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tombe noun {f} /tɔ̃b/
(Funéraire) Fosse mortuaire ; sépulture qui renferme un ou plusieurs morts	grave, tomb, sepulchre
(Sens figuré) La mort	grave
(Funéraire) Pierre tombale ; monument, recouvrant un tombeau	tombstone, gravestone

outre-tombe: hereafter, Beyond, afterlife
la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre: the apple does not fall far from the tree
avoir un pied dans la tombe: have one foot in the grave
se retourner dans sa tombe: roll in one's grave, roll over in one's grave, turn in one's grave, turn over in one's grave
qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravin: pride comes before a fall
le fruit ne tombe jamais loin de l’arbre: the apple does not fall far from the tree
creuser sa tombe: dig one's own grave
pilleur de tombe: graverobber
emporter dans sa tombe: take to the grave

tomb noun /tum/ , /tuːm/
A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.	tombeau, tombe

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