stumble

stumble
verb
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropezar
2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) avanzar dando tropezonesaspiés
3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropezar, atrabancarse; balbucir
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- stumble across/on
stumble vb tropezar
he stumbled over a branch tropezó con una rama
El gerundio de stumble se escribe stumbling
stumble
tr['stʌmbəl]
noun
1 tropezón nombre masculino, traspié nombre masculino, trompicón nombre masculino
intransitive verb
1 (trip) tropezar (on/over, con), dar un traspié
■ I stumbled on the step tropecé con el escalón
2 (walk unsteadily) tambalearse
■ he stumbled around in the dark iba tambaleándose en la oscuridad
3 (while speaking) atrancarse, atascarse
■ she stumbled over a long word se atrancó con una palabra larga
stumble ['stʌmbəl] vi, -bled ; -bling
1) trip: tropezar, dar un traspié
2) flounder: quedarse sin saber qué hacer o decir
3)
to stumble acrossor to stumble upon : dar con, tropezar con
stumble n
: tropezón m, traspié m
stumble
n.
• traspié s.m.
• trompicón s.m.
• tropezón s.m.
• tropiezo s.m.
v.
• abarrajar v.
• pegar v.
• trompicar v.
• tropezar v.
'stʌmbəl
intransitive verb
a) (trip) tropezar*, dar* un traspié

to 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*

he stumbled over the long words — se atrancaba la lengua con las palabras largas

Phrasal Verbs:
['stʌmbl]
1.
N tropezón m , traspié m
2.
VI tropezar, dar un traspié

to stumble against sth — tropezar contra algo

to stumble on, to go stumbling on — (=keep walking) avanzar dando traspiés

to stumble over sth — tropezar en algo

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]
intransitive verb
a) (trip) tropezar*, dar* un traspié

to 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*

he stumbled over the long words — se atrancaba la lengua con las palabras largas

Phrasal Verbs:

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