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1 to stumble upon
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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.) 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. -
3 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.
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stumble upon — phrasal verb stumble across or stumble on or stumble upon [transitive] Word forms stumble across : present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across present participle stumbling across past tense stumbled across past participle … English dictionary
stumble upon — stumble (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… … English dictionary for students
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
stumble upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, arrive at, arrive upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come at, come on, come up against, come upon, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall in with, fall upon, get at, happen upon,… … Moby Thesaurus
stumble upon — verb a) To discover or find something by accident. b) To meet somebody by chance. Syn: come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on … Wiktionary
stumble upon — See stumble on … New dictionary of synonyms
stumble upon something — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
stumble upon somebody — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
stumble across — phrasal verb stumble across or stumble on or stumble upon [transitive] Word forms stumble across : present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across present participle stumbling across past tense stumbled across past participle … English dictionary
stumble on — phrasal verb stumble across or stumble on or stumble upon [transitive] Word forms stumble across : present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across present participle stumbling across past tense stumbled across past participle … English dictionary
stumble on — verb a) to discover or find something by accident b) to meet somebody by chance Syn: come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble upon … Wiktionary
