Usage Note
Tombe refers to a burial grave or tomb marker. The related verb tomber (to fall) is a false friend — the two words are unrelated in meaning. The phrase silencieux comme une tombe ('silent as a grave') is a common French simile.
Examples
"Elle a fleuri la tombe de sa mère."
Natural Translation
She put flowers on her mother's grave.
Literal Translation
She has flowered the-grave of her mother
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