tumbar

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tumbar
transitive verb
1to knock over o down (derribar)
  • tiene un olor que tumba (informal figurative) -> it stinks to high heaven
2(reclinar)
  • tumbar al paciente -> lie the patient down
3to fail (informal) (suspender)
tumbarse
pronomial verb
1to lie down (acostarse)
2to lounge, to stretch out (repantigarse)

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tumbar [toom-bar’]
article & verb transitive
1To tumble, to throw down.
2To overwhelm (olor), to deprive of sensation.
3To knock down (derribar).
4To fell (árboles). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
verb neuter
5To tumble. (n)
6To heel, to lie along, to have a false list. (Nautical) (n)
7Un olor que tumba, a smell which knocks you back. (n)
verb reflexive
8To lie down, to sleep (acostarse). (Colloquial)
9To go flat (trigo).
10To give up, to decide, to take it easy. (Figurative)

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tumbar
verbo:transitivo
1 (derribar) [+persona] to knock down; knock over; [+puerta] (a golpes) to batter down; (a patadas) to kick down in;o [+viento] to blow down
tanto alcohol acabó tumbándolo all that alcohol ended up laying him out; lo tumbaron a golpes they punched him to the ground
2 (muy_familiar) (matar) to do in; (muy_familiar)
3 (familiar) [+olor] to knock back; (familiar)
un olor que te tumba (familiar) an overpowering smell; a smell which knocks you back; (familiar)
4 (impresionar) to amaze; overwhelm
el espectáculo me dejó tumbado the sight overwhelmed me; su presunción tumbó a todos his conceit amazed everybody; his conceit knocked everybody sideways
5 (vulgar) (copular) to lay; (muy_familiar) screw; (vulgar)
6 (familiar) (suspender) to fail; flunk; (EEUU)
7 (Latinoamérica) [+árbol] to fell; [+tierra] to clear
verbo:intransitivo
1 (caerse) to fall down
2 (Náutica) to capsize
3 (familiar) (impresionar)
tiene una desfachatez que tumba de espaldas his cheek is enough to take your breath away; (familiar)
verbo:pronominal
tumbarse
1 (acostarse) to lie down
estar tumbado to lie; be lying down
2 [+trigo] to go flat
3 (relajarse) to decide to take it easy; (abandonarse) to give up (on things); let o.s. go after achieving a success etc; (after achieving a success etc)

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Verb Conjugation for "tumbar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo tumbo tumbé tumbaba tumbaré tumbe
Tú tumbas tumbaste tumbabas tumbarás tumbes
Ella/Él/Usted tumba tumbó tumbaba tumbará tumbe
Nosotros tumbamos tumbamos tumbábamos tumbaremos tumbemos
Vosotros tumbáis tumbasteis tumbabais tumbaréis tumbéis
Ellos/Ustedes tumban tumbaron tumbaban tumbarán tumben
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