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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.) spotakniti se2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) spotikati se3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) zatikati se•- stumble across/on* * *[stʌmbl]1.nounspotikljaj, spodrsljaj, spodrkljaj, padec; figuratively pogreška, pomota;2.intransitive verbspotakniti se, spodrsniti ( against ob, over čez); pojecljavati; pomišljati se, oklevati; pohujšati se; pogrešiti; (nepričakovano) pasti ( into v); nameriti se, slučajno (po naključju) naleteti (across, upon na); transitive verb zbegati, zmesti; iznenaditi, presenetiti; (zlasti figuratively) spotaknitito stumble at a straw, and leap over a block figuratively biti natančen v malenkostih in površen v važnih stvareh -
2 stumble across/on
(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) naleteti na -
3 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) proti2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) v primerjavi z3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) k, na4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) proti* * *I [əgéinst]prepositionproti, zoper; ob; zaagainst a rainy day, against a day of want — za hude časefamiliarly to be up against it — biti v stiskiII [əgéinst]conjunctionarchaic preden; dokler nestay here against he comes — ostani tu, preden pride -
4 blunder
1. verb1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.) zadeti (ob kaj)2) (to make a (bad) mistake: He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.) polomiti ga2. noun(a (bad) mistake.) huda napaka* * *I [blʌndə]nounpogreška, zmota, spodrsljajII [blʌndə]1.intransitive verbspotikati se, spodrsniti; pogrešiti, kozla ustreliti;2.transitive verbslabo voditi, slabo ravnati; colloquially pokvariti, uničiti -
5 falter
['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) omahovati2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) jecljati•- falteringly* * *[fɔ:ltə]1.intransitive verbopotekati se; spotakniti se; omahovati, obotavljati se; jecljati;2.transitive verbzajecljati -
6 sure-footed
adjective (not likely to slip or stumble: Goats are sure-footed animals.) trdnih nog* * *[šúəfutid]adjective (ki je) sigurnih nog (npr. mula); figuratively zanesljiv -
7 trip
[trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.)2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.)2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) izlet- tripper* * *I [trip]1.nounkratko potovanje, izlet; krajša vožnja po morju; hiter, okreten korak, drobnenje, skakljanje; ženski korak, stopicanje; podstavljanje noge; spodrsljaj (tudi figuratively) napačen korak; zmota, napaka, pomota, zabloda; (o ribah) ulov(ek), lovina (med vožnjo); plural redne vožnje (parnika itd.)a cheap trip — izlet po znižani voznini, cenia round trip — krožno potovanje, potovanje tja in nazaj;2.adjectiveizletniški; technical sprožilenII [trip]intransitive verb (tudi trip it) stopicati, drobneti, iti z z lahkimi koraki, skakljati; spotakniti se ( over ob, nad); spodrsniti (tudi figuratively); pojecljavati, zapletati se z jezikom; figuratively (pre)varati se; pogrešiti, (z)motiti se, napraviti napako; (redko) iti na kratek izlet ali potovanje; transitive verb plesati po; spotakniti, podreti (koga); nautical dvigniti sidro; biology oprašiti, oploditi (rastlino); technical nenadoma spustiti (ročico itd.), sprožiti, zagnati (stroj); figuratively zasačiti, zalotiti (pri napaki); prekrižati, pokvariti (komu) načrte, namere; figuratively uničitiI tripped with my tongue, my tongue tripped — zareklo se mi jeto catch s.o. tripping — ujeti, zalotiti koga pri pregreškuI caught him tripping — ujel sem ga, ko ni znal
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