stumbling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stumbling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

stumbling block

escollo m

stumbling block to sth

traba f para algo

stumbling block to sth

impedimento m para algo

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 stumbling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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trompicar

to stumble

salió del bar dando trompicones

he came stumbling o staggering o lurching out of the bar

traspié

stumble

trastabillar

to stumble

trastabillón

stumble

tropezón

stumble

stumbling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stumbling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stumbling block N

stumbling block

obstáculo m

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 stumbling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

trompicar

to stumble

tropiezo

stumbling block

trastabillar

to stumble

trompicón

stumble

traspié(s)

stumble

dar un traspié (tropezar)

to stumble

dar un paso en falso (tropezar)

to stumble

tropezón

stumble

stumbling 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

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

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However, just when the concerts seemed to be heading in the right direction, the unlikely stumbling block of world poverty halted progress.

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This was the stumbling block to the stately home scheme.

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That flaw will be a major stumbling block toward wide appeal, and overseas prospects seem particularly remote.

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The doctor and his wife arrive in a supermarket filled with stumbling blind people, and they find food in a basement storeroom.

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One stumbling block was that repression had not been demonstrated in a research study.

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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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One big stumbling block is the obligatory church tax by which one becomes a "member" of the church.

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The sound is open, free, off-the-cuff, bound together through all the stumbling, fumbling chaos that their approach entails.

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