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tropecé

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
tropezar⇒ vi	(dar un tropezón)	stumble⇒ vi
		trip⇒ vi
	El borracho tropezó y se fue de bruces.
	The drunkard stumbled and fell flat on his face.
tropezar con vi + prep	(topar con el pie)	trip on, trip over vi + prep
		stumble on, stumble over vi + prep
	Siempre tropiezas con el mismo escalón; ¿eres tonto?
	You always trip over the same step; are you dumb?
tropezar con vi + prep	(chocar contra algo)	bump into, stumble into, run into vi + prep
	Por andar mirando el teléfono, Susana tropezó con la puerta y se rompió la nariz.
	Susana bumped into the door and broke her nose because she was staring at the phone screen while walking.
tropezar con vi + prep	figurado (chocar, interferir)	clash with vi + prep
	Creo que mis ideas tropiezan con las de mi jefe.
	I believe my ideas clash with my boss's.
tropezarse con v prnl + prep	(encontrar por casualidad) (meet [sb] by chance)	bump into, run into vtr phrasal insep
	(find by chance)	come across, come upon, stumble upon vtr phrasal insep
	(solution, idea)	hit upon vi + prep
	Me tropecé con Juan en la esquina.
	I bumped into John on the corner.

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