tropiezo

tropiezo
masculine noun
1. trip, stumble (con los pies)
  • dar un tropiezo -> to trip up, to stumble
2. setback (contratiempo)
  • tener un tropiezo -> to suffer a setback
  • realizamos la gira sin ningún tropiezo -> we finished the tour without a hitch
3. slip-up, mistake (equivocación); indiscretion (desliz sexual)
  • los tropiezos de la vida que me han ayudado a crecer -> the mistakes in life that have helped me to grow as a person

tropiezo [tro-pe-ay’-tho]
noun
1. Stumble, trip. (m)
2. Obstacle (obstáculo), obstruction, impediment. (m)
3. Slip (error), fault, error. (m)
4. Difficulty, embarrassment. (m)
5. Quarrel, dispute (riña). (m)

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