tumba

f.

1 grave, tomb.

a tumba abierta (informal) at breakneck speed

ser (como) una tumba (informal) to be as silent as the grave

2 knocking-down.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.

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tumba

► nombre femenino

1 tomb, grave

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a tumba abierta at full speed

ser una tumba figurado not to breathe a word

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noun f.

1) grave

2) tomb

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I

SF (=sepultura) tomb, grave

- hablar a tumba abierta

- llevar a algn a la tumba

- ser como una tumba

II

SF

1) LAm (=tala) felling of timber, clearing of ground; (=tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (=claro) forest clearing

2) (=sacudida) shake, jolt

3) (=voltereta) somersault

4) Cono Sur (=carne) boiled meat of poor quality

III

SF Caribe, Cono Sur (=tambor) African drum

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femenino (excavada) grave; (construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)

ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion

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= tomb, grave.

Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.

Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.

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* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.

* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.

* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.

* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* ser una tumba = lips + seal.

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femenino (excavada) grave; (construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)

ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion

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= tomb, grave.

Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.

Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.

* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.

* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.

* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.

* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.

* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.

* ser una tumba = lips + seal.

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tumba

feminine

(excavada) grave; (construida) tomb

estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba (fam hum); these kids will be the death of me (colloq hum)

lanzarse a tumba abierta (period): el ciclista se lanzó a tumba abierta por la pendiente the cyclist launched himself headlong down the hill

se lanzó a la campaña a tumba abierta she threw herself wholeheartedly into the campaign

ser (como) una tumba (fam); to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut

cavar

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Del verbo tumbar: (conjugate tumbar)

tumba es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tumba    
tumbar
tumba sustantivo femenino (excavada) grave;
(construida) tomb
tumbar (conjugate tumbar) verbo transitivo

a) (hacer caer) to knock down;

◊ lo tumbó en el primer asalto he knocked him down in the first round;

un olor que te tumbaba a smell that knocked you backward(s)

b) (AmL) ‹árbol› to fell, cut down;

‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down
tumbarse verbo pronominal
to lie down
tumba sustantivo femenino grave, tomb
la tumba de Cromwell, Cromwell's tomb
♦ Locuciones: cavar su propia tumba, to dig one's own grave
ser una tumba, to keep one's mouth shut
tumbar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer caer de un golpe) to knock down
2 (acostar) to lie down
3 fam (suspender) me tumbaron en matemáticas, I failed maths
'tumba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- losa
- revolverse
- fosa
- lápida
- sepultura
English:
grave
- hill
- mark
- stone
- tomb
- vault
- wreath
- drape
- file
- seal

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tumba nf

1. [sepultura] grave, tomb;

Comp

a tumba abierta [a toda velocidad] (at) full tilt, flat out;

[sin cautela] all out;

se lanzó a tumba abierta a defender los derechos de los sospechosos he went all out to defend the suspects' rights;

en la entrevista hace una confesión a tumba abierta she confesses everything openly in the interview;

Comp

ser una tumba: soy una tumba I won't say a word

2. Col, Cuba [tala] felling

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tumba

f tomb, grave;

revolverse en su tumba fig turn in one’s grave;

estar con un pie en la tumba have one foot in the grave;

lanzarse a tumba abierta go headlong;

ser una tumba fig keep one’s mouth shut

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tumba nf

1) sepulcro: tomb

2) fosa: grave

3) : felling of trees

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tumba n

1. (fosa) grave

colocó flores en la tumba she placed some flowers on the grave

2. (mausoleo) tomb

la tumba de Tutankamon Tutankhamen's tomb

ser una tumba not to say a word