stumble in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stumble 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

Translations for stumble in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trompicar

to stumble

traspié

stumble

trastabillar

to stumble

trastabillón

stumble

tropezón

stumble

tropezar

to stumble

dar un paso en falso lit

to stumble

stumble in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumble 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 stumble in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

stumble 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

Consequently, decision-makers frequently stumble through what we call the decision downloading process.

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They have stumbled on me again he used to say.

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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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Some stumbled down into the ravine through thick foliage.

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He further said that he had first stumbled across the fort in the 1930s, while foraging for jungle produce.

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

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Often a police officer may stumble upon one of these pages, or an informant can give access to the local gang page.

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They have a variety of adventures before stumbling upon a gold deposit.

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

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