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"Pass out" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "desmayarse", and "fall down" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "caerse". Learn more about the difference between "pass out" and "fall down" below.
pass out(
pahs
aut
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to faint)
b. perder el conocimiento
Stephen passed out after his seventh shot of tequila.Stephen perdió el conocimiento después del séptimo tequila.
a. graduarse
Over a hundred cadets passed out from the military academy this year.Más de cien cadetes se graduaron en la academia militar este año.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. repartir
The teacher passed out paper to his students for the dictation.El maestro repartió papel entre los estudiantes para el dictado.
fall down(
fal
daun
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (to descend)
a. caerse
He got too close to the edge and fell down the cliff.Se acercó demasiado al borde y se cayó por el acantilado.
a. derrumbarse
After three hundred years, the wall finally fell down.Después de trescientos años, el muro finalmente se derrumbó.
3. (to fail)
