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tomba

tomb

noun TOHM-bah Rare
People & Society Religion

Origin: From Latin tumba, from Greek tumbos, burial mound.

Also means

grave

Usage Note

Tomba is feminine (la tomba, le tombe). It can refer to a simple grave or an elaborate monument. The phrase silenzio di tomba ('deathly silence') is a common idiom. Tomba is also used figuratively: portare un segreto nella tomba means 'to take a secret to the grave'.

Examples

"Hanno trovato una tomba etrusca nel campo."

Natural Translation

They found an Etruscan tomb in the field.

Literal Translation

They-have found a tomb Etruscan in-the field.

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