pieanne  +  86952 Tue, 05 Apr 05 03:10 PM Another one: When you fall and die because of that fall, what do you say?(well, what will the others say...) - she made a fatal fall - she made a lethal fall - she made a mortal fall - or she "did"...? I need the same pattern as my propositions. Thank you... pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	pieanne  +  86978 Tue, 05 Apr 05 04:46 PM "salto mortale" definitely won't do! it is intended for a meeting of neurologists & psychiatrists... Too flashy! Thanks for the fatal fall, but what about the verb? she did a fatal fal? she made a fatal fall? Aaarrgghh!!! I'm trying to stick to the original text, you know, very "clinical" writing... So, what about the verb? (I'm asking EVERYBODY about this, don't worry!) pieanne Verbs

	Antonia  +  87014 Tue, 05 Apr 05 05:48 PM Is there any possibility of rephrasing it? I found in the oxford collocations dictionary verbs that go with fall: bring about, cause, contribute to, lead to; trigger, and yes! SUFFER (does that mean that she is not dead?) You can also say that the fall occurred. Phrases: trip and fall, stumble and fall In LTP Dictionary of selected collocations: HAVE fall, soften fall take fall (for financial purposes) Antonia Verbs

	pieanne  +  87019 Tue, 05 Apr 05 05:52 PM So e.g. "she had a fatal fall on Monday the ...th" ? pieanne

	pieanne  +  87022 Tue, 05 Apr 05 05:57 PM Abbie! merci beaucoup! Mais tu parles très bien français - ou veux-tu des leçons? Many thanks pieanne

	julielai  +  87027 Tue, 05 Apr 05 06:08 PM Are you saying, "You speak very good French, you are taking lessons?" I don't know any French. Just guessing. julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,827 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)