Tropiezo in english
Stumbling block
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In gestures
tropezar = stumble ; trip.
Example: For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.Example: He's like that one awkward kid that is never good at anything in gym class and you just can't help but feel bad for him everytime he trips.more:
» tropezar con = bump into ; run into ; trip on ; run up against ; cross + Posesivo + path ; trip over ; walk into .
Example: The phone booth on the corner of my street is listing to one side as if a vehicle bumped into it, but it still works. Example: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones. Example: The computer room must be kept tidy so that staff are less likely to trip on wires or accidentally pull equipment off shelves. Example: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy. Example: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path. Example: And it makes it even more laughable everytime she trips over her own foot. Example: He is presented in the movie as a somewhat comical character, with a lumbering but pleasant clumsiness as he walks through doors and into furniture.» tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties .
Example: If a vendor of a computerised library system runs into financial difficulties, and perhaps goes out of business, this can cause problems for libraries that have chosen to purchase their products.» tropezar con el dedo gordo = stub + Posesivo + toe [Haciéndose daño] .
Example: The potential to stub your toe is everywhere -- it can happen in the home, at work or taking a walk in the park.» tropezar con obstáculos = run into + obstacles .
Example: In most cases, when a person tries to do the plumbing on their own, they are going to run into obstacles that they never even thought about.» tropezar con problemas = run into + problems .
Example: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.» tropezar dos veces con la misma piedra = make + the same mistake twice .
Example: And the conventional wisdom is don't make the same mistake twice, learn from your mistakes.» tropezar el uno con el otro = trip over + each other ; bump into + one another ; bump into + each other .
Example: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Example: Early waist gunner positions were directly across from each other, often causing the gunners to bump into one another and getting entangled in each other's oxygen lines. Example: A plane arriving at Los Angeles International Airport and one departing bumped into each other on Sunday night, but no injuries were reported.» tropezar entre sí = bump into + one another ; trip over + each other ; bump into + each other .
Example: Early waist gunner positions were directly across from each other, often causing the gunners to bump into one another and getting entangled in each other's oxygen lines. Example: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Example: A plane arriving at Los Angeles International Airport and one departing bumped into each other on Sunday night, but no injuries were reported.» tropezarse con = stumble on(to) .
Example: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.» tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet .
Example: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.tropiezo = hiccup [hiccough].
Example: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.