tumble

tumble
1. verb
1) (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.) (hacer) caer; desplomarse, venirse abajo; voltear
2) (to do tumbling.) hacer ejercicios de tierra (de gimnasia artística)

2. noun
(a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) caída, tumbo; voltereta
- tumblerful
- tumble-drier
- tumbling
tumble vb caer / rodar
she tripped and tumbled down the slope tropezó y rodó cuesta abajo
El gerundio de tumble se escribe tumbling
tumble
tr['tʌmbəl]
noun
1 caída, tumbo
■ he took a tumble se cayó
intransitive verb
1 (fall) caerse
■ he tumbled down the stairs cayó escaleras abajo
■ she tumbled into bed se dejó caer en la cama
2 (in acrobatics) dar volteretas
3 (prices etc) caer en picado
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
tumble drier secadora
tumble ['tʌmbəl] v, -bled ; -bling vi
1) : dar volteretas (en acrobacia)
2) fall: caerse, venirse abajo
tumble vt
1) topple: volcar
2) toss: hacer girar
tumble n
: voltereta f, caída f
tumble
v.
• caer v.
(§pres: caigo, caes...)
• derribarse v.
• derrumbar v.
• desarreglar v.
• tropezar v.
• tumbar v.
• venirse abajo v.
• volcar v.
• voltear v.
n.
• barquinazo s.m.
• caída s.f.
• revuelco s.m.
• traspiés s.m.
• tumbo s.m.
• voltereta s.f.
• vuelco s.m.

I 'tʌmbəl
noun
a) (of acrobat) voltereta f
b) (fall) caída f

to take a tumble — caerse*


II
intransitive verb
1) (fall) caerse*

he tumbled off his horse — se cayó del caballo

the pile of cans came tumbling down — el montón de latas se vino abajo

I tumbled into bed — me dejé caer en la cama

2) (roll, turn) \<\<acrobat\>\> dar* volteretas; \<\<kitten/children\>\> revolcarse*, retozar*
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Phrasal Verbs:
['tʌmbl]
1.
N (=fall) caída f ; (=somersault) voltereta f , rodada f (LAm)

to have or take a tumble — caerse

to have a tumble in the hay * — euph retozar, hacer el amor (en el pajar)

to take a tumble — (fig) bajar de golpe, dar un bajón

rough-and-tumble
2. VI
1) (=fall) caerse; (=stumble) tropezar

to tumble downstairs/down a hill — rodar por la escalera/por una colina, rodar escaleras abajo/cuesta abajo

to go tumbling over and over — ir rodando

2) [water] correr con fuerza; (fig) [prices] caer en picado, desplomarse
3) (=rush)

to tumble into/out of bed — tirarse en/saltar de la cama

the children tumbled out of the room/car — los niños salieron de la habitación/del coche en tropel

4) (Brit)
* (=suddenly understand)

to tumble to sth — caer en la cuenta de algo

3.
VT (=knock down) derribar, abatir, tumbar; (fig) derrocar; (=upset) hacer caer; (=disarrange) desarreglar
4.
CPD

tumble dryer N — secadora f

* * *

I ['tʌmbəl]
noun
a) (of acrobat) voltereta f
b) (fall) caída f

to take a tumble — caerse*


II
intransitive verb
1) (fall) caerse*

he tumbled off his horse — se cayó del caballo

the pile of cans came tumbling down — el montón de latas se vino abajo

I tumbled into bed — me dejé caer en la cama

2) (roll, turn) \<\<acrobat\>\> dar* volteretas; \<\<kitten/children\>\> revolcarse*, retozar*
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Phrasal Verbs:

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