WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| tropiezo nm | (tropezón) | tumble n |
| | | trip over, stumble over vi phrasal |
| | Al girar en la esquina tuvo un tropiezo con otra persona que se le cruzó. |
| | While turning at the corner, he took a tumble over another person that walked in front of him. |
| | While turning at the corner, he tripped over (or: stumbled over) another person that walked in front of him. |
| tropiezo nm | (obstáculo) | setback n |
| | | snag n |
| | | stumbling block n |
| | (colloquial) | hiccup n |
| | Sacó la empresa adelante a pesar del tropiezo de principios de año cuando se inundó la bodega. |
| | She moved the company forward despite the setback at the start of the year when the warehouse flooded. |
| Additional Translations |
| tropiezo nm | (desliz sexual) | affair n |
| | (informal) | fling n |
| | Tuvo un tropiezo con su secretaria. |
| | He had an affair with his secretary. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |