stumbling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for stumbling in the English»French Dictionary

stumbling block [Brit ˈstʌmblɪŋ blɒk, Am ˈstəmb(ə)lɪŋ ˌblɑk] N

stumbling block

obstacle m

the main stumbling block is…

le principal obstacle est…

that's the main stumbling block

c'est ça la pierre d'achoppement

to be or prove a stumbling block to

faire obstacle à

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 stumbling in the French»English Dictionary

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trébuchant (trébuchante)

stumbling

pierre d'achoppement

stumbling block

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

stumbling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumbling in the English»French Dictionary

stumbling block N

stumbling block

obstacle m

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 stumbling 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

stumbling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stumble in/out

entrer/sortir en trébuchant

to stumble over sth

buter sur qc

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English

Some people stumbling over tongue-twisters say the first two sounds of successive words almost at the same time, while others say them in quick succession.

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The merger had been rumored for months, but was delayed by the major stumbling block of segregation.

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This was the stumbling block to the stately home scheme.

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His argument appears to be that, by remembering the pointless and unjustifiable outcomes of persecution, humankind may be motivated to avoid the same stumbling blocks.

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She believes in women freedom but does not think marriage is a stumbling block on the way.

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They go forward, stumbling, sometimes falling, sometimes triumphant, sometimes vanquished.

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It was the main stumbling block the rebels faced from achieving total victory.

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He leaves the bar inebriated, stumbling down a corridor and causing a scene after he trips and drops his wedding ring.

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A major stumbling block to purification was the insolubility of demineralized bone matrix.

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As the global economic system is stumbling and shaking, adaptive and transformative leadership becomes even more relevant in this unchartered world.

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