Caer Expressions

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Falling Spanish Expressions

Caer, usually "to fall," has many different meanings and is used in a number of common expressions. Learn how to see the point, become ill, and get struck by lightning with this list of expressions with caer.

Caer translations

• to fall
• to fall down / out / off
• to go down
• to decline
• to crash
• to be located
• to realize, understand
• (informal) to be arrested
• (city) to be captured
• (color) to fade

Caer expressions

caer a		to look over, toward
caer al suelo		to fall to the ground
caer bien a uno		to suit, look good on someone
caer como chinches, moscas		to fall like flies
caer en cama		to become ill
caer enfermo		to become ill
caer en la cuenta de		to catch on to, see the point of
caer en la red		to fall into a trap
caer en un error		to fall into an error
caer hacia		to look over, toward
caer mal a		to disagree with
caer mal a uno		to not suit, not look good on someone.
caer redondo		to fall in a heap
caer sobre		to fall/pounce on
caer un aguacero		to rain heavily, to pour (down)
caer un rayo en + noun		to be struck by lightning
caer una maldición		to be a curse on, cursed
caer una tormenta		to storm, to be stormy
caerse de + adj		to be very + adjective
caerse de miedo		to be terrified
al caer de la noche		at nightfall
dejar caer		to drop, let fall
dejarse caer		to let oneself go, fall
estar al caer		to be about to fall, happen, arrive
hacer caer		to knock down, over, off
Eso (se) cae de suyo.		That goes without saying.
Me cae(n) mal.		I don't like him/her (them).
No caigo.		I don't get it.
No me cae(n) bien.		I don't like him/her (them).
Se cae de viejo		He's so old he can hardly walk.
Ya caigo.		I see, now I understand.

 Related lessons

• Caer lesson
• Caer conjugations

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