Grammatical class

Noun

tombe

tomb, grave

Details

Syllables

tom-be

Phonetics

tɔ̃b

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

885

Freq. (movies)

820

Freq. (news)

2311

Variants

Sentences

C'est la tombe de Tom.

This is Tom's grave.

A1

Cette tombe est maudite.

This tomb is cursed.

A1

Il a un pied dans la tombe.

He has one foot in the grave.

A1

Elle creuse sa propre tombe.

She's digging her own grave.

A1

Tu creuses ta propre tombe.

You're digging your own grave.

A2

Il a déjà un pied dans la tombe.

He already has one foot in the grave.

A2

Il creuse sa propre tombe.

He's digging his own grave.

B1

Il a emporté ce secret dans sa tombe.

He took that secret with him to the grave.

B1

La garçon creusa une tombe pour l'animal mort.

The boy dug a grave for the dead animal.

B1

Il se retournerait dans sa tombe s’il apprenait ça.

He would turn over in his grave if he heard about it.

B1

Ils creusèrent une tombe.

They dug a grave.

B2

Il fut muet comme une tombe.

He was silent as the grave.

B2