tomber

Definitions of tomber
  1. noun
    when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
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    triomphe, victoire
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  2. verb
    diminish in size or intensity
    synonyms: s'affaisser
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    disparaître
    get lost, as without warning or explanation
  3. verb
    to fall vertically
    synonyms: chuter, tomber verticallement
    laisser tomber, lâcher
    let fall to the ground
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    plonger
    fall abruptly
    diminuer, décliner
    go down
    descendre
    appear to move downward
    type of:
    chuter, descendre
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  4. verb
    come off
    synonyms: baisser
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    se détacher, séparer
    come to be detached
  5. verb
    pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
    synonyms:
    baisser, diminuer
    get worse
    briser, casser
    become separated into pieces or fragments
    dissoudre, faire fondre, s'effriter
    break or fall apart into fragments
    perdre, se faire distancer
    retreat
    rester en arrière, se faire distancer, être à la traîne
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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    changer, modifier
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  6. verb
    occur at a specified time or place
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    arriver, avoir lieu, se dérouler, se passer, se produire
    come to pass
  7. verb
    come under, be classified or included
    synonyms: venir
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    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  8. verb
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
    synonyms: s'effondrer, s'enfoncer
    s'effondrer, s'enfoncer
    fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
    laisser tomber, lâcher
    let fall to the ground
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    fléchir, s'abaisser
    droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
    courber, fléchir
    cause to sag
    flotter
    hang loosely, like an empty bag
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    changer de posture
    undergo a change in bodily posture
  9. verb
    debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
    synonyms: descendre
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    agir, entrer en action, prendre des mesures
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  10. verb
    die, as in battle or in a hunt
    synonyms: tomber au champ d'honneur
    s'effondrer, s'écrouler
    lose office or power
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    casser sa pipe, crever, disparaître, décéder, mourir, étouffer
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  11. verb
    find unexpectedly
    synonyms: découvrir, tomber sur, échoir
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    retrouver, trouver
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  12. verb
    rain abundantly
    synonyms: pleuvoir
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    pleuvoir
    precipitate as rain
  13. verb
    yield to temptation or sin
    synonyms: pécher
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    commettre un crime, commettre un péché, pécher, transgresser la loi
    commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
  14. verb
    fall from clouds
    synonyms:
    faire de la chute libre, tomber en chute libre
    descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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    pleuvoir
    precipitate as rain
    pleuvoir
    come down like raindrops
    neiger
    fall as snow
    grêler
    precipitate as small ice particles
    bruiner
    rain lightly
    pleuvoir
    rain abundantly
    pleuvoir à flots, pleuvoir à verse, tomber à verse
    rain heavily
  15. verb
    lose office or power
    synonyms: s'effondrer, s'écrouler
    tomber au champ d'honneur
    die, as in battle or in a hunt
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    donner sa démission, démissionner, fermer, prendre son congé
    give up or retire from a position
  16. verb
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    synonyms: chuter, descendre
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    décoller, monter, s'envoler
    move upward
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    descendre en rappel, faire du rappel
    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
    descendre, descendre de cheval
    alight from (a horse)
    tomber en avalanche
    gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
    plonger, sauter
    drop steeply
    descendre, s'enfoncer
    disappear beyond the horizon
    précipiter, tomber la tête la première
    fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
    s'enfoncer
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    s'écraser
    fall or come down violently
    chuter, s'affaler
    fall suddenly and abruptly
    dégringoler
    fall down, as if collapsing
    chuter, tomber verticallement
    to fall vertically
    être projeté en avant
    fall or plunge forward
    descendre
    come down
    couler, sombrer
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    bondir, se jeter, se précipiter
    move down on as if in an attack
    couler goutte à goutte, goutter
    fall in drops
    deferler
    rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
    chavirer, tomber à la renverse
    turn over and fall
    plonger
    fall abruptly
    couler, s'enfoncer
    sink down or precipitate
    couler
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    diminuer, décliner
    go down
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  17. verb
    fall down, as if collapsing
    synonyms: dégringoler
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    types:
    chavirer, tomber à la renverse
    turn over and fall
    type of:
    chuter, descendre
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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