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tombant

French → English

adj//tɔ̃.bɑ̃//

(physical) Drooping or falling: describing something that hangs down or descends

Cette plante ornementale possède de longues tiges tombantes qui touchent presque le sol.

(English) This ornamental plant has long drooping stems that almost touch the ground.

À cause de la fatigue, il avait la paupière gauche un peu tombante ce soir-là.

(English) Because of fatigue, his left eyelid was drooping slightly that evening.

adj//tɔ̃.bɑ̃//

(time) Fading: describing the period of day when light is decreasing

Les chasseurs ne sont rentrés au village qu'à la nuit tombante.

(English) The hunters only returned to the village at nightfall.

Nous avons admiré le paysage depuis la colline au soleil tombant.

(English) We admired the landscape from the hill as the sun was setting.

Entry ID: fr:en:tombant · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary