fall behind

fall behind
1. transitive verb
zurückfallen hinter (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
zurückbleiben

fall behind with something — mit etwas in Rückstand geraten

* * *
1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) zurückbleiben
2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) in Verzug geraten (mit)
* * *
fall behind
vi
1. (slow) zurückfallen
he began to limp and fell far behind er begann zu humpeln und fiel weit zurück
to \fall behind behind sb/sth hinter jdn/etw zurückfallen
to \fall behind behind schedule nicht in der Zeit liegen
2. (achieve less) zurückbleiben; (at school) hinterherhinken
because she's been ill for six months, she's \fall behinden behind with her reading weil sie sechs Monate krank war, hinkt sie mit dem Lesen [etwas] hinterher
to \fall behind behind sb/sth hinter jdm/etw zurückbleiben
3. (achieve late) hinterherhinken
to \fall behind behind with sth mit etw dat in Verzug geraten
4. SPORT (lose lead) zurückfallen, in Rückstand geraten
my horse fell behind after the third fence mein Pferd fiel nach dem dritten Hindernis zurück
to have \fall behinden behind sb hinter jdm liegen
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fall behind v/i zurückbleiben hinter (dat), zurückfallen hinter (akk) (beide auch fig):
fall behind with (oder on) in Rückstand oder in Verzug geraten mit
* * *
1. transitive verb
zurückfallen hinter (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
zurückbleiben

fall behind with something — mit etwas in Rückstand geraten

* * *
expr.
zurück bleiben v.
zurückbleiben (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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