tropezar

tropezar
intransitive verb
1. to trip o stumble (con los pies)(con on)
  • tropecé con el bordillo y me caí -> I tripped on the curb o (British) curb and fell over (United States)
2. (por casualidad)
  • tropezar con alguien -> to bump o run into somebody
3. (enfrentarse)
  • tropezar con -> to come up against (problema, obstáculo)
tropezarse
pronomial verb
1. to bump into each other, to come across one another (informal) (dos personas)
  • tropezarse con alguien -> to bump into somebody

tropezar [tro-pay-thar’]
verb neuter
1. To stumble in walking. (n)
2. To be detained or obstructed. (n)
3. To slip into crimes or blunders. (n)
4. To wrangle, to dispute (reñir). (n)
5. To discover a fault or (n)
defective
6. To meet accidentally (topar).
7. To light on, to happen, to find.
8. To slip up (cometer un error).
verb reflexive
9. To stumble, to cut the feet in walking (caballos).
  • Tropezar con uno -> to turn into somebody
  • Tropezar con dificultad -> (Fig.) to run into a difficulty
(Yo tropiezo, tropiece, from Tropezar. V. ACRECENTAR.

Verb Conjugation for "tropezar"

Infinitive
tropezar
Gerund
tropezando
Participle
tropezado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo tropiezo tropecé tropezaba tropezaré tropiece
tropiezas tropezaste tropezabas tropezarás tropieces
Ella/Él/Usted tropieza tropezó tropezaba tropezará tropiece
Nosotros tropezamos tropezamos tropezábamos tropezaremos tropecemos
Vosotros tropezáis tropezasteis tropezabais tropezaréis tropecéis
Ellos/Ustedes tropiezan tropezaron tropezaban tropezarán tropiecen
Complete tropezar conjugation
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