Spanish Conversation · Level 48
74 words
Spanish word
caída
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈiða/
Meaning
- feminine nounfall
Example
La fruta sufrió una caída del árbol.
The fruit fell from the tree.
More examples
El ciclista sufrió una caída y se raspó la rodilla.
The cyclist suffered a fall and scraped his knee.
Core concept
Downward fall of a person, object, or quantity.
Common phrases
sufrir una caída
suffer a fall
caída de precios
price drop
caída al suelo
fall to the ground
Similar words
tropiezo: Trips when the foot catches an obstacle and then falls.
resbalón: Slips when a foot loses traction on a smooth or wet surface and loses balance.
descenso: Falls in amount, level, or position.
Definition in Spanish
Designa el acto o el resultado de caer, tanto en un tropiezo físico como en el descenso de cifras o puestos.
Word origin
Caída comes from Latin cadere via the verb caer, with the feminine past participle reanalyzed as a noun that denotes either a physical fall or a drop in numbers or rank.
Usage tips
- People and animals commonly use sufrir or tener una caída to describe an incident of falling, while decreases in amounts or prices usually appear as caída de or caída en before the thing that falls.