fall to

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fall to [fol]

principiar a comer con ansia, irarse sobre; someterse, ponerse a hacer algo.

fall to

verb:intransitive:plus_preposition

1 (begin)

to fall to doing sth empezar ponerse a hacer algo;or he fell to wondering if/to thinking (about) ... empezó a preguntarse si/a pensar (en) ...

2 (be one's duty) corresponder a; tocar a

it falls to me to say ... me corresponde a mí decir ...; the responsibility falls to you la responsabilidad es tuya recae en ti;or

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

(begin working) ponerse a trabajar; (begin eating) empezar a comer

fall to! ¡a ello!; ¡vamos!

Paid English to Spanish translation

Word of the Day: evidentemente

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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously