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retomber

fall again, come back down, become ... again, fall ... again, fall on

ʁ ə . t ɔ̃ . b e
re again; back + tomber to fall
verb Rare #43,782
fall again, come back down
FR: La balle va retomber dans le jardin.
EN: The ball will come back down in the garden.
become ... again, fall ... again Often used with an adjective, as in retomber malade (fall ill again) or retomber amoureux (fall in love again).
FR: Elle a peur de retomber malade.
EN: She’s afraid of getting ill again.
fall on, land on Often used when a responsibility or consequence affects someone.
FR: La responsabilité va retomber sur moi.
EN: The responsibility will fall on me.
Conjugation of retomber
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First retombe —
Third retombe —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First retombe —
Third retombe —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second retombe —
retomber
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third retomba —

Le ver va retomber.

The worm is going to fall back down.

— Suzume (2022)

Cette histoire ne va pas me retomber sur la gueule.

This whole thing isn't going to come back to bite me.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Je suis en train de retomber amoureux de toi.

I'm falling in love with you all over again.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Vous savez sur qui ça va retomber.

You know who this is going to fall on.

— Chute libre (1993)

Elle a peur de retomber malade.

She is afraid of getting sick again.

Tu veux retomber malade ?

Do you want to get sick again?

— Independence Day (1996)