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1 stumble across
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2 stumble across/on
(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) tropezar con, encontrar por casualidad -
3 stumble across
v.1 tropezar con, toparse con (find)2 tropezar accidentalmente con, encontrarse con, encontrar de casualidad, encontrar por casualidad. -
4 to stumble across / stumble on
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5 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropezar2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) avanzar dando tropezonesaspiés3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropezar, atrabancarse; balbucir•- stumble across/on
stumble vb tropezartr['stʌmbəl]1 (trip) tropezar (on/over, con), dar un traspié2 (walk unsteadily) tambalearse3 (while speaking) atrancarse, atascarse1) trip: tropezar, dar un traspié2) flounder: quedarse sin saber qué hacer o decir3)stumble n: tropezón m, traspié mn.• traspié s.m.• trompicón s.m.• tropezón s.m.• tropiezo s.m.v.• abarrajar v.• pegar v.• trompicar v.• tropezar v.'stʌmbəla) ( trip) tropezar*, dar* un traspiéto stumble OVER/AGAINST something — tropezar* con algo
b) ( move unsteadily) (+ adv compl)to stumble along/in/out — ir*/entrar/salir* a tropezones or a trompicones
c) ( in speech) atrancarse*Phrasal Verbs:['stʌmbl]1.N tropezón m, traspié m2.VI tropezar, dar un traspiéto stumble on, to go stumbling on — (=keep walking) avanzar dando traspiés
to stumble through a speech — pronunciar un discurso de cualquier manera, pronunciar un discurso atracándose
to stumble (up)on or across sth — (fig) tropezar con algo
* * *['stʌmbəl]a) ( trip) tropezar*, dar* un traspiéto stumble OVER/AGAINST something — tropezar* con algo
b) ( move unsteadily) (+ adv compl)to stumble along/in/out — ir*/entrar/salir* a tropezones or a trompicones
c) ( in speech) atrancarse*Phrasal Verbs: -
6 encontrar
encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo 1 no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover 2 (+ compl): lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous; ¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you? encontrarse verbo pronominal 1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq) 2 ( recípr) ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq) 3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across; 4 (frml) ( estar) to be; el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste ' encontrar' also found in these entries: Spanish: acertar - aparecer - aterrizar - atinar - colocarse - desconocer - discografía - fórmula - hallar - horma - mariposear - parte - buscar - dar - encuentra - esquivo - solución - ver English: bear - difficulty - dig around - discover - find - fit in - flesh - forgetful - get - grade - housekeeper - intensify - intimate - locate - lodging - loophole - pent-up - replacement - scrabble - speed up - store up - strike - traceable - trail - try - be - come - encounter - explain - fumble - high - meet - run - seek - solve - spot - stumble - time - word - work
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