What does vale gier in Dutch mean?

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

The word vale gier in Dutch means fall, val, val, ruïne, ondergang, val, verdoemenis, verdommenis, ondergang, val, val, val, valstrik, val, val, daling, ineenstorting, val, val, gezichtsverlies, val, val, vermindering, daling, val, valpartij, valstrik, afzetting, instorten, ondergang, val, val, uitglijding, val, daling, val, val, val, val, val, val, val, val, instorting, val, valstrik, val, valstrik, val, val, duik, val dood, stik, in de val laten lopen, vangen, strikken, in de val lokken, in de val laten lopen, in de val laten lopen, in de val lokken, vrije val, vrije val, een vrije val maken, val dood, rot op donder op, opdonderen, oprotten, afzetten, omverwerpen, opzettelijke val op achterwerk, een vrije val maken, in het nauw drijven, vrije val, omverwerpen, afbreken, zijn positie afnemen, zijn zetel doen verliezen. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vale gier

fall

(het vallen)

val

(physical: snare)

The fox's leg was caught in a trap.

val, ruïne, ondergang

(person: ruin, destruction)

It was painful for all of his supporters to see his downfall.

val

(rope for raising a ship's sail)

verdoemenis, verdommenis, ondergang, val

(moral ruin)

val

(rope for raising and lowering sail or flag) (scheepvaart)

val

(stumble)

He broke his foot in a trip off the stair.

valstrik, val

(trick to catch sb)

The politician tried to set a trap for his opponent by talking about the war.

val, daling

(market decline)

The dip in the market caused some investors concern.

ineenstorting, val

(cause of ruin)

Addiction to press attention proved to be her downfall.

val

(slang (sports: fall) (van surfboard, skateboard)

The surfer suffered a wipeout on a giant wave at Cortes Bank.

gezichtsverlies

(informal, figurative (loss of status)

It was a real comedown when the merger cost him his vice presidency.

val

(act of falling)

The fall of nuts from the tree makes a loud sound.

val, vermindering, daling

(decline, reduction)

The stock's drop in value surprised analysts.

val, valpartij

(fall)

Sophie's tumble resulted in a broken collar bone.

valstrik

(informal (hoax, trap)

They invited you there as a set-up to rob your house.

afzetting

(leader: removal from power)

The overthrow of the island's ruler surprised observers.

instorten

(figurative (economy: decline)

Economists predicted a collapse of the stock market.

ondergang, val

(ruler: loss of power)

The dictator's downfall was welcomed by all outside the country.

val, uitglijding

(fall)

Carol's slip resulted in a broken leg.

val, daling

(figurative (price, value: decrease) (figuurlijk)

There has been a recent slump in house prices.

val

(ruin)

This is the story of the decline and fall of Richard Nixon.

val

(defeat)

She wrote a book about the Fall of France in 1940.

val

(distance sth falls)

The river has a fall of about fifty metres.

val

(falling down)

She suffered a bad fall, while horseriding.

val

(sthg hanging down)

He was enchanted by the fall of her hair on her shoulders.

val

(surrender, capture)

Odysseus wandered for ten years after the fall of Troy.

val

(fall in altitude)

The plane's drop scared everyone.

val

(slope)

This ski slope has a five hundred metre drop.

instorting, val

(collapse)

The economic downturn caused many bank failures.

valstrik, val

(bad situation) (figuurlijk)

He was caught in a trap of high debt payments.

valstrik, val

(stratagem) (figuurlijk)

Hamlet laid a trap to make sure his uncle was guilty.

val, duik

(informal (fall)

Ben broke his arm in the spill.

val dood, stik

(go away!) (slang)

When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "Drop dead" and walked away.

in de val laten lopen

(trap, entrap) (figuurlijk)

vangen, strikken

(animal: catch in a trap)

in de val lokken, in de val laten lopen

(catch in a snare)

The children entrapped their babysitter in a large net that fell from the ceiling.

in de val laten lopen, in de val lokken

(catch by deception) (figuurlijk)

vrije val

(fall: subject to gravity)

The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled.

vrije val

(figurative (sharp decline) (figuurlijk)

De wereldeconomie ging in vrije val in de herfst van 2008.
The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008.

een vrije val maken

(skydive without parachute)

Bert jumped out of the plane and freefell for several moments.

val dood, rot op donder op, opdonderen, oprotten

(figurative, slang (go away!) (slang)

Je wil meer geld van me lenen terwijl je het vorige bedrag nog niet terugbetaald hebt? Rot op!
You want to borrow more money from me when you haven´t repaid the last lot? Get lost!

afzetten

(leader: remove from power)

The king was overthrown in a military coup.

omverwerpen

(government: overturn)

Rebels overthrew the government and set up their own.

opzettelijke val op achterwerk

(slapstick: deliberate fall)

een vrije val maken

(jump with a parachute) (parachutespringen)

Bert loves the thrill he gets when he skydives.

in het nauw drijven

(UK, figurative, slang (lead into a trap) (figuurlijk)

vrije val

(figurative (economics: decrease) (figuurlijk)

At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive.

omverwerpen

(figurative (overthrow: government) (figuurlijk: regering)

Revolutionaries toppled the government in 2011.

afbreken

(literary (lead to downfall)

zijn positie afnemen, zijn zetel doen verliezen

(figurative (remove from office) (figuurlijk)

The Labour Party members unseated Wilson from his position as leader.

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