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1 retomber
retomber [ʀ(ə)tɔ̃be]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = faire une nouvelle chute) to fall againb. ( = redevenir) retomber amoureux/enceinte/malade to fall in love/get pregnant/fall ill againc. [neige, pluie] to fall againd. (après s'être élevé) [personne] to land ; [chose lancée, liquide] to come down ; [gâteau, soufflé] to collapse ; [abattant, capot] to fall back down ; [fusée] to come back to earth ; [conversation] to fall away ; [intérêt] to fall off ; [vent] to subside• l'inflation est retombée à 4% inflation has fallen to 4%e. [cheveux, rideaux] to fallf. ( = échoir à) la responsabilité retombera sur toi the responsibility will fall on you• ça va me retomber dessus (inf) I'll get the blame (for it) ; [travail] I'll get lumbered with it (inf)h. ► retomber sur• je suis retombé sur lui le lendemain, au même endroit I came across him again the next day in the same place* * *ʀətɔ̃beverbe intransitif1) ( faire une nouvelle chute) [personne, objet] to fall againretomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love again
retomber dans la misère/la facilité — to sink back into poverty/a state of complacency
2) ( retourner au sol après s'être élevé) [personne, chat, projectile] to land; [ballon, capot] to come down; [brouillard] to set in againretomber sur ses pattes — [chat] to land on its feet
retomber sur ses pieds or pattes — (colloq) fig to land on one's feet
ça va te retomber sur le nez — (colloq) fig it'll come down on your head
3) ( s'affaisser) [personne] to fall back; [soufflé] to collapse; fig [intérêt] to wane4) ( diminuer) [monnaie] to fall; [température] to go down, to fall5) ( incomber à)retomber sur quelqu'un — [responsabilité, ennui] to fall on somebody
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 quelqu'un — to pass the buck (colloq) to somebody
* * *ʀ(ə)tɔ̃be vi1) (= tomber, redescendre) to fall back2) (après un saut) to land3)4) (= pendre) to fall, to hang down5) (= échoir)* * *retomber verb table: aimer vi1 ( faire une nouvelle chute) [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 ( retourner au sol après s'être élevé) [personne, chat, projectile] to land; [ballon, capot, rideau métallique] to come down; [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 or pattes○ 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/ses bras to let the bonnet GB ou hood US/one's arms drop; ça va te retomber sur le nez○ fig it'll come down on your head;3 ( s'affaisser) [personne] to fall back; [soufflé] to collapse; fig [colère, exaltation] to subside; [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 ( diminuer) [valeur, monnaie] to fall; [température] to go down, to fall; le dollar est retombé à 0,89 euro the dollar has fallen to 0.89 euro;5 ( 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 ( 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 Bible 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;7 ( rencontrer de nouveau) retomber sur to run into [sb] again [personne]; to come across [sth] again [occasion].[rətɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)1. [bouteille, balai] to fall over again[mur, livres empilés] to fall down again ou back down[ivrogne, bambin] to fall over ou down againse laisser retomber sur son lit to flop ou to fall back onto one's bed2. [atterrir - chat, sauteur, parachutiste, missile] to land ; [ - balle] to come (back) down[redescendre - couvercle, rideau de fer, clapet] to close ; [ - soufflé, mousse] to collapse3. [devenir moins fort - fièvre, prix] to drop ; [ - agitation] to fall, to tail off, to die away ; [ - enthousiasme] to fall, to wanele dollar est retombé the dollar has fallen ou dropped again4. [dans un état, une habitude] to fall back, to lapse (soutenu)il retombe de la pluie/neige/grêle it's raining/snowing/hailing again6. [pendre - drapé, guirlande, ourlet] to hang7. [redevenir]————————retomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [rejaillir]un de ces jours ça va te retomber sur le nez! (familier) one of these days you'll get your come-uppance ou what's coming to you!2. (familier) [rencontrer à nouveau]retomber sur quelqu'un to bump into ou to come across somebody againje suis retombé sur le même prof/sujet à l'oral (familier) I got the same examiner/question for the oral examen tournant à droite, vous retombez sur l'avenue if you turn right you're back on the avenue again
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