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1 stumble
• nikotella• tyriä• horjahdus• horjahtaa• astua harhaan• pyllähtää• kellahtaa• kellistyä• kangerrella• kangertaa• kaatua• mennä kumoon• munaus• sotkeutua• takerrella• takertaa• kupsahtaa• langeta• laota• kompuroida• kompastua• kompastella* * *1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) kompastua2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) kompuroida3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) kangerrella•- stumble across/on -
2 blunder
• tyriä• huomaamattomuus• hoitaa huonosti• vikapistoautomatic data processing• virhe• erehdys• töpätä• töppäys• törkeä• töppäillä• törkeä virhe• tehdä nolo virhe• haksahtaa• harhaisku• haksahdus• haparoida• möhläys• möhlätä• munata• möhliä• munia• munaus• sätkytellä• laiminlyönti• kömmähdys• kommellus• kompastua* * *1. verb1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.) kompuroida2) (to make a (bad) mistake: He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.) möhliä2. noun(a (bad) mistake.) möhläys
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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
stumble — stum|ble1 [ stʌmbl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to fall or almost fall while you are walking or running: Cheryl s horse stumbled, throwing her to the ground. stumble over/on etc.: On his morning run, Derek stumbled over a fallen tree. stumble… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stumble */ — UK [ˈstʌmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stumble : present tense I/you/we/they stumble he/she/it stumbles present participle stumbling past tense stumbled past participle stumbled 1) a) to fall or almost fall while you are walking or… … English dictionary
stumble — [[t]stʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] stumbles, stumbling, stumbled 1) VERB If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over. He stumbled and almost fell... [V prep/adv] I stumbled into the telephone box and… … English dictionary
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 — stumbler, n. stumblingly, adv. /stum beuhl/, v., stumbled, stumbling, n. v.i. 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 3. to… … Universalium
stumble — v 1. trip, fall, fall down, fall flat on one s face, tumble, take a spill, Inf. take a header, Inf. come a cropper; stagger, lurch, pitch, careen, Brit. Dial. stoit. 2. err, make a mistake, blunder, bungle, botch, muff, flub, fumble, Inf. slip up … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stumble — I. verb (stumbled; stumbling) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to stumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to fall into sin or waywardness b. to make an error ; blunder … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
stumble — [c]/ˈstʌmbəl / (say stumbuhl) verb (stumbled, stumbling) –verb (i) 1. to strike the foot against something in walking, running, etc., so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily. 3. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially… …
stumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. trip, stub one s toe; hobble, stagger, lumber; blunder, flounder, stammer; err, slip, backslide. See descent, agitation, error, stammering. stumbling block II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move in a… … English dictionary for students