tumbar

v.

1 to knock over or down.

tiene un olor que tumba (informal figurative) it stinks to high heaven

2 to fail (informal) (suspender).

3 to shake up and down, to jolt, to jounce.

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tumbar

► verbo transitivo

1 (derribar) to knock out, knock over

2 EDUCACIÓN familiar to fail

3 figurado (perder el sentido) to knock out

■ el vino nos tumbó the wine knocked us out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caer a tierra) to fall down

2 familiar (matar) to bump off

► verbo pronominal tumbarse

1 (acostarse) to lie down, stretch out

2 (arrellanarse) to lounge, lie back

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tumbarse a la bartola familiar to laze around

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verb

to knock down

- tumbarse

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1. VT

1) (=derribar) [+ persona] to knock down, knock over; [+ puerta] [a golpes] to batter down; [a patadas] to kick down o in; [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) ** (=matar) to do in **

3) * [olor] to knock back *

un olor que te tumba — * an overpowering smell, a smell which knocks you back *

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) *** (=copular) to lay **, screw ***

6) * (=suspender) to fail, flunk (EEUU)

7) LAm [+ árbol] to fell; [+ tierra] to clear

2. VI

1) (=caerse) to fall down

2) (Náut) to capsize

3) * (=impresionar)

tiene una desfachatez que tumba de espaldas — his cheek is enough to take your breath away *

3.

See:

tumbarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (derribar) to knock down

lo tumbó al suelo de un golpe — he punched him to the floor

un olor que te tumbaba — a smell that was enough to knock you out

b) (AmL) <árbol> to fell, cut down; <muro/casa> to knock down

2) (Esp arg) (en un examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

3) (Col fam)

a) (matar) to bump off (colloq)

b) (timar) to rip ... off (colloq)

me tumbó las vueltas — he shortchanged me

2.

tumbarse v pron to lie down

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= lay + flat, knock out.

Ex. Some libraries have horizontal map chests where maps are laid flat in drawers.

Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

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* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tumbarse = stretch out, lie down, sprawl.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (derribar) to knock down

lo tumbó al suelo de un golpe — he punched him to the floor

un olor que te tumbaba — a smell that was enough to knock you out

b) (AmL) <árbol> to fell, cut down; <muro/casa> to knock down

2) (Esp arg) (en un examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

3) (Col fam)

a) (matar) to bump off (colloq)

b) (timar) to rip ... off (colloq)

me tumbó las vueltas — he shortchanged me

2.

tumbarse v pron to lie down

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= lay + flat, knock out.

Ex: Some libraries have horizontal map chests where maps are laid flat in drawers.

Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.

* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tumbarse = stretch out, lie down, sprawl.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

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tumbar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (derribar) to knock down

lo tumbó al suelo de un golpe he punched him to the floor, he hit him and knocked him to the floor

tumbó la puerta de una patada he kicked the door down

un olor a sudor que te tumbaba a smell of sweat that was enough to knock you backward(s)

deben unirse para tumbar al gobierno they must unite to bring down the government

2 (Col) ‹árbol› to fell, cut down; ‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down

B (Esp arg) (en un examen) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

lo tumbaron en francés they failed o flunked him in French, he failed o flunked French

C (Col fam)

1 (matar) to waste (sl), to bump off (colloq)

2 (timar) to rip … off (colloq)

me tumbó las vueltas he shortchanged me

■ tumbarse

v pron

to lie down

estaba tumbada al sol she was lying in the sun

me voy a tumbar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down (BrE colloq)

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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
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
'tumbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- tender
- volcar
- voltear
English:
deck
- down
- pull

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tumbar

♦ vt

1. [derribar] to knock over o down;

Fam

tiene un olor que tumba the smell of it really knocks you out o over

2. [reclinar]

tumbar al paciente lie the patient down

3. Fam [en examen] to fail

4. Fam [derrotar] to thrash;

el Real tumbó al Deportivo Real thrashed Deportivo

♦ See also the pronominal verb tumbarse

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tumbar

v/t knock down

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tumbar vt

1) : to knock down

2) : to fell, to cut down

tumbar vi

: to fall down

♦ See also the reflexive verb tumbarse

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tumbar vb (derribar) to knock down

el boxeador tumbó a su contrincante the boxer knocked his opponent down