tumble in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tumble in the English»French Dictionary

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 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

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 tumble in the French»English Dictionary

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sèche-linge (machine)

tumble-drier Brit

sèche-linge (machine)

tumble-dryer Am

séchoir (machine)

tumble-drier Brit

séchoir (machine)

tumble-dryer Am

culbute

tumble

faire une culbute dans l'escalier

to tumble down the stairs

dégringoler personne:

to tumble

dégringoler livres, tuiles:

to tumble down (de off)

dégringoler dans les escaliers/le ravin

to tumble on the stairs/into the ravine

tumble in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tumble in the English»French Dictionary

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 down VB intr

tumble down

s'écrouler

the rain came tumbling down

un déluge de pluie s'est déversé

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

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tumble dryer

sèche-linge m

Translations for tumble in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sèche-linge

tumble-dryer

sécheuse

tumble dryer

culbuter

to tumble

tumble Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a tumble

faire une chute

tumble dryer

sèche-linge m

to tumble out of bed

émerger du lit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It suits very well to take the place of football for those who love a rough and tumble game.

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By the time of fairing separation, 183 seconds into the flight, the rocket was tumbling out of control.

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The others soon tumble down as well and hide behind the large bird as it laughs even harder.

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Rider and horse both tumbled to the ground, dead.

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Many good friendships tumbled to dust when we switched football codes.

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I see some of them beginning to tumble.

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He made a lot of noise by tumbling out the window in a panic, but, miraculously didn't wake the criminal.

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The scrambling of orientations can occur by the whole molecule tumbling or by the rotation of only the fluorescent part.

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A paddle mixer tumbles the mixture in a folding motion using curved fins and paddles.

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A fall in demand brought about a 39 percent tumble in profits from an already weak previous year.

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