il tomba

fell

t ɔ̃ . b a → tomber
tomb to fall + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #9,156
fell
FR: Hier, il tomba dans la rue.
EN: Yesterday, he fell in the street.
Conjugation of tomber
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third tomba tombèrent

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)

Son chapeau lui tomba de la tête.

His hat fell off his head.

Il tomba par hasard sur cette vieille pièce dans un magasin d'antiquités.

He happened upon this old coin in an antique shop.

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.

La pomme tomba de l'arbre.

The 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.

Il tomba amoureux de sa meilleure amie.

He fell in love with his best friend.

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

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

Elle tomba amoureuse d'un jeune artiste.

She fell in love with a young artist.

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

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

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

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

Tom tomba dans l’oubli.

Tom fell into oblivion.

Elle tomba instantanément amoureuse de lui.

She instantly fell in love with him.

Son chapeau tomba de sa tête.

His hat fell off his head.

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

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

Soudain, la pluie tomba.

Suddenly, the rain fell.

Un oiseau mangea dans sa main et tomba par terre.

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

— Night Watch (2004)

Il tomba à genoux.

He fell to his knees.

Elle tomba amoureuse de lui.

She fell in love with him.

La pomme tomba.

The apple fell.

À Gaixa, il tomba dans une embuscade du roi Han.

At Gaixa, he fell into an ambush by King Han.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Tom glissa et tomba.

Tom slipped and fell.

La montre tomba en panne.

The watch broke down.

Il tomba amoureux de son meilleur ami.

He fell in love with his best friend.

Elle tomba amoureuse d'une jeune artiste.

She fell in love with a young artist.

Le garçon tomba du lit.

The boy fell out of bed.

Le livre me tomba des mains.

The book fell from my hands.

Il perdit l'équilibre et tomba.

He lost his balance and fell.

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.

Une pomme mûre tomba de l'arbre.

A ripe apple fell from the tree.

Tom tomba dans un profond sommeil.

Tom fell into a deep sleep.

Elle tomba à genoux.

She fell to her knees.

Sa voiture tomba en panne sur le chemin.

His car broke down on the way.

Une pomme tomba de l'arbre.

An apple fell from the tree.

Il tomba la chemise.

He took off his shirt.

Elle tomba amoureuse de l'un de ses élèves.

She fell in love with one of her students.

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

When the bomb fell, a kid disappeared that day.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

La voiture tomba en panne.

The car broke down.

Une mèche de cheveux tomba devant son œil gauche.

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

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

Not a drop of rain fell in two weeks.

Il tomba amoureux d'une femme plus jeune.

He fell in love with a younger woman.

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

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

Tom tomba du dos du cheval.

Tom fell off the horse's back.

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