tumble

ruzzolare, rotolare

Cadere rotolando o capovolgendosi, spesso più volte.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: tumble down something (The boxes tumbled down the stairs.); tumble into something (She lost her balance and tumbled into the ditch.)

Sinonimi: fall, roll

Espressioni comuni: tumble down stairs, tumble over something, tumble into something

crollare, precipitare

Diminuire molto e molto rapidamente, per esempio di prezzo o valore.

In inglese semplice: To become much lower very quickly.

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

Come si usa: tumble to something (The share price tumbled to its lowest level in years.); tumble by something (Sales tumbled by twenty percent.)

Sinonimi: plummet, drop, fall

Contrari: soar, rise

Espressioni comuni: prices tumble, shares tumble, tumble in value

scompigliare, spiegazzare

Mettere in disordine i capelli, i vestiti o un letto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: rumple, tousle, mess up

Contrari: smooth

Espressioni comuni: tumble someone’s hair, tumble the sheets, tumble a bed

caduta, capitombolo

Caduta in cui una persona o una cosa può rotolare o capovolgersi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fall, spill

Espressioni comuni: take a tumble, nasty tumble, tumble downhill