Tropieza (en. Stumbles)

/tro'pjɛθa/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Definition: Action of stumbling or hitting an obstacle with the foot.

Example Sentence: She stumbles on the rope and falls to the ground.

Ella tropieza con la cuerda y cae al suelo.

Definition: To find obstacles in a literal or figurative path.

Example Sentence: She often stumbles in her personal decisions.

A menudo tropieza en sus decisiones personales.

Definition: To make a mistake or error that causes a difficulty.

Example Sentence: He stumbles while speaking in public due to nerves.

Tropieza al hablar en público debido a los nervios.

Etymology/Origin: From the verb 'to stumble', which comes from the Latin 'tropizare'.

Phrase: to have a stumble

Meaning: To make an unexpected mistake.

dar un tropiezo

Phrase: stumbles upon something

Meaning: To encounter difficulties in a matter.

tropieza con algo

Related Word: to stumble

Description: To fall or encounter an obstacle.

tropezar

Related Word: stumble

Description: The act of stumbling or an error that is made.

tropiezo

Meaning: Unexpected fall

Example: He fell off the bike and told me it was just a stumble.

Se cayó de la bici y me dijo que fue solo una tropieza.

Meaning: Stupid mistake

Example: I made a stumble and forgot the director's last name.

Cometí una tropieza y olvidé el apellido del director.