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 [ˈtʌm·bl] N a. fig

tumble

chute f

II.tumble [ˈtʌm·bl] 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

3. tumble (decrease):

tumble price

chuter

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 down VB intr

tumble down

s'écrouler

the rain came tumbling down

un déluge de pluie est tombé

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

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culbuter

to tumble

effriter majorité

to tumble

dégringoler de qc

to tumble down from somewhere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The power failure also caused a loss of attitude control, which led to an uncontrolled tumble through space.

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I see some of them beginning to tumble.

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I rushed out to the well and drank from the bucket, and then tumbled down in a faint.

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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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She walked on and came to a tumble-down fence, overgrown with vines.

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The effect could easily be permanently damaged, particularly when the clothing was washed in hotter than recommended water, ironed, bleached or tumble-dried.

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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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He lost control of his car and tumbled over the 4th turn wall.

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The women were sent tumbling into the harbour, where they were rescued by a waiting fireboat.

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This helps give the stage some bounce for tumbling.

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