tropezar

v.

to trip or stumble.

tropecé con el bordillo y me caí I tripped on the curb o (British) curb and fell over (United States)

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tropezar

Conjugation model [EMPEZAR], like {{link=empezar}}empezar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (trompicar) to trip, stumble

■ tropezó con mi pie he tripped over my foot

2 figurado (encontrar a alguien) to come (con, across), bump (con, into)

3 figurado (encontrar dificultades etc) to come up (con, against), run (con, into)

4 figurado (estar en desacuerdo) to disagree (con, with)

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verb

to stumble

- tropezarse con

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1. VI

1) [con los pies] to trip, stumble

tropezó y por poco se cae — he tripped o stumbled and nearly fell

¡cuidado, no tropieces! — mind you don't trip up!

ha tropezado con una piedra — she tripped on a stone

he tropezado con el escalón — I tripped on the step

2) (=chocar)

tropezar con o contra algo — to bump into sth

tropezar con o contra un árbol — to bump into a tree

3) (=enfrentarse)

tropezar con algo — to run into sth, encounter sth

tropezamos con una dificultad — we ran into o encountered a difficulty

tropezó con muchos obstáculos durante su carrera política — she came up against o encountered numerous obstacles in her political career

4) (=encontrarse)

tropezar con algn — to bump into sb, run into sb

he tropezado con María en la facultad — I bumped o ran into María in the department

5) (=reñir)

tropezar con algn — to have an argument with sb

6) (=cometer un error) to err, make a mistake

ha tropezado muchas veces en la vida — she has erred many times o made many mistakes in her life

2.

See:

tropezarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (al caminar, correr) to stumble, trip

tropezar CON algo — <con piedra/escalón> to trip over something; con árbol/muro to walk (o run etc) into something

b) (encontrarse)

tropezar CON algo — con dificultad/problema to come up against something

tropezar CON alguien — to run o bump into somebody (colloq)

2.

tropezarse v pron (encontrarse)

tropezarse CON alguien — to run o bump into somebody (colloq)

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= stumble.

Ex. For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.

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* tropezar con = bump into, run into, trip on, run up against, cross + Posesivo + path.

* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (al caminar, correr) to stumble, trip

tropezar CON algo — <con piedra/escalón> to trip over something; con árbol/muro to walk (o run etc) into something

b) (encontrarse)

tropezar CON algo — con dificultad/problema to come up against something

tropezar CON alguien — to run o bump into somebody (colloq)

2.

tropezarse v pron (encontrarse)

tropezarse CON alguien — to run o bump into somebody (colloq)

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= stumble.

Ex: For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.

* tropezar con = bump into, run into, trip on, run up against, cross + Posesivo + path.

* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.

* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.

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tropezar [A6 ]

vi

A

1 (con los pies) to stumble, trip tropezar CON algo to trip OVER sth

2 (chocar) tropezar CON algo ‹con un árbol/un muro› to walk ( o run etc) INTO sth

B

1 tropezar CON algo ‹con una dificultad/un problema› to come up AGAINST sth

tropezó con muchos inconvenientes she came up against o encountered a lot of difficulties

tropezó con la oposición de los vecinos she came up against o she met with opposition from the neighbors

2 tropezar CON algn (encontrar) to run o bump INTO sb (colloq)

■ tropezarse

v pron

(encontrarse) tropezarse CON algn to run o bump INTO sb (colloq)

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tropezar (conjugate tropezar) verbo intransitivo

a) (al caminar, correr) to stumble, trip;

tropezar CON algo ‹con piedra/escalón› to trip over sth;
‹con árbol/muro› to walk (o run etc) into sth

b) (encontrarse) tropezar CON algo ‹con dificultad/problema› to come up against sth;

tropezar CON algn to run o bump into sb (colloq)
tropezarse verbo pronominal (encontrarse) tropezarse CON algn to run o bump into sb (colloq)
tropezar verbo intransitivo
1 (dar un traspié) to trip, stumble
(con algo) tropezó con la caja, he tripped over the box
(chocar) to bump
2 (con dificultades, etc) tropezamos con muchos problemas, we ran into a lot of problems
'tropezar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encontrar
- tropezón
- tropiece
- tropieza
English:
blunder
- encounter
- fall over
- meet with
- run up against
- stumble
- trip
- run

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tropezar

♦ vi

1. [con los pies] to trip o stumble (con on, over);

tropecé con el bordillo y me caí I tripped on the Br kerb o US curb and fell over;

Comp

tropezar dos veces con la misma piedra to make the same mistake twice;

el hombre es el único animal que tropieza dos veces con la misma piedra man is the only animal that doesn't learn from its mistakes

2. [por casualidad]

tropezar con alguien to bump o run into sb

3. [enfrentarse]

tropezar con [obstáculo, problema] to come up against;

tropezaron con la negativa de la dirección a colaborar they came up against management's refusal to collaborate

4. [chocar]

tropezar con to bump into;

tropezó con una farola she bumped into a lamppost

5. [equivocarse] to slip up, to make a mistake

♦ See also the pronominal verb tropezarse

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tropezar

v/i

1 trip, stumble

2 (chocar)

:

tropezar con tb fig bump into

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tropezar {29} vi

1) : to trip, to stumble

2) : to slip up, to blunder

3)

tropezar con : to run into, to bump into

4)

tropezar con : to come up against (a problem)

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tropezar vb

1. (chocar) to trip [pt. & pp. tripped]

tropecé y me caí I tripped over

he tropezado con el bordillo I tripped over the kerb

2. (encontrar) to run into [pt. ran; pp. run]

el proyecto tropezó con dificultades económicas the project ran into financial difficulties