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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].
См. также в других словарях:
stumble — stum|ble [ˈstʌmbəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] 1.) to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall = ↑trip ▪ In her hurry she… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stumble — verb (I) 1 to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall: In her hurry she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor. (+ over/on): Vic stumbled over the step as … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English