN:
Mustn't fall behind, you know.
ES:
No debe quedarse rezagada, ya sabes.
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