stumbled in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stumbled in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.stumble [Am ˈstəmbəl, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l] VB intr

1. stumble (trip):

stumble

tropezar

stumble

dar un traspié

to stumble over/against sth

tropezar con algo

he stumbled over a stone and fell

tropezó con una piedra y se cayó

he stumbled against a chair in the dark

tropezó con una silla en la oscuridad

2. stumble (move unsteadily) + adv compl:

to stumble along/in/out

ir/entrar/salir a tropezones or a trompicones

I just stumbled into movies by accident

fue por casualidad que empecé a hacer cine

3. stumble (in speech):

stumble

atrancarse

he stumbled over the long words

se atrancaba or se le trababa la lengua con las palabras largas

she stumbled through the list

leyó la lista tartamudeando y equivocándose

II.stumble [Am ˈstəmbəl, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l] N

stumble

tropezón m

stumble

traspié m

stumble on VB [Am ˈstəmbəl -, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l -], stumble upon VB (v + prep + o)

stumble on

dar con

stumble on

encontrar

stumble across VB [Am ˈstəmbəl -, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l -]

stumble across → stumble on

See also stumble on

stumble on VB [Am ˈstəmbəl -, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l -], stumble upon VB (v + prep + o)

stumble on

dar con

stumble on

encontrar

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he stumbled and banged into the wall

tropezó y se dio contra la pared

Translations for stumbled in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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traspié

stumble

dio un traspié y se cayó

she stumbled and fell

trompicar

to stumble

tropezón

stumble

dio un tropezón y cayó

he stumbled o tripped and fell

trastabillar

to stumble

trastabillón

stumble

tropezar

to stumble

stumbled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumbled in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stumble [ˈstʌmbl] VB intr

1. stumble (trip):

stumble

tropezar

to stumble on sth

tropezar con algo

2. stumble (while talking):

stumble

balbucear

to stumble over sth

tropezar en algo

Translations for stumbled in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trompicar

to stumble

trastabillar

to stumble

trompicón

stumble

traspié(s)

stumble

dar un traspié (tropezar)

to stumble

dar un paso en falso (tropezar)

to stumble

tropezón

stumble

stumbled Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stumble on sth

tropezar con algo

to stumble over sth

tropezar en algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Waking up, he stumbled across a packing case full of books and smuggled one back to the orphanage.

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The above comments from the right make one feel like you have stumbled into never-never land.

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So far talks to end the violent wage dispute have stumbled amid the constraints of existing wage agreements, power struggles among unions and differing stances taken by individual farmers.

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Dazed and shaken, the ensign stumbled through the flames and smoke and escaped, but the others were never seen again.

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She finally stumbled over to a huge speaker and leaned into it like she was about to pass out.

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Two hunters looking for hyraxes stumbled upon a cave where they found an ancient cistern filled with water.

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Severely nearsighted, she stumbled and bumbled when she most wanted to be graceful.

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After years of unnecessary conflict and technological advancement in weaponry, both sides eagerly stumbled into peace to avoid extinction.

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They believe women who touched anteater masks or men who stumbled while wearing them would die or receive some sort of physical disorder.

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Burns has said that he stumbled into teaching with little preparation because of the intense demand for teachers in inner-city schools.

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