Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
falt på
English translation:
fell due to
Norwegian term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English
falt på
| 4 | fell due to |
Andrew Alix
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| 5 | collapsed over |
brigidm
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| 4 +1 | fell on |
Charles Ek
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| 4 | broke down |
eodd
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Proposed translations
United States
Engineering - electrical, instrumentatio
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English
fell due to
broke down
"collapsed because of" or "fell because of" would be other alternatives
collapsed over
Both issues need the parliament's blessing and both have put great strain on the new leftwing coalition government which came into power after the saucepan revolution earlier this year – when the former right-of-centre coalition government collapsed.
Dutch government collapses over Afghan missionAMSTERDAM — The Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over whether to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan, leaving the future of its 1,600 soldiers fighting there uncertain. An early
United States
Your meaning, from your words and mine
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 2 more.
fell on
(You "might" want to point out to your client that there was no EU in 1970-71; it was membership in the EEC (EF på norsk) that was at issue.)
"The last time a government fell on a no confidence vote was in March 1979, when the minority Labour administration led by James Callaghan was defeated by 311 votes to 310."
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lingo_montreal
: Term commonly used in North America - e.g., a government "falls" as a result of/because of/ due to/ (or even "on") a certain issue such as a no-confidence vote...
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