queda

queda

1. inflection of quedar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

queda

1. inflection of quedar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• Hyphenation: que‧da

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From Old Galician-Portuguese caeda, from Vulgar Latin *cadeta (“a falling, drop”) feminine past participle of *cadescere, from Latin cadere. Compare Spanish caída.

queda f (plural quedas)

1. a fall

   O orgulho antecede a queda. ― Pride comes before a fall.

2. drop

   Houve uma queda de temperatura depois da chuva. ― There was a drop in temperature after the rain.

3. crash

   Como aconteceu a queda do avião? ― How did the plane crash come about?

4. talent, ability

   A garota não tinha queda para música. ― The girl lacked musical ability.

5. downfall, decay, decline
6. crush (an infatuation with somebody)

• queda d'água
• queda de cabelo
• queda da energia
• queda livre

• cair
• caído

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

queda

1. inflection of quedar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Deverbal from quedar.

queda f (plural quedas)

1. curfew

queda f

1. feminine singular of quedo

queda

1. inflection of quedar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “quedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014