tumba

/ˈtumba/, [ˈt̪ũm.ba]

grave, tomb


Noun tumba f (plural tumbas)

  1. grave, tomb

Verb tumba

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of tumbar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of tumbar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of tumbar.

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Examples
  • La vida misma es la tumba donde me estoy revolcando.

    Life itself is the tomb where I'm turning over.

  • Visitamos la tumba de nuestro padre.

    We visited our father's grave.

  • El niño cavó una tumba para el animal muerto.

    The child dug a grave for the dead animal.

  • Está cavando su propia tumba.

    He is digging his own grave.

  • Ella se llevó sus secretos a la tumba.

    She took her secrets to the grave.

  • El secreto quedó sepultado en la tumba del famoso filósofo.

    The secret remained buried in the grave of the famous philosopher.

  • Cuando su líder murió, pusieron su cuerpo en una gran tumba.

    When their leader died, they placed his body in a large tomb.

  • Incluso los muertos vivientes acaban volviendo a la tumba.

    Even the walking-dead eventually return to the grave.

  • Ellos lo enterraron en su tumba.

    They buried him in his grave.

  • Una corona de flores ha sido puesta en la tumba.

    An offering of flowers had been placed at the grave.

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