tomber1

Pronunciation: /tɔ̃be/

English translation of tomber

1 (gen) to fall; [person, chair] to fall over; [tree, wall] to fall down; (from height) [person, vase] to fall off; [hair, teeth] to fall out; [plaster, covering] to come off; [clothes] to take off tomber du lit/de ma poche = to fall out of bed/out of my pocket le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit = the wind blew a tile off the roof se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil = to flop into an armchair laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis = to drop a cake on the carpet Definition of fall in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall in the US English dictionary Translate fall | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

2 [rain, snow, theatre curtain] to fall; [fog] to come down qu'est-ce que ça tombe! (fam) = it's pouring down! la foudre est tombée sur un arbre = the lightning struck a tree Definition of fall in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall in the US English dictionary Translate fall | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

3 [price, temperature] to fall; [anger] to subside; [fever] to come down; [wind] to drop; [day] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down faire tomber = to bring down [price, temperature]; = to dampen [enthusiasm] je tombe de sommeil = I can't keep my eyes open Definition of fall in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall in the US English dictionary Translate fall | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

4 [dictator, regime, city] to fall; [obstacle] to vanish faire tomber = to bring down [regime, dictator]; (figurative) = to break down [barriers] Definition of fall in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall in the US English dictionary Translate fall | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

5 [belly] to sag; [shoulders] to slope Definition of sag in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sag in the US English dictionary Translate sag | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

6 [lock of hair] to fall tomber bien/mal [garment, curtain] = to hang well/badly Definition of fall in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall in the US English dictionary Translate fall | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

7tomber dans un piège (figurative) = to fall into a trap tomber sous le coup d'une loi = to fall within the provisions of a law tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, power] = to fall into sb's hand tomber malade/amoureux = to fall ill/in love

8 [decision, verdict] to be announced; [news] to break; [reply] to be given Definition of break in the British & World English dictionary Definition of break in the US English dictionary Translate break | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

9tomber sur = to come across [stranger, object]; = to run into [friend] tomber sur la bonne page = to hit on the right page si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place = if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

10c'est tombé juste au bon moment = it came just at the right time tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! = you couldn't have come at a better time!; = you couldn't have done better! tu tombes mal, j'allais partir = you're unlucky, I was just about to leave il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi! (fam) (decision, choice) = why does it always have to be me?; (misfortune) = why does it always have to happen to me?

11 [birthday] to fall on [day] Definition of fall on in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall on in the US English dictionary

12laisser tomber = to give up [job, activity]; = to drop [plan, habit] laisse tomber! = forget it! laisser tomber qn = to drop sb; = to let sb down

13tomber sur qn [soldiers, thugs] = to fall on sb; [raiders, police] = to descend on sb

to take off [clothes] Definition of take off in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take off in the US English dictionary Translate take off | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

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