downfall

language: fr

definitions

  1. noun
    the process of falling or being defeated; ruin
    fr: chute; ruine
  2. noun
    the cause of someone's failure or ruin
    fr: la cause de la chute

examples

  1. the downfall of the empire

    la chute de l'empire

  2. greed was his downfall

    l'avidité fut sa chute