retomber
French → English
(movement) Fall back: to drop to the ground again after being in the air
Le ballon est mont tr s haut avant de retomber dans le jardin.
(English) The ball went very high before falling back into the garden.
La pluie a fini par s'arr ter et les gouttes ont cess de retomber.
(English) The rain finally stopped and the drops ceased to fall back down.
(medical) Relapse: to fall back into a state of illness after an improvement
Le patient semblait gu ri, mais il a fini par retomber malade.
(English) The patient seemed cured, but he eventually fell ill again.
Il a tenu bon quelques mois avant de retomber dans la drogue.
(English) He held on for a few months before relapsing into drug use.
Entry ID: fr:en:retomber · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary