| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| tumbar⇒ vtr | (tirar al suelo) | knock down, lay down vtr phrasal sep |
| | Tumbaron el poste para después trasladarlo. |
| | They knocked down (or: laid down) the post to move it later on. |
| tumbar vtr | (inclinar) | incline⇒ vtr |
| | | tilt⇒, tip⇒ vtr |
| | | turn on its side v expr |
| | Tumbó un poco el perchero para alcanzar a la chaqueta. |
| | She inclined the coat rack a bit to reach the jacket. |
| tumbar vtr | (derribar) | knock down⇒ vtr |
| | Tumbaron la pared del golpe. |
| | They knocked down the wall in one blow. |
| tumbar vtr | (derribar, herir) | knock down vtr phrasal sep |
| | | knock over vtr phrasal sep |
| | Tumbaron al boxeador en el primer round. |
| | The boxer was knocked down in the first round. |
| tumbar vtr | coloquial (quitar el sentido) (figurative) | knock [sb] over vtr phrasal sep |
| | Tiene un olor tan fuerte que tumba. |
| | The smell is so strong it could knock you over. |
| tumbar vtr | (echar por tierra) | put paid to, knock [sth] out of the water v expr |
| | | knock down vtr phrasal insep |
| | | demolish⇒ vtr |
| | Los resultados del experimento tumbaron su teoría. |
| | The results of the experiment put paid to his theory. |
| tumbar vtr | coloquial (vencer, ganar) | thrash⇒ vtr |
| | | beat convincingly vtr + adv |
| | Nuestro equipo tumbó al rival en el último partido. |
| | Our team thrashed the opponent in the last game. |
| tumbarse⇒ v prnl | (echarse al suelo) | lie down vi phrasal |
| | Los soldados se tumbaron en el suelo para evitar ser vistos. |
| | The soldiers lay down on the floor to avoid being seen. |
| tumbarse v prnl | coloquial (dormirse) (sleep) | lie down vi phrasal |
| | (elongate body) | stretch out vi phrasal |
| | | sleep⇒ vi |
| | Tengo sueño, así que me voy a tumbar un rato. |
| | I'm tired, so I'm going to lie down for a bit. |