había caído

had fallen; had made a good impression

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phrase Rare #35,228

had fallen; had made a good impression Usually means “had fallen” as the pluperfect of caer. In expressions such as “le había caído bien,” it means that someone had liked a person or that the person had made a good impression. In “había caído en su trampa,” it means “had fallen into his or her trap.”

SP: La llave se me había caído debajo del sofá.

EN: My key had fallen under the sofa.

Se había caído y le tuve que llevar a urgencias.

He had fallen and I had to take him to the emergency room.

El muchacho le había caído bien.

The boy had fallen well.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

El chico me devolvió la cartera que se me había caído en la calle.

The boy returned my wallet that I had dropped in the street.

Pasé horas buscando la llave que se me había caído.

I spent hours looking for the key I had dropped.

Salvamos a un pajarito que se había caído del nido.

We saved a little bird that had fallen out of its nest.

El camión tuvo que parar porque su carga se había caído.

The truck had to stop because its load had fallen off.

Y cuando recibió el mensaje programado, entendió que había caído en su trampa.

And when he received the scheduled message, he realized he had fallen into her trap.

— Contratiempo (2017)