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il tomba

broke down, fell, dropped

t ɔ̃ . b a → tomber
tomb to fall + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #10,955
broke down
FR: La voiture tomba en panne au milieu de la route.
EN: The car broke down in the middle of the road.
fell, dropped
FR: Il tomba dans l'escalier.
EN: He fell down the stairs.
Conjugation of tomber
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tomba tombèrent

Mon frère tomba de l'arbre et se cassa une jambe.

My brother fell out of the tree and broke his leg.

Lorsque la bombe tomba, ce jour-là un gamin disparut.

When the bomb fell, a kid disappeared that day.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Elle tomba amoureuse de lui, mais ne savait même pas comment il s'appelait.

She fell in love with him, but she didn't even know his name.

L'arme tomba.

The weapon fell.

Tom tomba dans un profond sommeil.

Tom fell into a deep sleep.

La pomme tomba de l'arbre.

The apple fell from the tree.

Elle tomba instantanément amoureuse de lui.

She instantly fell in love with him.

Une pomme tomba de l'arbre.

An apple fell from the tree.

Et ainsi le lion tomba-t-il amoureux de la brebis.

And so the lion fell in love with the sheep.

Tom tomba amoureux des personnages de son roman.

Tom fell in love with the characters in his novel.

Elle tomba gravement malade et mourut l'année suivante.

She fell seriously ill and died the following year.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Une lourde neige tomba sur Kyoto pour la première fois depuis des lustres.

Heavy snow fell on Kyoto for the first time in ages.

Ma télévision tomba en panne, donc je dus l’emmener réparer.

My television broke down, so I had to take it in to get it fixed.

La jeune princesse perdit pied et tomba dans l'eau.

The young princess lost her footing and fell into the water.

Mon frère tomba d'un arbre et se cassa le bras.

My brother fell out of a tree and broke his arm.

Son chapeau tomba de sa tête.

His hat fell off his head.

Et quand la ville tomba, les atrocités commencèrent.

And when the city fell, the atrocities began.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Tom glissa et tomba.

Tom slipped and fell.

La voiture tomba en panne.

The car broke down.

Le garçon tomba du lit.

The boy fell out of bed.

Elle tomba amoureuse de l'un de ses élèves.

She fell in love with one of her students.

La pomme tomba.

The apple fell.

Puis le vent tomba.

Then the wind died down.

La mâchoire de Hawkson tomba.

Hawkson’s jaw dropped.

Elle tomba amoureuse de lui.

She fell in love with him.

Soudain, la pluie tomba.

Suddenly, the rain fell.

Il ne tomba pas une goutte de pluie en deux semaines.

Not a drop of rain fell in two weeks.

Le livre me tomba des mains.

The book fell from my hands.

Elle tomba amoureuse d'une jeune artiste.

She fell in love with a young artist.

Son père mourut, et pour aggraver les choses, sa mère tomba malade.

His father died, and to make matters worse, his mother fell ill.

Une mèche de cheveux tomba devant son œil gauche.

A strand of hair fell in front of his left eye.

Tom tomba dans l’oubli.

Tom fell into oblivion.

Sa voiture tomba en panne sur le chemin.

His car broke down on the way.

Une pomme mûre tomba de l'arbre.

A ripe apple fell from the tree.

Elle tomba à genoux.

She fell to her knees.

La mâchoire de David tomba.

David’s jaw dropped.

La montre tomba en panne.

The watch broke down.

Un oiseau mangea dans sa main et tomba par terre.

A bird ate from his hand and fell to the ground.

— Night Watch (2004)

Son chapeau lui tomba de la tête.

His hat fell off his head.

Elle tomba amoureuse d'un jeune artiste.

She fell in love with a young artist.

Tom tomba du dos du cheval.

Tom fell off the horse's back.

Il perdit l'équilibre et tomba.

He lost his balance and fell.

Le vent tomba, passant d’une fureur inimaginable à une brise légère.

The wind died down, shifting from unimaginable fury to a gentle breeze.

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