tropezón

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tropezón
masculine noun
1trip, stumble (con los pies)
  • dar un tropezón -> to trip up, to stumble
  • a tropezones -> haltingly; (hablar) in fits and starts (moverse)
2slip-up, blunder (desacierto)
3(cooking)
  • tropezones -> = finely chopped ham, boiled egg etc added as a garnish to soups or other dishes

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tropezón [tro-pay-thone’]
noun
1V. (m)
2Act of tripping. (m)
TROPIEZO.

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tropezón
sustantivo:masculino
1 (traspié) trip; stumble
dar un tropezón to trip; stumble; hablar a tropezones to speak jerkily; speak falteringly; proceder a tropezónes to proceed by fits and starts
2 (equivocación) slip; blunder; (moral) lapse
3 tropezones (Culin) small pieces of food added to soup

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