Fall - Tomber (The 547th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Fall is Tomber. It can be used as verb. It is the 547th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about activities & movements, numbers & quantity, society. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: fall

French: tomber

Examples


The tree was ready to fall at any moment.	L'arbre était prêt à tomber à tout moment.
Safety violation, I could fall and pierce, and organ.	Par mesure de sécurité, je pourrais tomber et me transpercer... un organe.
My grandmother is afraid to fall.	Ma grand-mère a peur de tomber.
Falling on ice hurts.	Tomber sur la glace fait mal.
I let it fall.	Je l'ai laissé tomber.
Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off.	Accroche-toi fermement, autrement tu vas tomber.
You'll fall	Tu vas tomber.
The snow stopped falling.	La neige cessa de tomber.

I hear him falling.	Je l'entends tomber.
Rules are just barriers to prevent children from falling.	Les règles ne sont que des barrières pour empêcher les enfants de tomber.
Sami's computer cable made me trip and fall.	Le fil de l’ordinateur de Sami m'a fait trébucher et tomber.
Let the rules fall.	Laisse tomber les règles.
You will fall.	Tu vas tomber.
I saw Tom slip and fall.	J'ai vu Tom glisser et tomber.
Are you annoyed about those insects, when they let you fall ill, or struggle to clean the room	Êtes-vous ennuyé par ces insectes, quand ils vous laissent tomber malade, ou luttent pour nettoyer la pièce
Now is the time to fall in love.	Ce serait le bon moment de tomber amoureux, mais pas du monde, non.
Stories make us fall in love.	Les histoires nous font tomber amoureux.
Then look again and fall in love.	Ensuite, regardez à nouveau et tomber en amour.
I didn't expect to fall in love.	Je ne m'attendais pas à tomber en amour.
Assess your motivations. Think about why you can't fall in love.	Évaluez vos motivations. Pensez aux raisons qui vous empêchent de tomber amoureuse.
Tell me not to fall in love, Astrid.	Dis-moi de ne pas tomber amoureuse.