tumble
BrE /ˈtʌm.bəl/ AmE /ˈtʌm.bəl/
verb en → es
past tumbled pp tumbled ing tumbling
to fall and roll over or back and forth, often several times in a row
caerse, rodar, darse vuelcos
- tumble down/off something
Collocations tumble down the stairs · tumble off a bike
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He tumbled down the stairs and hurt his ankle.
Él se cayó las escaleras y se lastimó el tobillo.
to move or spin quickly and in a way that is difficult to control
girar, dar vueltas, moverse rápidamente
- tumble around something
Collocations tumble around the room · the car tumbled down the road
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The children were tumbling around in the garden.
Los niños estaban dando vueltas en el jardín.
to fall or slide suddenly and quickly, often in a way that is difficult to control
caerse, deslizarse rápidamente
- tumble down/off something
Collocations tumble down a hill · the ball tumbled off the table
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The ball tumbled off the edge of the cliff.
La pelota rodó por el borde del acantilado.
to move or spin quickly and in a way that is difficult to control, often with the meaning of something moving suddenly and unexpectedly
girar, moverse rápidamente, darse vuelcos
- tumble around something
Collocations the washing machine tumbled the clothes · the car tumbled down the road
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The washing machine tumbled the clothes.
La lavadora removió la ropa.
to fall or slide suddenly and quickly, often in a way that is difficult to control, used for objects or liquids
caerse, deslizarse rápidamente
- tumble down/off something
Collocations the water tumbled over the rocks · the sand tumbled off the dune
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The water tumbled over the rocks.
El agua rodó sobre las rocas.
to fall or slide suddenly and quickly, often in a way that is difficult to control, used for objects or liquids
caerse, deslizarse rápidamente
- tumble down/off something
Collocations the water tumbled over the rocks · the sand tumbled off the dune
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The sand tumbled off the dune.
La arena rodó por la dunas.
to move or spin quickly and in a way that is difficult to control, often with the meaning of something moving suddenly and unexpectedly
girar, moverse rápidamente, darse vuelcos
- tumble around something
Collocations the washing machine tumbled the clothes · the car tumbled down the road
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The car tumbled down the road.
El coche derrapó por la carretera.
to fall or slide suddenly and quickly, often in a way that is difficult to control, used for objects or liquids
caerse, deslizarse rápidamente
- tumble down/off something
Collocations the water tumbled over the rocks · the sand tumbled off the dune
-
The water tumbled over the rocks.
El agua rodó sobre las rocas.