stumble across in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stumble across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 across 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

I.across [Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs, Brit əˈkrɒs] ADV across often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come across, cut across, put across, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, cut, put, etc)

1. across (from one side to other):

the signal turned green and we walked across

se encendió la luz verde y cruzamos

the boatman ferried them across

el barquero los cruzó

she passed the photo across

me (or le etc.) pasó or alcanzó la foto

three down and four across

tres hacia abajo y cuatro a la derecha

seven across (crossword clue)

siete horizontal

2. across (on the other side):

across

del otro lado

they're already across

ya están del otro lado

she sat across from me

estaba sentada frente a mí or enfrente de mí

3. across (in width, diameter):

it is 20m across

tiene or mide 20m de ancho

if you measure them across …

si los mides a lo ancho …

diagonally across

transversalmente

diagonally across

en diagonal

II.across [Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs, Brit əˈkrɒs] PREP

1. across (from one side to other):

they ran across the road

cruzaron la calle corriendo

he shouted to her across the room

le gritó desde el otro lado de la habitación

he walked across the stage

atravesó or cruzó el escenario

we took the ferry across the bay

cruzamos la bahía en el ferry

they set up a barrier across the road

pusieron una barrera de lado a lado de la calle

I arranged the blanket across my legs

me tapé las piernas con la manta

opinions from across the political spectrum

opiniones provenientes de todo el espectro político

2. across (on the other side of):

they live just across the road

viven justo enfrente

he called to her from across the road

la llamó desde la acera de enfrente or desde el otro lado de la calle

the park across the river

el parque al otro lado del río

See also put across

I.put across VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] put over (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

put across idea/message:

put across

comunicar

to put sth across to sb

hacerle entender algo a alguien

how can I put it across to her that … ?

¿cómo puedo hacerle entender que … ?

she tries to put herself across as a liberated woman

quiere dar la impresión de que es una mujer liberada

she has the knack of putting herself across to people

sabe comunicarse con la gente

she puts herself across very well in an interview

sabe presentarse muy bien or causar muy buena impresión en una entrevista

stumble across in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumble across 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

I.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] PREP

1. across (on other side of):

across

al otro lado de

just across the street

justo al otro lado de la calle

across from sb/sth

enfrente de alguien/algo

2. across (from one side to other):

across

a través de

to walk across the bridge

cruzar el puente andando

the bridge across the river

el puente que cruza el río

to go across the sea to France

ir a Francia cruzando el océano

Phrases:

across the board

general

across the board

global

II.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] ADV

1. across (in distance):

across

de un lado a otro

to run/swim across

cruzar corriendo/a nado

to be 2m across

tener 2 m de ancho

2. across (in contact with):

to come across sth

encontrar(se) algo

3. across (conveying meaning):

to get a point across

hacer entender una idea

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two chemists working in a lab of a big corporation accidentally stumble across a love potion while working to create a new aftershave.

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