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1 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropeçar2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) andar aos tropeçOes3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropeçar•- stumble across/on* * *stum.ble[st'∧mbəl] n 1 erro, ato impróprio, lapso, deslize, falta. 2 tropeço, passo falso. • vt 1 tropeçar, pisar em falso. 2 fazer tropeçar. 3 cambalear, andar sem firmeza. 4 falar ou agir de modo hesitante. 5 errar, falhar. 6 encontrar por acaso, topar com. to stumble at chocar-se com. to stumble into meter-se em alguma coisa sem querer. to stumble over tropeçar sobre. to stumble upon achar por acaso, topar com. -
2 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropeçar2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) tropeçar3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropeçar•- stumble across/on -
3 stumble
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4 stumble across/on
(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) deparar com -
5 stumble across/on
(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) tropeçar em, topar com -
6 to stumble at
to stumble atchocar-se com. -
7 to stumble into
to stumble intometer-se em alguma coisa sem querer. -
8 to stumble over
to stumble overtropeçar sobre. -
9 to stumble upon
to stumble uponachar por acaso, topar com. -
10 blunder
1. verb1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.) tropeçar2) (to make a (bad) mistake: He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.) cometer um erro2. noun(a (bad) mistake.) erro* * *blun.der[bl'∧ndə] n asneira, erro grave ou estúpido. he committed a blunder / ele cometeu um erro grave. • vi+vt 1 errar, cometer um erro grave, fazer uma asneira. 2 estragar, deitar a perder, fazer errado. 3 mover-se de modo desajeitado, tropeçar, cambalear. 4 cometer rata, falar irrefletidamente. to blunder out expressar-se de forma infeliz. to blunder upon encontrar, achar por acaso. -
11 falter
['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) hesitar2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) vacilar•- falteringly* * *fal.ter[f'ɔ:ltə] n vacilação, hesitação. • vi 1 pronunciar com hesitação. 2 agir com hesitação ou incerteza. 3 vacilar, titubear. -
12 trip
[trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.)2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.)2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.)- tripper* * *[trip] n 1 viagem, excursão, passeio. 2 tropeço, passo falso. 3 rasteira, cambapé. 4 logro. 5 engano, erro, fracasso. 6 passo curto e leve. 7 coll viagem: experiências sob o efeito de drogas. • vt 1 tropeçar, cambalear, escorregar. 2 passar rasteira, fazer tropeçar. 3 apanhar alguém em erro, falta, confundir, etc. 4 errar, enganar-se, trair-se, dar um passo em falso. 5 dar passos curtos e leves, sapatear, saltaricar. 6 tartamudear. 7 Mech soltar, desengatar, pôr em movimento, ligar (de repente). have a nice trip! boa viagem! he was tripped up fig ele caiu no logro. sea trip viagem por mar. to trip along andar com passos curtos. to trip up a) passar rasteira, derrubar. b) fazer fracassar (um plano). c) Naut levantar ferros. we caught him tripping pegamo-lo num erro, fig num deslize. we tripped him up in... surpreendemo-lo em...————————trip.• vi voar em revoada. -
13 sure-footed
adjective (not likely to slip or stumble: Goats are sure-footed animals.) de andar seguro -
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15 falter
['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) vacilar2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) gaguejar, balbuciar•- falteringly -
16 sure-footed
adjective (not likely to slip or stumble: Goats are sure-footed animals.) que não pisa em falso -
17 trip
[trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.) tropeçar2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.) saltitar2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) viagem- tripper
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stumble — ► VERB 1) trip or momentarily lose one s balance. 2) walk unsteadily. 3) make a mistake or repeated mistakes in speaking. 4) (stumble across/on/upon) find by chance. ► NOUN ▪ an act of stumbling. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
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