tumbarse

tumbarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (acostarse) to lie down, stretch out

2 (arrellanarse) to lounge, lie back

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to lie down

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VPR

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 )

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(v.) = stretch out, lie down, sprawl

Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.

Ex. They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.

Ex. He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.

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(v.) = stretch out, lie down, sprawl

Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.

Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.

Ex: He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.

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■tumbarse vr fam (echarse, acostarse) to lie down ➣ Ver nota en lie
'tumbarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirarse
- acostar
- echar
- lado
- tender
- tirar
- tumbar
English:
lie
- stomach
- upward
- upwards
- sprawl

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vpr

to lie down;

leía tumbada en el sofá she was stretched out on the sofa, reading

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tumbarse

v/r lie down

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vr

acostarse: to lie down

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tumbarse vb to lie down [pt. & pp. lay]

está tumbado en el sofá he's lying down on the sofa