Complete Definition of "stumble"

English

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�mb�l|-�mb�l

Noun
en-noun

  1. a fall or trip
  2. an error or blunder

Translations
trans-top|a fall or trip
Danish: snublen c
Finnish: kompastus
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French: bourde f
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trans-top|an error or blunder
Danish: fejl c, fejltrin n
Finnish: virhe, moka
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Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb

  1. to trip or fall

#:He stumbled over a rock.

  1. to make a mistake or have trouble

#:I always stumble over verbs in Spanish.

  1. to find by accident; to happen upon (especially with across or upon)

#:I went to the store and stumbled across an old friend.

Translations
trans-top|to trip or fall
Danish: snuble
Finnish: kompastua, kompuroida
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Portuguese: tropeçar
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trans-top|to make a mistake or have trouble
Danish: fejle, begå fejl
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Portuguese: tropeçar
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trans-top|to find by accident; to happen upon
Danish: falde over, støde tilfældigt (på)
Finnish: törmätä, löytää sattumalta
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Portuguese: tropeçar
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|French: butter
ttbc|Ido: butar
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ttbc|Spanish: tropezar
ttbc|Swedish: snubbla

See also
stumbling block

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