stumble

tropezar

Perder el equilibrio al caminar o correr, a veces llegando a caer.

En inglés sencillo: To lose your balance when walking or running, sometimes falling.

• I stumbled on a stone.
• She stumbled down the dark steps.
• He stumbled but caught himself before he fell.

Cómo se usa: stumble over something (He stumbled over a loose cable.)

Sinónimos: trip

Expresiones frecuentes: stumble over something, stumble down stairs, stumble and fall

trabarse, equivocarse

Equivocarse o tener dificultades al hablar o al hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make mistakes or have difficulty while speaking or doing something.

• She stumbled over my name.
• He stumbled through his explanation of the rules.
• I always stumble when someone asks that question.

Cómo se usa: stumble over something (I stumbled over the unfamiliar words.); stumble through something (He stumbled through his first presentation.)

Sinónimos: falter

Expresiones frecuentes: stumble over words, stumble through something, stumble over something

encontrarse con, dar con

Encontrar a alguien o algo por casualidad.

En inglés sencillo: To find someone or something by chance.

• I stumbled across an old photo.
• We stumbled upon a quiet café near the station.
• She stumbled onto the answer while checking another problem.

Cómo se usa: stumble across/upon/onto something (They stumbled upon a hidden waterfall.)

Sinónimos: come across, chance upon

Expresiones frecuentes: stumble across something, stumble upon something, stumble onto something

tropiezo

Movimiento en el que pierdes el equilibrio al caminar o correr.

En inglés sencillo: A movement in which you lose your balance while walking or running.

• A stumble almost sent her to the ground.
• He recovered from his stumble and kept running.
• One stumble on these stairs could be dangerous.

Sinónimos: trip, misstep

Expresiones frecuentes: a sudden stumble, a slight stumble, after a stumble

tropiezo, error

Error o pequeño fracaso que interrumpe tu avance.

En inglés sencillo: A mistake or small failure that interrupts your progress.

• An early stumble hurt his campaign.
• Her speech had only one small stumble.
• The company recovered from several costly stumbles.

Sinónimos: mistake, blunder, setback

Expresiones frecuentes: an early stumble, a political stumble, a verbal stumble