In English we have an expression we use when talking about interfering with a 'free fall' event.
The definition of free fall is <em>the fall of a body such that gravity is the only force acting upon it</em>.
I just saw a video, filmed in Ninghai, Zhejiang Province, of a two and a half year old little girl who fell from a 5 story window. In the video, 5 men on the ground 'break her fall.' Because of the actions of these men, the little girl appears to have suffered only minor injuries.
"They broke her fall," is past tense.
"They break her fall," is present tense.
"They will break her fall," is future tense.
Do you have a different expression of this event in your language?
Here is a link to the video I watched.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Uzv2IiPTc
