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tomber
to fall; to come down; to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call); to become, to get
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sauter sur le paletot
synonym of tomber sur le paletot
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tombereau
tipcart; tumbrel/tumbril; dumper, dump truck, flatbed (vehicle to carry and then tip materials)
Noun
tomber à pic
to fall off a steep drop; to arrive just at the right time, to be well-timed
Verb
tomber malade
to fall ill, to take sick
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tomber à plat
to fall flat, to go down like a lead balloon, to not have the desired effect
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tomber de haut
to come down to earth with a bump, to go back to earth with a bump, to have one's hopes dashed, to be very disappointed
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tomber à l'eau
to fall through (to be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed)
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tomber du ciel
to fall into someone's lap, to be a godsend; to come out of nowhere
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tomber en panne
to break down (to fail)
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tomber des nues
to be flabbergasted
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tomber enceinte
to fall pregnant
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tomber en ruine
to fall into ruin, to go to ruin, to fall into disrepair, to be tumbling down
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tomber amoureux
to fall in love
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tomber des mains
to be very boring
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tomber sur un os
to hit a snag, to find a fly in the ointment
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tomber de sommeil
to be exhausted, to be asleep on one's feet, to drop from exhaustion
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tomber de fatigue
to be exhausted, to be asleep on one's feet, to drop from exhaustion
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tomber sur un bec
to hit a snag, to find a fly in the ointment
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tomber dans le lac
to fall through
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tomber en disgrâce
to fall from grace, to fall out of favour
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tomber de sa chaise
to be flabbergasted
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tomber en discrédit
to fall out of favour, to fall into disrepute
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tomber sous le sens
to stand to reason
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tomber à la renverse
to be very surprised
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tomber en quenouille
to fall into the hands of women; to fall into disarray; to fall into disuse
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tomber sur le paletot
to ambush
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tomber dans les vapes
to pass out, to keel over, to faint
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tomber dans le panneau
to walk into a trap, to fall into the trap, to fall for something
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tomber dans les pommes
to pass out, to black out, to keel over, to faint
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tomber de son piédestal
to be knocked down a peg, to fall from one's pedestal
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tomber comme un couperet
to come as a hammer blow
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tomber comme des mouches
to drop like flies
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tomber dans l'escarcelle
to fall into someone's hands
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tomber des peaux de lièvre
to snow in large flakes, like the white furred skin of hares
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tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd
to fall on deaf ears
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