tumble

dégringoler, tomber

Tomber en roulant ou en se retournant, souvent plusieurs fois.

En anglais simple : To fall while rolling or turning over, often several times.

• The ball tumbled downhill.
• He tripped and tumbled down the steps.
• Loose stones tumbled into the stream.

Comment l'utiliser : tumble down something (The boxes tumbled down the stairs.); tumble into something (She lost her balance and tumbled into the ditch.)

Synonymes : fall, roll

Expressions courantes : tumble down stairs, tumble over something, tumble into something

chuter, dégringoler

Baisser très fortement en très peu de temps.

En anglais simple : To become much lower very quickly.

• Share prices tumbled yesterday.
• Sales have tumbled since the factory closed.
• The currency could tumble further this week.

Comment l'utiliser : tumble to something (The share price tumbled to its lowest level in years.); tumble by something (Sales tumbled by twenty percent.)

Synonymes : plummet, drop, fall

Contraires : soar, rise

Expressions courantes : prices tumble, shares tumble, tumble in value

ébouriffer, froisser

Ébouriffer les cheveux ou mettre des vêtements ou un lit en désordre.

En anglais simple : To make hair, clothes, or a bed untidy.

• The wind tumbled her hair.
• The children tumbled the bed during their game.
• He had tumbled the sheets while searching for his watch.

Synonymes : rumple, tousle, mess up

Contraires : smooth

Expressions courantes : tumble someone’s hair, tumble the sheets, tumble a bed

chute, culbute

Chute pendant laquelle une personne ou une chose peut rouler ou se retourner.

En anglais simple : A fall in which someone or something may roll or turn over.

• She took a tumble.
• A tumble down the steps hurt his knee.
• The children laughed after their tumbles in the snow.

Synonymes : fall, spill

Expressions courantes : take a tumble, nasty tumble, tumble downhill