WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| tumbling n | (floor acrobatics) (gimnasia) | tumbling nm |
| | | acrobacia nf |
| | This circus performer is skilled at all types of acrobatics, from tumbling to aerial silks. |
| tumbling n | (act of doing floor acrobatics) (gimnasia) | tumbling nm |
| | | acrobacia nf |
| | The spectators marvelled at the acrobat's agile tumbling. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| tumble⇒ vi | (fall) | caerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | caer⇒ vi |
| | The pile of books didn't look too stable; John gave them a prod and they tumbled to the floor. |
| | She slipped on a banana peel and tumbled down the stairs. |
| | La pila de libros no parecía muy estable; John le dio un empujón y se cayeron al suelo. |
| tumble vi | (roll) | dar una voltereta loc verb |
| | | rodar⇒ vi |
| | | revolcarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The ball of wool tumbled across the floor. |
| | La bola de lana dio una voltereta por el suelo. |
| tumble n | (fall) | caída nf |
| | Sophie's tumble resulted in a broken collar bone. |
| | La caída le causó a Sophie una rotura de clavícula. |
| tumble n | (roll) | voltereta nf |
| | A chair leg finally put a stop to the ball of wool's tumble. |
| | La pata de una silla puso fin a la voltereta de la bola de lana. |
| Additional Translations |
| tumble vi | (finance: values, prices) (acciones) | caer⇒ vi |
| | | bajar⇒ vi |
| | House prices have tumbled in the wake of the financial crisis. |
| | Los precios de la vivienda han caído tras la crisis financiera. |
| tumble vi | (gymnastics) | dar marometas loc verb |
| | | rodarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The acrobat was tumbling with great skill. |
| | El acróbata daba marometas con mucha pericia. |
| tumble [sth]⇒ vtr | (gemstones: polish) | pulir⇒ vtr |
| | Yvonne tumbled the gemstones, before stringing them on the necklace. |
| | Yvonne pulió las gemas antes de enhebrarlas al collar. |
| tumble [sb]⇒ vtr | dated, informal (have sex with) (vulgar) | follarse a, tirarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (vulgar) | follar con vi + prep |
| | (AmL: vulgar) | culearse a v prnl + prep |
| | (AmL: vulgar) | culear con vi + prep |
| | The squire had a reputation for tumbling his maidservants. |
| | El hacendado tenía la reputación de follarse a las criadas. |
| tumble to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (with object: realise, understand) | caer en la cuenta de loc verb |
| | | darse cuenta de loc verb |
| | Ryan is going to be so angry when he tumbles to what we've done behind his back. |
| | Ryan se va a enojar muchísimo cuando caiga en la cuenta de lo que hicimos sin que él lo sepa. |
| tumble that vtr phrasal insep | informal (with clause: realize truth) | caer en la cuenta de loc verb |
| | | darse cuenta de loc verb |
| | Seeing Liz and Bob hand in hand, I've just tumbled that they're an item! |
| | ¡Cuando vi a Liz y a Bob de la mano, caí en cuenta de que son pareja! |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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