stumbled in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stumbled 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 stumbled 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

stumbled in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumbled 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 stumbled 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

stumbled 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

He was fired in 1972 after the team, beset by injuries, stumbled to a 3-11 finish.

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We stumbled through with a second-rate pair of shoes and a stand-in soft toy.

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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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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 have stumbled on me again he used to say.

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On opening night, he experienced stage fright and stumbled over his line.

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In 1993, a construction worker stumbled upon some of the buried munitions.

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

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They were looking at rentals, and then stumbled across a manufactured house last year that cost just $87,500 for the structure and the two acres of land it's on.

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