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A dandified Young Turk, brought up in Paris and finished in Berlin, may be as brave as a lion, but he cannot stand in a rough- and-tumble against a backveld hunter, though more than double his age.
Or, un jeune Turc fort élégant, élevé à Paris et à Berlin, a beau être courageux comme un lion, il ne peut lutter contre un chasseur de l’arrière-veldt, même si celui-ci a deux fois son âge.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
You didn't find him backwards at the Oswego Falls, Master Cap, where fresh water contrives to tumble down hill with little difficulty."
Vous ne l’avez pas trouvé trop gauche, maître Cap, à la cataracte de l’Oswego, où l’eau douce réussit à descendre d’une montagne sans beaucoup de difficulté.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
George made no answer, and we found, on going over, that he had been asleep for some time; so we placed the bath where he could tumble into it on getting out in the morning, and went to bed ourselves.
George ne répondit pas, il dormait déjà depuis un moment. Nous disposâmes le tub de façon qu’il trébuchât dedans quand il se lèverait le lendemain matin, et suivîmes son exemple.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
After all, a bomb can tumble down on a pavement, in Paris or in Bordeaux."
Après tout, une bombe peut dégringoler sur une promenade à Paris, ou à Bordeaux.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The studio was situated in the narrowest part of the Rue du Four, at the far end of a decrepit, tumble-down building.
Rue du Four, à l’endroit le plus étroit, l’atelier se trouvait au fond d’un vieux logis lézardé.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And things are worse even at La Cauchois', for, as she has nobody at all to mind the children when she goes out working, she leaves them tied in their cradles, for fear lest they should tumble out and crack their skulls.
C’est encore mieux chez la Cauchois, qui, n’ayant personne pour les garder, les attache dans les berceaux, de peur qu’ils ne se cassent la tête en tombant par terre.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
It proved to be a wretched tumble-down farm in a grove of poplars - a foul-smelling, muddy yard, a two-roomed hovel of a house, and a barn which was tolerably dry and which we selected for our sleeping-place.
C’était une ferme à moitié démolie, entourée d’un bosquet de peupliers, une ferme composée de deux pièces et d’une grange entourant une cour boueuse et puante. La grange était relativement sèche, et ce fut là que nous décidâmes de passer la nuit.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Ah ! surely now, it wasn't his tumble-down old mill that would ever enrich him, since it had enriched neither his father nor his grandfather.
Ah ! sûrement, ce n’était pas sa patraque de moulin qui l’enrichirait, puisqu’il n’avait enrichi ni son grand-père ni son père !
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Suddenly he shouted to Sandoz, 'Will you be kind enough not to tumble to pieces?'
Brusquement, il cria à Sandoz: «Eh! dis donc, si tu voulais bien ne pas t’avachir! »
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The canoe was drawn out of the log with the utmost care, raised by Hurry to his shoulder, and the two began to return to the shore, moving but a step at a time, lest they should tumble down the steep declivity.
La pirogue fut tirée du tronc d’arbre avec le plus grand soin ; Hurry la plaça sur son épaule, et tous deux retournèrent vers le rivage, ne faisant qu’un pas à la fois, de peur de trébucher en descendant la montagne.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
They were right; it was not proper to tumble amongst people in that way.
Ils avaient raison, on ne tombait pas de la sorte chez le monde.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Never had sub-prefecture, pent within tumble-down walls, endured more agonising torture.
Jamais sous-préfecture, dans son cachot de murs croulants, n’eut une agonie plus douloureuse.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
We soon found the hotel to which Kuprasso had directed us, a big place in a courtyard with a very tumble-down- looking portico, and green sun-shutters which rattled drearily in the winter's wind.
Nous trouvâmes bientôt l’hôtel que Kuprasso nous avait recommandé – grand édifice donnant sur une cour, muni d’un porche fort démoli et de stores verts que le vent d’hiver faisait claquer mélancoliquement.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"Come, tumble up now."
Enfourchez-moi vos bêtes, et en avant!
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
At last we stumbled on it - a tumble-down coffee house, with A. Kuprasso above the door in queer amateur lettering.
Enfin, nous y arrivâmes. C’était un café délabré avec «A. Kuprasso» peint en lettres inégales au-dessus de la porte d’entrée.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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tumble

verb
Basic forms
Pasttumbled
Imperativetumble
Present Participle (Participle I)tumbling
Past Participle (Participle II)tumbled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I tumblewe tumble
you tumbleyou tumble
he/she/it tumblesthey tumble
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am tumblingwe are tumbling
you are tumblingyou are tumbling
he/she/it is tumblingthey are tumbling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have tumbledwe have tumbled
you have tumbledyou have tumbled
he/she/it has tumbledthey have tumbled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been tumblingwe have been tumbling
you have been tumblingyou have been tumbling
he/she/it has been tumblingthey have been tumbling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I tumbledwe tumbled
you tumbledyou tumbled
he/she/it tumbledthey tumbled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was tumblingwe were tumbling
you were tumblingyou were tumbling
he/she/it was tumblingthey were tumbling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had tumbledwe had tumbled
you had tumbledyou had tumbled
he/she/it had tumbledthey had tumbled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been tumblingwe had been tumbling
you had been tumblingyou had been tumbling
he/she/it had been tumblingthey had been tumbling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will tumblewe shall/will tumble
you will tumbleyou will tumble
he/she/it will tumblethey will tumble
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be tumblingwe shall/will be tumbling
you will be tumblingyou will be tumbling
he/she/it will be tumblingthey will be tumbling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have tumbledwe shall/will have tumbled
you will have tumbledyou will have tumbled
he/she/it will have tumbledthey will have tumbled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been tumblingwe shall/will have been tumbling
you will have been tumblingyou will have been tumbling
he/she/it will have been tumblingthey will have been tumbling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would tumblewe should/would tumble
you would tumbleyou would tumble
he/she/it would tumblethey would tumble
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be tumblingwe should/would be tumbling
you would be tumblingyou would be tumbling
he/she/it would be tumblingthey would be tumbling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have tumbledwe should/would have tumbled
you would have tumbledyou would have tumbled
he/she/it would have tumbledthey would have tumbled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been tumblingwe should/would have been tumbling
you would have been tumblingyou would have been tumbling
he/she/it would have been tumblingthey would have been tumbling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am tumbledwe are tumbled
you are tumbledyou are tumbled
he/she/it is tumbledthey are tumbled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being tumbledwe are being tumbled
you are being tumbledyou are being tumbled
he/she/it is being tumbledthey are being tumbled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been tumbledwe have been tumbled
you have been tumbledyou have been tumbled
he/she/it has been tumbledthey have been tumbled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was tumbledwe were tumbled
you were tumbledyou were tumbled
he/she/it was tumbledthey were tumbled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being tumbledwe were being tumbled
you were being tumbledyou were being tumbled
he/she/it was being tumbledthey were being tumbled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been tumbledwe had been tumbled
you had been tumbledyou had been tumbled
he/she/it had been tumbledthey had been tumbled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be tumbledwe shall/will be tumbled
you will be tumbledyou will be tumbled
he/she/it will be tumbledthey will be tumbled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been tumbledwe shall/will have been tumbled
you will have been tumbledyou will have been tumbled
he/she/it will have been tumbledthey will have been tumbled

tumble

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetumbletumbles
Possessive casetumble'stumbles'