stumble

• Nom désignant l'action de trébucher ou de perdre l'équilibre en marchant ou en courant, menant souvent à une quasi-chute ou à un faux pas.

A noun referring to an act of tripping or losing one's balance while walking or running, often resulting in a near fall or a misstep.

1. Trip or fallA2formal

   An act of tripping or losing balance while walking or running.

   Trébuchement

   • He took a stumble on the uneven pavement.
   • Her stumble on the stairs caused a minor injury.
   • The runner's stumble cost him the race.

   Synonymesfalllurchmisstepsliptriptumble

2. Mistake or errorB2informal

   A mistake or blunder, especially in speech or performance.

   Faux pas, bévue

   • The politician's verbal stumble was caught on camera.
   • She made a stumble during her presentation but recovered quickly.
   • His stumble in the interview cost him the job.

   Synonymesblundererrorgaffemisstepmistakeslipslip-up

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de perdre l'équilibre en marchant ou en courant, généralement en heurtant un obstacle du pied, ainsi que le fait de rencontrer quelque chose ou quelqu'un par hasard, ou encore de faire une erreur ou un faux pas dans une action ou un discours.

A verb used to indicate the act of tripping or losing balance while walking or running, or to encounter something unexpectedly.

1. Trip or lose balanceA2formal

   To trip or lose your balance while walking or running, often by hitting your foot against something.

   trébucher

   • He stumbled over a rock on the path.
   • She stumbled and nearly fell down the stairs.
   • The child stumbled while learning to walk.

   Synonymesfalllurchmisstepslipstaggertottertrip

2. B1formal

   To make a mistake or have difficulty while speaking, performing, or doing something.

   trébucher (au sens figuré)

   • The actor stumbled over his lines during the play.
   • She stumbled through her speech due to nervousness.
   • He stumbled on the math problem but eventually solved it.

   Synonymesblundererrfalterflounderfumblesliptrip

   Antonymesexcelprospersucceedtriumph

3. Discover by chanceB2informal

   To find or encounter something unexpectedly or by accident.

   tomber sur

   • I stumbled upon an old photograph in the attic.
   • She stumbled across a great book at the library.
   • They stumbled into a hidden café while exploring the city.

   Synonymesbump intochance uponcome acrossdiscoverencounterfindhappen upon

   Antonymessearchseek