tumble on: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To fall or stumble, often implying a sudden or ungraceful physical collapse.
- To suffer a minor accident or trip while moving, especially while walking or performing.
Examples
BetaHe lost his balance and tumbled on the icy sidewalk, scraping his knee badly.
Perdió el equilibrio y cayó en la acera helada, raspándose gravemente la rodilla.
The vase slipped from her hands and tumbled on the floor, shattering into pieces.
El jarrón se le escapó de las manos y cayó al suelo, rompiéndose en pedazos.
While hiking, the child stumbled and tumbled on the rocky path but quickly got back up.
Mientras caminaba, el niño tropezó y cayó en el camino rocoso, pero se levantó rápidamente.
The cyclist lost control and tumbled on the track during the race, causing a brief delay.
El ciclista perdió el control y cayó en la pista durante la carrera, causando un breve retraso.
- To discover, uncover, or come to realize something, especially an inconvenient or incriminating fact.
- To find out about someone or something, often implying exposure or the lifting of secrecy.
Examples
BetaInvestigators tumbled on new evidence that could finally solve the cold case.
Los investigadores descubrieron nuevas pruebas que podrían resolver finalmente el caso sin resolver.
She tumbled on the truth about her colleague's secret project during a casual conversation.
Ella se enteró de la verdad sobre el proyecto secreto de su colega durante una conversación casual.
If you tumble on any inconsistencies in the report, please inform the supervisor immediately.
Si descubres alguna inconsistencia en el informe, por favor informa al supervisor de inmediato.
Examples:
- EN: Listen, lady, any day now some hotshot detective at Homicide... is going to tumble on the fact that this is more than a simple robbery. When they do, they're going to come looking for Whiting. If the cops tag him for killing his wife... they'll nail you as an accessory just as sure as I'm sitting here.ES: Mire usted pronto la policía va a caer en la cuenta que esto no es sólo robo y la pista les lleva a Whiting quizá sospechado del crimen y a Ud. La pescan como cómplice.
- EN: No. By the look of him we think he's a crusty who went a little heavy on the snakebite and took a tumble on his way home.ES: Por la mirada de él, creemos que tuvo, una mordedura de serpiente y cayó camino a casa.
- EN: - Let's put that tumble on.ES: Enganchemos ese cabestrante.
- EN: Get your rough-and-tumble on with Barney.ES: Descubre tu yo duro con Barney.
- EN: In fact, I took a tumble on my deck last week.ES: En realidad, me caí en mi terraza la semana pasada.
- EN: I also tumble on Tumblr, Reddit, and tweet.ES: También ando en Tumblr, Reddit, y el tweet.
- EN: (Strangely, we might have seen him tumble on the ground.)ES: (Curiosamente, podríamos haberlo visto caer al suelo).
- EN: [Eun-young] He said he took a tumble on the stairs.ES: No. Dijo que se cayó por las escaleras.
- EN: I sort of took a tumble on my way here, so... - Really?ES: Me tropecé en el camino, así que...
- EN: I may have had a slight tumble on my way home.ES: Puede que haya tenido una ligera caída de camino a casa.
- EN: - He did a tumble on stage earlier.ES: -Este ha dado una voltereta.
- EN: Williams's retirement came soon after Frenchman Adrian Mannarino ended his 33rd birthday not with a win over Roger Federer, which looked a possibility at one point, but instead having to concede he could not carry on having taken a tumble on Centre Court.HI: विलियम्स की सेवानिवृत्ति के तुरंत बाद फ्रांसीसी एड्रियन मन्नारिनो ने अपना 33 वां जन्मदिन समाप्त कर दिया, न कि रोजर फेडरर पर जीत के साथ, जो एक बिंदु पर एक संभावना दिख रही थी, लेकिन इसके बजाय वह स्वीकार करने के बजाय सेंटर कोर्ट पर टंबल नहीं ले सका।
- EN: At one point, she did take a minor tumble on the balcony, but that didn't stop her from cutely waving to on-lookers, signaling she was alright.HI: एक बिंदु पर, उसने बालकनी पर मामूली गड़बड़ी की, लेकिन उसने उसे देखने के लिए कटौती से नहीं रोका, सिग्नलिंग वह ठीक थी.
- EN: That little tumble on the ice you want to walk off, it's a broken bone.HI: आपने जो एक पैर में पायल पहनी है.. वो कहर ढा रही है।
- EN: My heart did a back tumble on me and I sort of got religion.ES: El corazón me dio un susto y me he vuelto un chupacirios.ES: El corazón me dio un susto y me he vuelto un chupacirios.
- EN: My heart did a back tumble on me and I sort of got religion.ES: El corazón me dio un susto y me he vuelto un chupacirios.ES: El corazón me dio un susto y me he vuelto un chupacirios.
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