fall flat

fɔl flæt
fallen flatfell flat
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Translation of fall flat from English into Dutch

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Verbal expression

1.

physical stumble

fail completely or collapse
  • The plan to surprise her fell flat.Het plan om haar te verrassen mislukte volledig.
2.

audience response

fail to produce the intended effect
  • His joke fell flat and no one laughed.Zijn grap mislukte en niemand lachte
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Expressions with fall flat: examples in English and translations in Dutch

flink afgaan
Without proper research, their ambitious project could fall flat on their face.

Synonyms and analogies of fall flat in English

v.collapsefailflopbombMore synonyms

Examples of fall flat in a sentence

  • The new product launch fell flat in the market.
  • The advertisement campaign fell flat and didn't attract any customers.
  • Her attempt to cheer him up fell flat, leaving him still upset.

Translations of "fall flat" in Context ordered by category and frequency

plat vallen

But his words fall flat this time.

Maar zijn woorden plat vallen dit keer.

And your words fall flat this time.

En uw woorden plat vallen dit keer.

No matter how bad you want to just fall flat on your face And collapse.

Het maakt niet uit hoe slecht je wilt gewoon plat vallen op je gezicht En collaps.

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Other translations for fall flat:

  • mislukkenv.
  • floppenv.
  • falenv.
  • instortenv.
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