Usage examples of "fiel" in German with translation to English

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Er fiel durch die Prüfung. He failed to take the exam.
Ich stellte fest, dass ihr die Lösung dieses Problems schwer fiel. I found out that it was difficult for her to solve that problem.
Tom fiel durch die Prüfung durch. Tom failed the exam.
Es fiel mir sofort auf It struck me right away
Es fiel uns nichts ein We could think of nothing to say
Gestern fiel ein leichter Regen. There was a light rain yesterday.
Mir fiel etwas Seltsames auf. Something strange caught my eye.
Sie fiel mir ins Auge. She caught my eye.
Es fiel mir recht schwer I had a job to do it
Es fiel nicht ein Wort. Not a word was said.
Mir fiel ein Stein vom Herzen It took a load off my mind
Herr Sato fiel vor Erschöpfung um. Mr. Sato collapsed from exhaustion.
Er fiel bei der Prüfung durch. He failed the exam.
Er fiel bei der Aufnahmeprüfung durch. He failed the entrance exam.
Ihr fiel eine gute Lösung ein. She thought of a good solution.
Die Schlagzeile fiel mir heute morgen auf The headline caught my eye this morning
Im Jahre 1989 fiel die Berliner Mauer. It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.
Das ganze Gebäude fiel dem Feuer anheim. The fire consumed the whole building.
Sie fiel die Treppe hinauf in eine Geschäftsführungsposition. She got kicked upstairs to an executive position.
Ihr Haar fiel bis zu ihren Schultern herab. Her hair came down to her shoulders.
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