tumbling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tumbling in the English»French Dictionary

I.tumbling [Brit ˈtʌmblɪŋ] N

tumbling

tumbling m

II.tumbling [Brit ˈtʌmblɪŋ] ADJ

tumbling water

qui tombe en cascade

tumbling fig shares, prices

en chute libre

a mass of tumbling curls

une masse de cheveux bouclés

tumble down VB [Brit ˈtʌmb(ə)l -, Am ˈtəmbəl -]

tumble down wall, building:

tumble down

s'écrouler

the walls came tumbling down

les murs se sont écroulés

I.tumble [Brit ˈtʌmb(ə)l, Am ˈtəmbəl] N

1. tumble (fall):

tumble

chute f

to take a tumble lit

faire une chute

to take a tumble fig price, share, market:

chuter

shares took a 50-point tumble

les actions ont chuté de 50 points

they had a tumble in the hay

ils ont batifolé dans le foin

2. tumble (of clown, acrobat):

tumble

culbute f

3. tumble (jumble):

tumble

tas m

II.tumble [Brit ˈtʌmb(ə)l, Am ˈtəmbəl] VB intr

1. tumble (fall):

tumble person, object:

tomber (off, out of de)

to tumble several metres

tomber de plusieurs mètres

to tumble out of bed

bondir du lit

to tumble over or off cliff, roof

tomber de

to tumble down the stairs

dégringoler dans l'escalier

to tumble down sth water, stream:

dévaler qc en cascade

curls tumbled about her shoulders

les boucles lui tombaient sur les épaules

2. tumble FIN:

tumble price, share, currency:

chuter

3. tumble SPORTS:

tumble clown, acrobat, child:

faire des culbutes

4. tumble inf:

to tumble to (understand)

piger inf

to tumble to (understand)

comprendre

tumble dryer, tumble drier N

tumble dryer

sèche-linge m inv

tumble-dry [Brit tʌmb(ə)lˈdrʌɪ, Am ˈtəmbəlˌdraɪ] VB trans

tumble-dry

sécher (dans un sèche-linge)

‘do not tumble-dry’

‘ne pas sécher en machine’

tumble out VB [Brit ˈtʌmb(ə)l -, Am ˈtəmbəl -]

tumble out contents:

se renverser

tumble out words, feelings:

jaillir en désordre

I.rough and tumble [Brit, Am rəf ænd ˈtəmbəl] N

1. rough and tumble (rough behaviour):

rough and tumble

chahut m

2. rough and tumble (of life, politics, business):

rough and tumble fig

mêlée f (of de)

II.rough-and-tumble ADJ

rough-and-tumble life, world, profession:

rough-and-tumble

brutal, impitoyable

Translations for tumbling in the French»English Dictionary

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foulage (du cuir)

tumbling

culbuteur

tumbler, tumbling toy

sèche-linge (machine)

tumble-drier Brit

sèche-linge (machine)

tumble-dryer Am

tumbling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tumbling in the English»French Dictionary

tumble down VB intr

tumble down

s'écrouler

the rain came tumbling down

un déluge de pluie s'est déversé

I.tumble [ˈtʌmbl] N a. fig

tumble

chute f

to take a tumble

faire une chute

II.tumble [ˈtʌmbl] VB intr

1. tumble (fall):

tumble

tomber (par terre)

2. tumble (move):

the ball tumbled down the path

le ballon a roulé le long de l'allée

the mail tumbled through the letter box

le courrier tombait en cascade de la boîte aux lettres

3. tumble (decrease):

tumble price

chuter

tumble drier, tumble dryer N

tumble drier

sèche-linge m

tumble drier

sécheuse f Quebec

tumble out VB intr (fall)

tumble out

rouler par terre

tumble out contents of bag

se déverser

tumble out story, words

se déverser

to tumble out of bed

émerger du lit

tumble over VB intr

tumble over

culbuter

rough-and-tumble N

rough-and-tumble

bousculade f

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tumble dryer

sèche-linge m

Translations for tumbling in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sèche-linge

tumble-dryer

sécheuse

tumble dryer

culbuter

to tumble

tumbling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a tumble

faire une chute

the rain came tumbling down

un déluge de pluie s'est déversé

tumble dryer

sèche-linge m

to tumble out of bed

émerger du lit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The changing climate has brought sea bird numbers tumbling.

caledonianmercury.com

I can't remember now which was which, in the white heat of a creative phone call where ideas were tumbling around like rogue satellites.

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Abrogation of these rules or canons can necessitate the entire weight of the hierarchy tumbling down on the head of a hapless victim.

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This bacterium exhibits characteristic tumbling motility when viewed with light microscopy.

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She won 38 national titles in the trampoline, tumbling, vault and floor exercise.

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Buns and chignons are taking the place of long, tumbling hair.

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Her favorite event was floor; she was renowned for her difficult tumbling and fast-paced, playful, crowd-pleasing choreography.

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The components of a freestyle vaulting routine "may" include mounts and dismounts, handstands, kneeling and standing and aerial moves such jumps, leaps and tumbling skills.

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With the subtle purr of a pneumatic drill, the car made a small and torturous ascent before tumbling back to the floor, as is typical in live demonstrations.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Original organized leagues included baseball, football, soccer, basketball, pee-wee golf, tennis, track, field hockey, tumbling, wrestling, and bowling.

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