chuter

Definitions of chuter
  1. verb
    fall sharply
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    type of:
    baisser, diminuer
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  2. verb
    to fall vertically
    synonyms: tomber, tomber verticallement
    laisser tomber, lâcher
    let fall to the ground
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    types:
    plonger
    fall abruptly
    diminuer, décliner
    go down
    descendre
    appear to move downward
    type of:
    descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  3. verb
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    synonyms: descendre, tomber
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    antonyms:
    décoller, monter, s'envoler
    move upward
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    descendre en rappel, faire du rappel
    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
    descendre, descendre de cheval
    alight from (a horse)
    tomber en avalanche
    gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
    plonger, sauter
    drop steeply
    descendre, s'enfoncer
    disappear beyond the horizon
    précipiter, tomber la tête la première
    fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
    s'enfoncer
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    s'écraser
    fall or come down violently
    s'affaler
    fall suddenly and abruptly
    dégringoler, tomber
    fall down, as if collapsing
    tomber, tomber verticallement
    to fall vertically
    être projeté en avant
    fall or plunge forward
    descendre
    come down
    couler, sombrer
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    bondir, se jeter, se précipiter
    move down on as if in an attack
    couler goutte à goutte, goutter
    fall in drops
    deferler
    rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
    chavirer, tomber à la renverse
    turn over and fall
    plonger
    fall abruptly
    couler, s'enfoncer
    sink down or precipitate
    couler
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    diminuer, décliner
    go down
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  4. verb
    fall suddenly and abruptly
    synonyms: s'affaler
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    type of:
    descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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