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Old March 22, 2010, 07:05 AM
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Caer de bruces
This means to fall on your face.
Is there a similar term for: to fall on your back?
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Old March 22, 2010, 07:22 AM
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Caerse de espaldas (when someone is amazed). Does it have the same use in English?
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Old March 22, 2010, 07:39 AM
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Caerse de espaldas (when someone is amazed). Does it have the same use in English?
El modismos exacto--no.
Pero hay dichos con fall que expresan sorpresa.

ejemplo: I nearly fell off my chair.
I nearly fell over.
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I guess it wouldn't be stretching the point to say "The news knocked me flat.", (the inference being "...on my back.")
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