tropiezo
tropiezo
∗tropiezo
masculine noun
1trip, stumble (con los pies)
- dar un tropiezo -> to trip up, to stumble
2setback (contratiempo)
- tener un tropiezo -> to suffer a setback
- realizamos la gira sin ningún tropiezo -> we finished the tour without a hitch
3slip-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
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tropiezo [tro-pe-ay’-tho]
noun
1Stumble, trip. (m)
2Obstacle (obstáculo), obstruction, impediment. (m)
3Slip (error), fault, error. (m)
4Difficulty, embarrassment. (m)
5Quarrel, dispute (riña). (m)
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