stumble in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stumble in the English»French Dictionary

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

stumble

faux pas m

without a stumble

sans trébucher

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

1. stumble (trip):

stumble

trébucher (against contre, on, over sur)

2. stumble (stagger):

to stumble in/out/off

entrer/sortir/s'en aller en chancelant

he stumbled around the room

il a fait le tour de la pièce en chancelant

3. stumble (in speech):

stumble

hésiter

to stumble over phrase, word:

buter sur

he stumbled through his farewell speech

il a prononcé son discours d'adieu en bafouillant

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

stumble on walkers, travellers:

avancer en trébuchant

stumble on fig undertaking, leadership:

continuer tant bien que mal

II.stumble on VB [Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l -, Am ˈstəmbəl -] (stumble on [sth], stumble upon [sth])

stumble on person, place, date, event, item:

stumble on

tomber par hasard sur

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

stumble across person, information, fact:

stumble across

tomber par hasard sur

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unwittingly stumble upon

accidentellement

Translations for stumble in the French»English Dictionary

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trébucher

to stumble (sur on, contre against)

l'obstacle l'a fait trébucher

the obstacle made him stumble

trébucher sur un mot

to stumble over a word

broncher cheval:

to stumble

achopper sur

to stumble over

ânonner (en hésitant) texte, leçon

to stumble through

buter

to trip, to stumble

découvrir le pot aux roses

to stumble on what's been going on

stumble in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumble in the English»French Dictionary

I.stumble [ˈstʌmbl] N

stumble

faux pas m

II.stumble [ˈstʌmbl] VB intr

1. stumble (trip):

stumble

trébucher

to stumble in/out

entrer/sortir en trébuchant

2. stumble (falter during talking):

to stumble over sth

buter sur qc

Translations for stumble in the French»English Dictionary

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trébucher sur une pierre

to stumble over a stone

buter contre qc

to stumble over sth

faire un faux pas (en marchant)

to stumble

stumble Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stumble in/out

entrer/sortir en trébuchant

to stumble over sth

buter sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The third verse is about a drunk who stumbles out of a bar.

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

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Some stumbled down into the ravine through thick foliage.

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He hears the enormous woman stumbling after him, and even guesses that as a witch, she waited until she was alone with him to die.

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Plus, the basement lightbulb continually goes dark every time the panther enters, leading him to stumble down the steps each and every time.

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She said that she followed her older sister into dance and eventually stumbled into acting.

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Leo is the creator of a booming gaming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions.

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They have stumbled on me again he used to say.

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Laurel is doing chores when she stumbles upon a man sitting alone in the woods playing a flute.

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However, in his quest, he stumbles on a community governed by a bureaucratic hierarchy using the dragon to cover their own use of power.

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