B2verb

stupa

fall down

Form: stupar/Present/Lemma: stupa

Definitions

1. fall down

falla omkull, störta (till marken)

Han snubblade och stupade trottoaren.

He tripped and fell on the sidewalk.

Trädet var ruttet och stupade i stormen.

The tree was rotten and fell in the storm.

2. be killed in battle

falla i strid, dö

Många soldater stupade i kriget.

Many soldiers were killed in the war.

3. slope steeply

slutta brant

Vägen stupar ner mot havet.

The road slopes steeply down toward the sea.

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