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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

упа́сть

verb, perfective
Partner па́дать
often used word (#718)

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to fall

Also: drop

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to sink

Also: decline

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Будь осторожней, а то упадёшь. Take care lest you should fall.
Он упа́л плашмя на пол. He fell flat on the floor.
Я упа́ла в о́бморок. I passed out.
При ны́нешнем спа́де экономи́ческий рост упа́л до нуля́ проце́нтов. In the current slump, economic growth has fallen to zero percent.
Если оказа́лось так, что ты не мо́жешь убежа́ть от медве́дя в лесу́, лучшее что можно сде́лать - упа́сть на зе́млю и притвори́ться мёртвым. If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
Она упа́ла в о́бморок, увидев ДТП. She blacked out on seeing the scene of the accident.
Он упа́л в бездо́нную я́му. He fell into the bottomless pit.
Сухо́й лист упа́л на зе́млю. A dead leaf fell to the ground.
Он упа́л, подвернув лоды́жку. He fell, twisting his ankle.
Ещё шаг, и вы упадёте с обры́ва. Another step, and you will fall down the precipice.