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1 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: -
2 negocio
Del verbo negociar: ( conjugate negociar) \ \
negocio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
negoció es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: negociar negocio
negociar ( conjugate negociar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo to negotiate
negocio sustantivo masculinoa) (Com) business;montar or poner un negocio to set up a business; hablar de negocios to talk business; en el mundo de los negocios in the business world
negociar
I vtr (acordar, tratar) to negotiate: negociamos con él la compra de las acciones, we negotiated the purchase of the shares with him
están negociando la subida de las pensiones, they are negotiating a rise in pensions
II vi (traficar, comerciar) to do business, deal: negocia con ropa usada, he deals in second-hand clothes
negocio sustantivo masculino
1 Com Fin business: esa venta fue un mal negocio, that sale was a bad deal
2 (asunto) affair: no sé en qué negocios anda, I don't know what type of business he's involved in
3 (tienda, empresa) su padre tiene un negocio de restauración de muebles, his father's got a furniture restoring business Locuciones: hacer negocio, to make a profit: mal negocio vas a hacer si no les cobras a los amigos, you're not going to do very good business if you don't charge your friends ' negocio' also found in these entries: Spanish: abocada - abocado - acondicionada - acondicionado - activar - ampliar - ampliación - bancarrota - camelar - cerrar - chanchullo - cierre - contabilidad - dirigir - dirigente - embarcarse - entablar - estimativa - estimativo - evolución - filón - floreciente - fraudulenta - fraudulento - fundar - gárgaras - gestión - honrada - honrado - hundirse - liquidación - llevar - local - lucrativa - lucrativo - montar - naufragar - pantalla - patrón - patrona - patrono - peligrar - pique - poner - redonda - redondo - reflotar - regentar - regente - regir English: attend to - backing - bootstrap - bust - buy out - carry on - close down - concern - control - decline - enterprise - established - expand - fail - flourishing - founder - funny business - going - handle - injection - invest - keep - lucrative - mine - nourish - open up - operate - patronize - shady - shop - show - shut down - shut up - slacken off - sluggish - start - start up - stock - stumbling-block - successful - big - business - engaged - killing
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