1 tropezarse con; tropezar con he tripped over a wire tropezó se tropezó con un cable;or she tripped over her own feet se tropezó con sus propios pies
to trip over sth
to trip over one another to do sth darse de tortas por hacer algo; (informal)
magazine editors are tripping over one another to buy these stories fans have literally been tripping over each other to buy a signed T shirt Congress members are tripping over each other to introduce new benefits firms are tripping over each other to launch their latest products
2 occasionally he would trip over a word in his impatience to tell his story a veces se le trababa la lengua en su impaciencia por contar su historia
I was out of breath and tripping over my words I ran into the office, out of breath and tripping over my words "I know you loved him too," I blurted out, the words tripping over each other
