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Meanings of tumble in English

Portuguese
tombo
Catalan
caiguda
Spanish
caída

A sudden drop from an upright position.

tombo
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
Spanish
comprender

Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.

entender
Portuguese
amarrotar
Catalan
ensorrar-se
Spanish
ajarse

Fall apart.

amarrotar
Portuguese
derrubar
Catalan
tombar
Spanish
derribar

Cause to topple or tumble by pushing.

derrubar
Usage of tumble in English
1
We sink in water; in air we tumble; on earth we stumble.
Foul Play
2
Shane Long obviously likes a tumble but is clearly a good player.
The Guardian
3
The tumble returned shares to levels last seen in late October 1999.
The Irish Times
4
We don't often see power take such a tumble in this country.
The Guardian
5
If stock values tumble, so does the value of funds under management.
Reuters
6
But the weapon had been lost in the tumble down the cliff.
The Rover Boys out West; Or, The Search for a Lost Mine
7
Somebody might find the dome in the dark, and tumble into it.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
8
Paris pressed forward despite a tumble by Cap Gemini, the software company.
The Irish Times
9
Then I had to lie down in the bed and tumble it.
The Woman in Black
10
That led many mobile users to switch operators, causing prices to tumble.
Reuters
11
You respect me; but how if one day your respect should tumble?
Ecce homo (the autobiography of friedrich nietzsche)
12
At the base of the knolls he encountered a tumble-down stake-and-rider fence.
Burning Daylight
13
So much about this young, rough-and-tumble country reminded me of my own.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
14
The only country to tumble further was Syria, rocked by civil war.
Reuters
15
And they live in that little tumble-down house in Mullen Lane, and-
Janice Day, the Young Homemaker
16
Still, the drastic pace of the tumble has sent many companies scrambling.
Reuters
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Translations for tumble
Tumble through the time
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Common
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Common
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