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1 stumble
B vi1 ( trip) trébucher (against contre ; on, over sur) ;2 ( stagger) to stumble in/out/off entrer/sortir/s'en aller en chancelant ; he stumbled around the room il a fait le tour de la pièce en chancelant ;3 ( in speech) hésiter ; to stumble over [phrase, word] buter sur ; he stumbled through his farewell speech il a prononcé son discours d'adieu en bafouillant.▶ stumble across [sth] tomber par hasard sur [person, information, fact].■ stumble on:▶ stumble on [walkers, travellers] avancer en trébuchant ; fig [undertaking, leadership] continuer tant bien que mal ;▶ stumble on [sth], stumble upon [sth] tomber par hasard sur [person, place, date, event, item]. -
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stumble ['stʌmbəl]∎ she stumbled and fell elle trébucha et tomba;∎ he stumbled against me il a trébuché et m'a heurté;∎ he stumbled over the toys in the hall il a trébuché sur les jouets dans le couloir;∎ to stumble along/in/out avancer/entrer/sortir en trébuchant;∎ they stumbled, exhausted, over the finishing line ils ont franchi la ligne d'arrivée en titubant de fatigue;∎ he was stumbling about in the dark il avançait en trébuchant dans le noir;∎ they stumbled out into the bright light ils sortirent en chancelant sous la lumière aveuglante(b) (in speech) trébucher;∎ to stumble over a long word trébucher sur un mot long;∎ he managed to stumble through his lecture c'est d'une voix mal assurée qu'il a finalement prononcé son cours2 noun(a) (in walking) faux pas m∎ she read the poem without a stumble elle a lu le poème sans se tromper ou sans se reprendre une seule fois(b) (discover) trouver par hasard, tomber sur -
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stumble [ˊstʌmbl]1. n1) спотыка́ние; запи́нка; заде́ржка2) ло́жный шаг, оши́бка2. v1) спотыка́ться, оступа́ться (тж. перен.)2) запина́ться; ошиба́ться;to stumble through a lesson отвеча́ть уро́к с запи́нками
stumble across случа́йно найти́, натолкну́ться на;stumble along ковыля́ть; идти́ спотыка́ясь;stumble at усомни́ться в чём-л.; сомнева́ться, колеба́ться;stumble upon наткну́ться на -
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5 stumble on
stumble (up)on [sb., sth.] imbattersi in [person, event]; trovare per caso [place, item]* * *stumble (up)on [sb., sth.] imbattersi in [person, event]; trovare per caso [place, item] -
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stumble across, stumble on,stumble upon1 tegen het lijf lopen ⇒ toevallig ontmoeten, treffen; stuiten op; toevallig vinden -
7 stumble into
stumble into2 door een toeval belanden in ⇒ terechtkomen in, geraken tot♦voorbeelden:he stumbled into that job • hij kreeg die baan in de schoot geworpen -
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■ stumble overv. i. + prep.2 (fig.) esitare (o titubare) davanti a (qc.) □ to stumble over one's words, impuntarsi nel parlare; impaperarsi. -
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■ stumble throughv. i. + prep.dire (pronunciare, recitare, ecc.) incespicando a ogni parola (o impaperandosi): to stumble through a long speech, pronunciare un lungo discorso che è tutto una papera; to stumble through a poem, recitare una poesia impaperandosi a ogni verso. -
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12 stumble on
stumble on, stumble up on попадам, натъквам се на; -
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17 stumble across
stumble across [sb., sth.] imbattersi in [person, information]* * *stumble across [sb., sth.] imbattersi in [person, information] -
18 stumble on
stumble on [something], stumble upon [something] fig tomber par hasard sur -
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20 stumble along
stumble along ковылять; идти спотыкаясь
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stumble — stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop, bumble can mean to move unsteadily, clumsily, or with defective equilibrium (as in walking, in doing, or in proceeding). Stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, and flounder as applied to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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stumble upon — ˈstumble a ˌcross ˈstumble on ˈstumble up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across … Useful english dictionary
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