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stumbling ['stʌmblɪŋ](speech) hésitant;∎ she took her first stumbling steps elle a fait ses premiers pas►► stumbling block pierre f d'achoppement -
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stumbling block n obstacle m ; the main stumbling block is… le principal obstacle est… ; that's the main stumbling block c'est ça la pierre d'achoppement ; to be ou prove a stumbling block to faire obstacle à. -
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Pol. pierre d'achoppement; écueil; difficultéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > stumbling block
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['stʌmblɪŋ blɒk]noun obstacle m -
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noun (a difficulty that prevents progress.) pierre d'achoppement -
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1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) trébucher2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) avancer en trébuchant3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) hésiter en parlant•- stumble across/on -
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(a) (when stumbling, dropping something etc) houp-là!(b) (after someone has made a mistake) oh là là! -
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stumble ['stʌmbəl]∎ she stumbled and fell elle trébucha et tomba;∎ he stumbled against me il a trébuché et m'a heurté;∎ he stumbled over the toys in the hall il a trébuché sur les jouets dans le couloir;∎ to stumble along/in/out avancer/entrer/sortir en trébuchant;∎ they stumbled, exhausted, over the finishing line ils ont franchi la ligne d'arrivée en titubant de fatigue;∎ he was stumbling about in the dark il avançait en trébuchant dans le noir;∎ they stumbled out into the bright light ils sortirent en chancelant sous la lumière aveuglante(b) (in speech) trébucher;∎ to stumble over a long word trébucher sur un mot long;∎ he managed to stumble through his lecture c'est d'une voix mal assurée qu'il a finalement prononcé son cours2 noun(a) (in walking) faux pas m∎ she read the poem without a stumble elle a lu le poème sans se tromper ou sans se reprendre une seule fois(b) (discover) trouver par hasard, tomber sur
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