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.
Cette tombe est maudite.
This tomb is cursed.
Il a un pied dans la tombe.
He has one foot in the grave.
Elle creuse sa propre tombe.
She's digging her own grave.
Tu creuses ta propre tombe.
You're digging your own grave.
Il a déjà un pied dans la tombe.
He already has one foot in the grave.
Il creuse sa propre tombe.
He's digging his own grave.
Il a emporté ce secret dans sa tombe.
He took that secret with him to the grave.
La garçon creusa une tombe pour l'animal mort.
The boy dug a grave for the dead animal.
Il se retournerait dans sa tombe s’il apprenait ça.
He would turn over in his grave if he heard about it.
Ils creusèrent une tombe.
They dug a grave.
Il fut muet comme une tombe.
He was silent as the grave.