tumba

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tumba
feminine noun
1grave, tomb
  • a tumba abierta (informal) -> at breakneck speed
  • ser (como) una tumba (informal) -> to be as silent as the grave

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tumba [toom’-bah]
noun
1Tomb (sepultura), sepulchral monument, vault. (f)
2Roof of a coach. (f)
3Tumble. (f)
verb
4TUMBO.
  • Llevar a uno a la tumba -> to carry somebody off

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tumba
sustantivo:femenino
(sepultura) tomb; grave
hablar a tumba abierta to speak openly
llevar a algn a la tumba to carry sb off
ser (como) una tumba to keep one's mouth shut; not breathe a word to anyone
tumba
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Latinoamérica) (tala) felling of timber; clearing of ground; (tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (claro) forest clearing
2 (sacudida) shake; jolt
3 (voltereta) somersault
4 (S. Cone) (carne) boiled meat of poor quality
tumba
sustantivo:femenino
(Caribe) (S. Cone) (tambor) African drum

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