Tropezaba (en. Stumbled)

/tɾopeˈθaβa/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To lose balance while walking or running, hitting against an object.

While walking through the park, I stumbled over the branches of the trees.

Mientras caminaba por el parque, tropezaba con las ramas de los árboles.

To fail in an attempt or plan.

He stumbled in his attempts to learn how to play the guitar.

Tropezaba en sus intentos de aprender a tocar la guitarra.

To suffer a setback.

He often stumbled in his efforts to improve his health.

A menudo tropezaba en sus esfuerzos por mejorar su salud.

From the verb 'tropezar', which comes from the Latin 'tripotare'.

to stumble over the same stone

To make the same mistake several times.

tropezar con la misma piedra

not to trip twice over the same stone

To learn from past mistakes.

no tropezar dos veces en la misma piedra

to stumble in life

To suffer setbacks or difficulties in life.

tropezar en la vida

stumble

A fall or light bump when stumbling.

tropezón

fall

Loss of balance that results in a sudden descent.

caída

to crash

To impact or hit something or someone.

chocarse

To stumble in a complicated situation.

Today I stumbled in an awkward conversation.

Hoy me tropecé en una conversación incómoda.

To stumble on an exam.

I stumbled on the math exam.

Me tropecé en el examen de matemáticas.