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1 ■ tumble down
■ tumble downA v. i. + avv.1 ( di un edificio) andare in rovina; essere cadente; essere fatiscente: The old castle is tumbling down, il vecchio castello sta andando in rovina2 (fig.: di un progetto, ecc.) andare all'aria (o a monte); ( di una persona) fallire; fare fiasco; cadere ( in un esame)B v. t. + avv.tirare giù, abbattere ( sparando). -
2 tumble down
[wall, building] essere cadente, fatiscente, andare in rovina* * *[wall, building] essere cadente, fatiscente, andare in rovina -
3 tumbledown tumble·down adj
['tʌmblˌdaʊn]cadente, diroccato (-a) -
4 tumble
I ['tʌmbl]1) (fall) caduta f., capitombolo m.to take a tumble — fare un capitombolo, cadere; fig. [price, share, market] crollare
to have a tumble in the hay — imboscarsi, infrattarsi
2) (of clown, acrobat) capriola f., salto m. mortale3) (jumble) confusione f., disordine m.II ['tʌmbl]to tumble down sth. — [ water] scendere giù da qcs. a cascate
2) econ. [price, share, currency] crollare3) sport [clown, acrobat, child] fare capriole, acrobazie4)to tumble to sth. — colloq. (understand) (arrivare a) capire [fact, plan]
•* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) cadere2) (to do tumbling.) capitombolare2. noun(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) caduta- tumbler- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling* * *tumble /ˈtʌmbl/n.1 caduta; capitombolo; ruzzolone: I took ( o had) a nasty tumble, feci una brutta caduta; DIALOGO → - Skiiing- I only had a little tumble on the last afternoon, ho fatto solo un piccolo capitombolo l'ultimo pomeriggio2 capriola; salto mortale3 confusione; disordine; scompiglio7 (volg.) chiavata; scopata (volg.)● (metall.) tumble-plating process, zincatura per barilatura □ ( nuoto: in piscina) tumble turn, virata a capriola.(to) tumble /ˈtʌmbl/A v. i.1 cadere; capitombolare; fare un capitombolo; ruzzolare; precipitare: to tumble down the stairs, ruzzolare giù dalle scale; to tumble out of a window, precipitare da una finestra; Do you think the government is going to tumble?, credi che il governo cadrà?2 agitarsi; dimenarsi; ruzzolarsi: The little boy was tumbling about on the floor, il bambino si ruzzolava sul pavimento3 fare acrobazie; fare salti mortali5 fare capriole; fare acrobazieB v. t.1 far cadere; far ruzzolare; gettare a gambe all'aria; mandare sottosopra; rovesciare: The crash tumbled some passengers out of the train, lo scontro fece cadere (o scaraventò) alcuni viaggiatori fuori dal treno2 arruffare; disordinare; scompigliare; mettere sottosopra (o in disordine): to tumble one's bed, mettere sottosopra il letto5 (volg.) chiavare, scopare, fottere (volg.)● to tumble downstairs, scendere le scale a precipizio □ to toss and tumble in bed, rigirarsi nel letto ( senza poter dormire).* * *I ['tʌmbl]1) (fall) caduta f., capitombolo m.to take a tumble — fare un capitombolo, cadere; fig. [price, share, market] crollare
to have a tumble in the hay — imboscarsi, infrattarsi
2) (of clown, acrobat) capriola f., salto m. mortale3) (jumble) confusione f., disordine m.II ['tʌmbl]to tumble down sth. — [ water] scendere giù da qcs. a cascate
2) econ. [price, share, currency] crollare3) sport [clown, acrobat, child] fare capriole, acrobazie4)to tumble to sth. — colloq. (understand) (arrivare a) capire [fact, plan]
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5 tumble tum·ble
['tʌmbl]1. n(fall) ruzzolone m, capitomboloto have a tumble; take a tumble — fare un ruzzolone or capitombolo
2. vi1) (fall) ruzzolare, capitombolare, fare un capitombolo, (somersault) fare capriole2)to tumble into/out of bed — buttarsi a/cadere giù dal lettothe children tumbled out of the room/the car — i bambini si sono precipitati fuori dalla stanza/dalla macchina
3)to tumble to sth Brit fam — realizzare qc3. vt•
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tumble down — phr verb Tumble down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑slope … Collocations dictionary
tumble-down — tum′ble down adj. dilapidated; ruined; run down • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
tumble down — verb topple, collapse Williams has said, in the days following his firing by NPR, that a lot of his assumptions came tumbling down he was a Liberal because he thought that Liberals were tolerant, open minded folk. See Also: tumbledown … Wiktionary
tumble-down — adj dilapidated, ramshackle, ruined, in ruins, broken down, gone to wrack and ruin; in disrepair, rundown, Sl. sleazy; fallen to pieces, crumbled, crumbling, ready to fall; decrepit, tottering, unstable, shaky; untrustworthy, insecure, unsafe … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tumble-down — ramshackle, fall to the ground … English contemporary dictionary
tumble-down — a. Tottering, ready to fall, dilapidated … New dictionary of synonyms