Tumba (en. Grave)

/ˈtum.ba/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Tomb or place intended for burying the dead.

I visited my grandfather's grave in the cemetery.

Visité la tumba de mi abuelo en el cementerio.

Cavity or depression in the ground where a corpse is placed.

The tomb was decorated with fresh flowers.

La tumba fue decorada con flores frescas.

Symbolic tomb, sometimes used in literature to represent death.

In the poem, the tomb is a symbol of sadness.

En el poema, la tumba es un símbolo de tristeza.

From Latin 'tumba', which means 'body in the ground'.

grave of love

A symbolic place where a loved one who has passed away is remembered.

tumba de amor

to be a tomb

To have the ability to keep secrets without revealing them.

ser una tumba

to go to the grave

To refer to dying or to a final situation.

ir a la tumba

funeral

Ceremony held in honor of a deceased person.

funeral

resurrection

Concept of returning to life after having died.

resurrección

shroud

Cloth used to wrap a corpse.

mortaja

Place of eternal rest.

He is no longer here; he went to the grave.

Ya no está, se fue a la tumba.

Tomb or resting place in a figurative sense.

That project is in the tomb; we won't do it again.

Ese proyecto está en la tumba, no lo volveremos a hacer.