tombé

American  

[tom-bey, tawn-bey] / tɒmˈbeɪ, tɔ̃ˈbeɪ /

noun

Ballet.

plural

tombés

1. a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.

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Etymology

Origin of tombé

< French: fallen, past participle of tomber to fall

Example Sentences

Dès que l'arbre est tombé, il fault, disent ils, le relever.

From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Hale, Horatio

Chaque fois que je jette les yeux sur les ouvrages de ce grand génie, je ne saurais concevoir, je l'avoue, la cause du décri où il est tombé.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

"Il est tombé du haut mal"—as they expressed it.

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

"Borne dans sa nature, infini dans ses voeux, L'homme est un dieu tombé qui se souvient des cieux."

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

“Te-hua––you?” he half whispered, but in Te-hua words she could not answer him––only begged rapidly in Navahu for protection––and motioned with fear towards the villages where the tombé was sounding.

From The Flute of the Gods by Ryan, Marah Ellis