dégringoler
Meanings
Verb
1. to tumble, to fall down (intransitive)
2. to tumble, to fall (decrease) ; to tank (intransitive, of numbers)
3. to descend quickly (stairs etc.)
Examples6
Je dégringole dehors.
I fell down outside.
Le gros bus jaune dégringola la rue.
The big, yellow bus came hurtling down the street.
La bourse a dégringolé.
The stock market tumbled.
Tom a dégringolé les escaliers.
Tom fell down the stairs.
Elle a dégringolé de l'escalier.
She fell head over heels from the ladder.
J'ai dégringolé les escaliers.
I fell down the stairs.