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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.) 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: -
3 stumble
s.1 tropezón.2 desliz, lapsus.v.1 tropezar, dar traspiés, caminar a tropezones, tropezarse.2 moverse torpemente, andar a trompicones, andar a tropezones, andar dando traspiés.3 cometer un desliz, cometer un error.vi.tropezar, toparse (when walking); trastabillar (sentido figurado) (when speaking)(pt & pp stumbled) -
4 stumble on
v.tropezar accidentalmente con, encontrar de casualidad, dar de casualidad con, encontrarse con. -
5 stumble to
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6 stumble across
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7 stumble through
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8 stumble across/on
(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) tropezar con, encontrar por casualidad -
9 stumble about
v.caminar torpemente, andar dando traspiés. -
10 stumble across
v.1 tropezar con, toparse con (find)2 tropezar accidentalmente con, encontrarse con, encontrar de casualidad, encontrar por casualidad. -
11 stumble along
v.caminar a tientas, caminar haciendo eses, andar a tientas. -
12 stumble around
v.andar dando traspiés, caminar torpemente. -
13 stumble into
v.1 toparse de casualidad con.2 encontrarse de pronto en, llegar de sopetón a.3 dar por casualidad con. -
14 stumble onto
v.encontrar de casualidad, tropezar accidentalmente con. -
15 stumble over
v.tropezarse con, tropezarse inesperadamente con. -
16 stumble toward
v.ir a tientas hacia, caminar a tientas a, ir a tientas a, caminar a tientas hacia. -
17 stumble upon
v.tropezar accidentalmente con, encontrar de casualidad, encontrarse con, encontrarse por accidente, toparse con, tropezarse con. -
18 stumble with
v.tropezarse con, tropezar con. -
19 to stumble across / stumble on
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20 make stumble
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