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tomb

UK
/tuːm/
US
/tum/

Traduzioni

tombnoun
tombs
pl
UK
/tuːm/
US
/tum/
tombeSens général : sépulture, lieu où l’on enterre un défunt.
The tomb was sealed for centuries.
La tombe est restée scellée pendant des siècles.
tombeauS’emploie surtout pour un monument funéraire ou une sépulture monumentale.
The tomb of the pharaoh was richly decorated.
Le tombeau du pharaon était richement décoré.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
caveauEmploi plus précis pour une chambre funéraire, souvent souterraine.
Sinonimi
sepulcher
grave
necropolis
graveyard
interment
burial site
crypt
mausoleum
tombverb
tombed
Past Simple
tombed
Past Participle
tombing
Gerund
UK
/tuːm/
US
/tum/
The verb 'to tomb' (literary) meaning 'to place in a tomb; to bury'.
inhumerEmploi soutenu ; verbe plus naturel que l’emprunt en français.
The ancient king was tombed with all his treasures.
L'ancien roi fut inhumé avec tous ses trésors.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
enterrerSens plus courant et général que inhumer.
Sinonimi
lay to rest
inter
inhume
sepulchre
sepulcher
entomb
bury
tombadjective
Attributive use as in 'tomb robber', 'tomb paintings'; treated as adjective.
funéraireSens général : relatif à une tombe ou à des rites funéraires.
Tomb paintings often depict scenes from the afterlife.
Les peintures funéraires représentent souvent des scènes de l’au-delà.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
tombalPlus rare et plus littéraire ; s’emploie surtout dans des contextes archéologiques ou descriptifs.
Sinonimi
tombal
tomblike
burial
funerary
funereal
sepulchral

Definizioni

tombnoun
A large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
The ancient tomb was discovered by archaeologists in the desert.
A monument to the memory of a dead person, erected over their burial place.
The tomb of the unknown soldier is a place of national reverence.
A burial chamber, usually above ground, that is often elaborately decorated.
The pharaoh's tomb was filled with treasures and artifacts.
tombverb
To place (a dead body) in a tomb; to inter or bury.
The ancient king was tombed with all his treasures.
tombadjective
Relating to, found in, or characteristic of a tomb.
Tomb paintings often depict scenes from the afterlife.
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