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1 tumble
tumble ['tʌmbəl]∎ he tumbled down the stairs il a dégringolé ou il est tombé dans l'escalier;∎ to tumble head over heels faire une culbute ou un roulé-boulé;∎ the bottles came tumbling off the shelf les bouteilles ont dégringolé ou sont tombées de l'étagère;∎ to tumble into bed se jeter dans son lit;∎ to tumble out of bed tomber du lit;∎ they were tumbling over one another ils se bousculaient(b) (collapse → prices) dégringoler, s'effondrer;∎ the Chancellor's resignation sent share prices tumbling la démission du ministre des Finances a fait dégringoler ou chuter le cours des actions∎ the children tumbled into the kitchen les enfants se ruèrent ou se précipitèrent dans la cuisine;∎ they came tumbling after me ils se sont lancés à ma poursuite(d) (perform somersaults) faire des cabrioles ou des culbutes(knock, push → person) renverser, faire tomber ou dégringoler;∎ she tumbled me into the pool elle m'a fait tomber dans la piscine;∎ she tumbled the books onto the table elle a fait tomber les livres sur la table3 noun(fall) chute f, culbute f, roulé-boulé m; (somersault) culbute f, cabrioles fpl;∎ he had a bad tumble on the ice il a fait une mauvaise chute sur la glace;∎ to take a tumble faire une chute ou une culbute;∎ figurative his pride took a tumble son orgueil a souffert;∎ share prices took a tumble today le prix des actions s'est effondré aujourd'hui;∎ they had a tumble in the hay ils ont batifolé dans le foin, ils se sont roulés dans le foin(children) gambader, batifoler; (acrobat) faire des cabrioles; (swimmer) s'ébattre; (water) clapotermettre en désordre;∎ the waves tumbled us about nous étions ballotés par les vagues∎ the whole building came tumbling down tout l'édifice s'est effondré ou écroulé(a) (person → from tree, loft) dégringoler; (→ from bus, car) se jeter, sauter; (possessions, contents) tomber (en vrac);∎ the apples tumbled out of her basket les pommes ont roulé de son panier;∎ the tablets tumbled out onto the table les comprimés ont roulé sur la table;∎ he tumbled out of bed at midday il est tombé du lit à midi;∎ the van doors flew open and the children came tumbling out les portes de la camionnette se sont ouvertes et les enfants se sont rués à l'extérieur(b) (news, confession) s'échapper;∎ all their secrets came tumbling out ils ont déballé tous leurs secretsfaire tomber en vrac ou en tas(person) culbuter, faire une culbute; (pile, vase) se renverserrenverser, faire tomber∎ I finally tumbled to their little game j'ai enfin compris leur petit manège -
2 tumble
tumble [ˈtʌmbl]1. nounculbute f• the clothes tumbled out of the cupboard la pile de vêtements a dégringolé quand on a ouvert le placardb. ( = rush) se jeter3. compounds* * *['tʌmbl] 1.1) ( fall) chute fto take a tumble — [person] faire une chute; [price, share] chuter
2) (of clown, acrobat) culbute f3) ( jumble) tas m2.1) ( fall) [person, object] tomber (off, out of de)to tumble down something — [water] dévaler quelque chose en cascade
2) [price, share, currency] chuter3) Sport [clown, acrobat, child] faire des culbutes4) (colloq)to tumble to something — ( understand) comprendre [fact, plan]
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