What does chute in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chute in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chute in French.

The word chute in French means fall, loss, drop, fall, downfall, demise, falls, punch line, punchline, scrap, the Fall, the Fall of Man, fall, come to grief, fall, waterfall, fall of hailstones, snowfall, falling rocks, rockfall, rainfall, small of the back, reduction in voltage, hair loss, fall of the Berlin Wall, fall of the Iron Curtain, free fall, drag down with you, bring down with you, take down with you, drag down with you, bring down with you, take down with you, be in freefall, be in freefall, fall, fall off a horse, fall x feet, have a bad fall, place to stay, rate of fall, drop tower, gyro drop tower. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chute

fall

nom féminin (fait de tomber de haut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'écureuil a fait une chute de 15 mètres.
The squirrel's fall was 15 metres.

loss

nom féminin (perte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chute des cheveux entraîne la calvitie.
Hair loss can lead to baldness.

drop

nom féminin (diminution) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chute du prix des carburants n'est pas pour demain !
A drop in fuel prices isn't likely any time soon!

fall

nom féminin (capitulation) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chute de Toulon fut très rapide.
The fall of Toulon happened very quickly.

downfall, demise

nom féminin (dégradation sociale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce ministre a entraîné plusieurs personnes dans sa chute.
This minister pulled several people down with him in his fall from grace.

falls

nom féminin (cascade)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les chutes du Niagara sont mondialement connues.
Niagara Falls are world famous.

punch line, punchline

nom féminin (fin : d'une histoire, blague) (joke)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a mis trois heures pour raconter sa blague et la chute n'était même pas drôle. La chute de ce film est assez inattendue.
The ending of this film is rather unexpected.

scrap

nom féminin (reste d'une matière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je me suis fait des mouchoirs dans les chutes de ma robe.
I made hankies out of the scraps of my dress.

the Fall, the Fall of Man

nom féminin (Bible : péché originel) (Biblical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chute a entraîné le départ d'Adam et Ève de l'Eden.

fall

verbe intransitif (tomber)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce sportif a chuté à la troisième haie.
The runner fell at the third hurdle.

come to grief

verbe intransitif (figuré (échouer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il a chuté en demi-finale.
He came to grief in the semi-final.

fall

verbe intransitif (figuré (diminuer fortement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

waterfall

nom féminin (cascade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plus haute chute d'eau se situe au Venezuela.

fall of hailstones

nom féminin (averse de grêlons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

snowfall

nom féminin (averse neigeuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

falling rocks, rockfall

nom féminin (rochers tombant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rainfall

nom féminin (précipitations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

small of the back

nom féminin (bas du dos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reduction in voltage

nom féminin (baisse rapide de tension) (electricity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hair loss

nom féminin (perte des cheveux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La médecine n'a pas encore trouvé un remède contre la chute des cheveux.

fall of the Berlin Wall

nom propre féminin (destruction du Mur de Berlin) (historical event)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chute du Mur en 1989 changea la face de l'Europe et du Monde.

fall of the Iron Curtain

nom féminin (fin du bloc communiste européen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free fall

nom féminin (saut dans les airs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drag down with you, bring down with you, take down with you

locution verbale (faire tomber avec soi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce cycliste a entraîné trois collègues dans sa chute.

drag down with you, bring down with you, take down with you

locution verbale (figuré (faire perdre son pouvoir) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le dealeur arrêté par la police a entraîné plusieurs de ses compères dans sa chute.

be in freefall

locution verbale (figuré (diminuer, baisser fortement) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be in freefall

locution verbale (parachutisme : sauter d'un avion)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

fall

locution verbale (tomber)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il s'est blessé les ligaments croisés en faisant une chute à ski.

fall off a horse

locution verbale (tomber de cheval)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle s'est tassée 2 vertèbres en faisant une chute de cheval.

fall x feet

locution verbale (tomber de x mètres) (imperial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet alpiniste a fait une chute de 50 mètres en dévissant.
The climber fell one hundred and sixty-four feet.

have a bad fall

locution verbale (se blesser en tombant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En traversant la rue, ma voisine a fait une mauvaise chute et s'est cassé le poignet.

place to stay

nom masculin (figuré (endroit où séjourner)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rate of fall

nom masculin (vitesse verticale) (aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le taux de chute représente la vitesse verticale d'un avion.

drop tower, gyro drop tower

nom féminin (attraction de chute libre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le parc a ouvert une nouvelle attraction : une tour de chute.

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