tomber — meaning in English

English meaning

• droop verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
• pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
• subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.
• topple verb To fall over, or to cause something to fall over, especially from being top-heavy or unstable.

Senses

tomber is used for these senses in English:

• come down (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
• droop (intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.
• drop (intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]
• fall To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
• fall To come down, to drop or descend.
• fall (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
• fall (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
• fall (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

droop — full definition

1. verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
2. verb To lose energy, enthusiasm, or spirit.

drop — full definition

1. noun A small round blob of liquid.
2. verb To let something fall, or to fall oneself.
3. verb To release something (a song, product, or piece of information) to the public.
4. verb To stop doing, discuss, or associate with something; to abandon it.

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