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tomb
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Italian
English
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tomba [ˈtomba] N f
1. tomba:
tomba (fossa)
grave
tomba (monumento)
tomb
scavare una tomba
to dig a grave
profanare una tomba
to desecrate a shrine
tomba a volta
burial vault
tomba preistorica
cist
andare sulla tomba di qn
to visit sb's grave
mettere dei fiori su una tomba
to put flowers on a grave
ha già un piede nella tomba
he has one foot in the grave, he is pretty far gone
tomba di famiglia
family vault
silenzio di tomba
dead silence
2. tomba (persona discreta):
non parlerà, è una tomba
he will keep mum
dalla culla alla tomba
from the cradle to the grave
rivoltarsi nella tomba
to turn in one's grave
ballare sulla tomba di qn
to dance on sb's grave
essere muto come una tomba
to be as silent as the grave
si è portato il segreto nella tomba
the secret died with him
seguire qn nella tomba
to follow sb to the grave
portare or condurre qn alla tomba
to be the death of sb
English
English
Italian
Italian
tomb
tomba f
burial mound
tomba f
graveless
senza tomba, insepolto
shrine
tomba f
burial vault
tomba f a volta
dead silence
silenzio m di tomba
burial chamber
tomba f
cist
tomba f preistorica
graveyard cough
tosse f che porta alla tomba
Italian
Italian
English
English
tomba [ˈtom·ba] N f
tomba
tomb
c'era un silenzio di tomba
it was deathly quiet
essere (muto come) una tomba fig
to be the soul of discretion
essere con un piede nella tomba fig
to have one foot in the grave
English
English
Italian
Italian
tomb
tomba f
vault (at cemeteries)
tomba f
family vault
tomba di famiglia
grave
tomba f
my lips are sealed
sarò una tomba
shrine
tomba f
dead silence
di tomba
the secret will die with her
si porterà il segreto nella tomba
to have one foot in the grave
essere con un piede nella tomba
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
c'era un silenzio di tomba
it was deathly quiet
essere (muto come) una tomba fig
to be the soul of discretion
essere con un piede nella tomba fig
to have one foot in the grave
the secret will die with her
si porterà il segreto nella tomba
to have one foot in the grave
essere con un piede nella tomba
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Una volta morta uscì dalla tomba e bruciò tutto il villaggio vendicandosi di tutti gli abitanti bruciandoli vivi.
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Nei tre anni e mezzo passati nella "tomba", questo il soprannome dato alla cella, tentò più volte di evadere nuovamente senza successo.
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Nel 2011, la tomba, con i suoi resti in condizioni critiche, è stata spostata e ripristinata.
it.wikipedia.org
È sepolto a Bologna, nella tomba di famiglia.
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