fall flat

fɔl flæt
fallen flatfell flat
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Translation of fall flat into German

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Verbal expression

1.

physical stumble

fail completely or collapse
scheitern ins Leere laufen
  • The plan to surprise her fell flat.Der Plan, sie zu überraschen, ist gescheitert.
2.

audience response

fail to produce the intended effect
scheitern ins Leere laufen
  • His joke fell flat and no one laughed..Sein Witz ist gescheitert und niemand lachte.
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Expressions with fall flat: examples in English and translations in German

voll auf die Nase fallen
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

Verb
verpuffenv.

Some beats only appear as a sketch and then just fall flat.

Manche Beats stehen nur als Skizze im Raum und verpuffen einfach.

When you find the answers, they seem to fall flat.

Wenn Sie Antworten finden, sie scheinen zu verpuffen.

scheiternv.

Innovative ideas sometimes fall flat if they are not executed properly in practice.

Innovative Ideen scheitern manchmal, wenn sie in der Praxis nicht richtig umgesetzt werden.

Without follow-through, even the best plans can fall flat and lead nowhere.

Ohne Durchhaltevermögen können selbst die besten Pläne scheitern und ins Leere laufen.

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fall flat: Examples and translations in context

It just seemed to fall flat to him.

Die schienen einfach an ihm zu verpuffen.

These highlights should be used as rarely as possible, so that their effect does not fall flat.

Diese Hervorhebungen sollten möglichst selten genutzt werden, damit ihr Effekt nicht verpufft.

She might appreciate your efforts, but it's very possible that any jokes you crack will fall flat.

Sie weiß vielleicht deine Anstrengungen zu schätzen, es kann aber gut sein, dass jeder Scherz verpufft.

Reading it out loud is a good way to spot deficiencies that could cause your ad to fall flat.

Es laut zu lesen ist eine gute Möglichkeit, Fehler zu bemerken, die dazu führen könnten, dass deine Werbeanzeige wirkungslos verpufft.

She probably did it to see us fall flat on our face.

Sie wollte uns wohl scheitern sehen.

Mostly, these attempts fall flat because they are merely recipes that are accepted by the building owners - or not.

Meistens scheitern diese Versuche, weil es lediglich Rezepte sind, die von den Bauherren akzeptiert werden - oder eben nicht.

Without finance, key organizational functions like product development, marketing, and business development would fall flat.

Ohne den Finanzsektor wären andere grundlegende Unternehmensfunktionen wie Produktentwicklung, Marketing und Geschäftsentwicklung zum Scheitern verurteilt.

I'm going to fall flat on my face.

Ich werde schrecklich scheitern.

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