No. 3,293 in French
tombés
"Fallen" or "dropped" (past participle of "tomber").
In a sentence
Nous sommes tombés amoureux lors de notre première rencontre.
We fell in love during our first meeting.
In this sentence, 'tombés' is used figuratively to describe the emotional state of falling in love.
Les livres sont tombés de l'étagère après le tremblement de terre.
The books fell off the shelf after the earthquake.
Here, 'tombés' refers to the physical action of falling.
Après une longue marche, ils sont tombés de fatigue sur le canapé.
After a long walk, they collapsed from fatigue onto the sofa.
In this case, 'tombés' conveys the metaphorical sense of being overwhelmed or exhausted.
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