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

"Il est tombé du haut mal"—"He died of the falling sickness."

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

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

From The Martian by Du Maurier, George

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

From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Hale, Horatio

"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

Yo toutt pouend couri, quitté caïe-là sèle,—épi yo toutt tombé larviè à touempé bouche yo.

From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio