retombait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for retombait in the French»English Dictionary

retomber [ʀ(ə)tɔ̃be] VB intr

1. retomber (faire une nouvelle chute):

retomber personne, objet:

to fall again

retomber malade/amoureux fig

to fall ill/in love again

retomber dans la misère/l'anarchie/la facilité fig

to sink back into poverty/anarchy/a state of complacency

retomber dans le péché fig

to fall back into evil ways

retomber en enfance fig

to regress to childhood

la conversation retombe toujours sur le même sujet fig

the conversation always comes back to the same subject

2. retomber (retourner au sol après s'être élevé):

retomber personne, chat, projectile:

to land

retomber ballon, capot, rideau métallique:

to come down

retomber brouillard:

to set in again

elle sauta et retomba sur le ventre

she jumped and landed on her stomach

retomber sur ses pattes chat:

to land on its feet

retomber sur ses pieds ou pattes inf fig

to land on one's feet

les fumées toxiques retombent en pluie acide

toxic fumes come down as acid rain

laisser retomber le capot

to let the bonnet drop Brit

laisser retomber le capot

to let the hood drop Am

laisser retomber ses bras

to let one's arms drop

ça va te retomber sur le nez inf fig

it'll come down on your head

3. retomber (s'affaisser):

retomber personne:

to fall back

retomber soufflé:

to collapse

retomber fig colère, exaltation:

to subside

retomber enthousiasme, intérêt:

to wane

elle tenta de se redresser et retomba

she tried to get up and fell back

sa colère retomba d'elle-même

his/her anger subsided

se laisser retomber sur le sable/dans son fauteuil

to fall ou flop back onto the sand/into one's chair

4. retomber (diminuer):

retomber valeur, monnaie:

to fall

retomber température:

to go down, to fall

le dollar est retombé à 0, 89 euro

the dollar has fallen to 0.89 euro

5. retomber (pendre):

sa chevelure retombait sur ses épaules

his/her hair fell ou flowed over his/her shoulders

elle écarta la mèche qui lui retombait sur le front

she pushed back the hair which was hanging in her eyes

les rideaux retombent en plis gracieux

the curtains hang gracefully

6. retomber (incomber à):

retomber sur qn responsabilité, ennui:

to fall on sb

toutes les responsabilités retombent sur moi

all the responsibility falls on me

la faute du père retombera sur le fils BIBL

the sins of the fathers will be visited on the sons

tu fais des bêtises et c'est sur moi que ça retombe

you behave stupidly, and I'm the one who has to pay for it

faire retomber la responsabilité sur qn

to pass the buck to sb inf

7. retomber (rencontrer de nouveau):

retomber sur personne

to run into [sb] again

retomber sur occasion

to come across [sth] again

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retomber dans ses errements

to go back to one's bad old ways

retomber comme un soufflé

to come to nothing

retomber comme un soufflé

to fall flat inf

retomber en enfance

to lapse into second childhood

Translations for retombait in the English»French Dictionary

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fall off support, interest:

retomber

to redound (up)on

retomber sur

relapse (gen)

retomber (into dans)

subside laughter, fever, excitement:

retomber

droop moustache:

retomber

to regress to childhood

retomber en enfance

retombait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for retombait in the French»English Dictionary

retomber [ʀ(ə)to͂be] VB intr +être

1. retomber (tomber à nouveau):

retomber

to fall back

retomber dans l'oubli/la misère

to fall back into oblivion/misery

retomber dans la délinquance/la drogue

to relapse into delinquency/drugs

retomber sur le même sujet

to come back to the same subject

2. retomber (tomber après s'être élevé):

retomber

to fall down again

retomber ballon

to come back down

retomber capot

to fall back down

retomber fusée

to fall back to earth

se laisser retomber

to drop back

3. retomber (baisser):

retomber curiosité, enthousiasme

to dwindle

retomber fièvre, cote de popularité

to fall

retomber au niveau d'il y a trois ans consommation

to fall back to the level of three years ago

4. retomber (redevenir):

retomber amoureux

to fall in love again

retomber malade/enceinte

to get ill/pregnant again

5. retomber METEO:

retomber brouillard

to come down again

la pluie/la neige retombe

it's raining/snowing again

6. retomber (échoir à):

retomber sur qn

to fall on sb

cela va me retomber dessus

it's all going to land on me

faire retomber la faute sur qn

to give sb the blame for sth

faire retomber la responsabilité sur qn/qc

to make sb/sth out to be responsible

7. retomber (revenir, rencontrer):

retomber au même endroit

to come back to the same place

retomber sur qn

to come across sb again

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(re)tomber en enfance

to fall into one's second childhood

faire retomber [ou rejeter] la faute sur qn

to put the blame on sb

(re)tomber sur le nez de qn inf

to backfire on sb

Translations for retombait in the English»French Dictionary

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to boomerang on sb

retomber sur qn

to relapse into alcoholism/drug abuse

retomber dans l'alcoolisme/la toxicomanie

land

retomber

to land on one's feet

retomber sur ses pieds

to fall on your feet

retomber sur ses pieds