stumbled

ˈstʌmbəld
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Translation of stumbled into German

Adjective

movement

Rare
having tripped or lost balance
Rare
  • He walked with a stumbled gait after the accident.Er ging mit einem gestolperten Gang nach dem Unfall.
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Synonyms and analogies of stumbled in English

adj.fellslippedtrippedMore synonyms

Examples of stumbled in a sentence

  • The stumbled runner quickly regained his pace.
stumble
ˈstʌmbəl
Verb
intr.
1.

movement

trip or momentarily lose one's balance
  • He stumbled on the uneven pavement..Er stolperte auf dem unebenen Gehweg.
2.

unsteady walking

walk in an awkward unsteady or unsure way
  • She stumbled through the dark room.Sie stolperte durch den dunklen Raum.
3.

chance encounter

come across by accident
  • I stumbled upon an old friend at the market.Ich stolperte auf dem Markt über einen alten Freund.
4.

errors in speech

make mistakes or hesitate in speech or actions
  • He stumbled over his words during the presentation.Er stolperte während der Präsentation über seine Worte.
Noun
1.

physical misstep

fall or trip while walking
Stolpern Fehltritt
  • He had a stumble on the uneven path.Auf dem unebenen Weg hatte er ein Stolpern.
2.

movement

unsteady or clumsy walk
Stolpern Taumeln nStraucheln
  • His stumble made everyone laugh.Sein Stolpern brachte alle zum Lachen.
3.

mistake

error or mistake in action
  • Her stumble during the presentation was noticeable.Ihr Fehler während der Präsentation war auffällig.

Expressions with stumble: examples in English and translations in German

herumstolpern
He would stumble around in the dark looking for his keys.
stolpern über
He stumbled over a rock on the path.
stolpern über
finden
I stumbled across an old photo album in the attic.
stoßen auf
While cleaning, she stumbled on her old high school yearbook..
stolpern durch
He stumbled through the dark room, bumping into furniture.
auf ein Hindernis stoßen
auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen
She stumbled at a hurdle in her research project.

Translations of "stumbled" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
gestolpertadj.

Not fallen through the stones, but stumbled over a book...

Nicht durch die Steine gefallen, sondern über ein Buch gestolpert.

gestoßenpp.

He stumbled on a solution to the problem while experimenting with different settings.

Er ist beim Experimentieren mit verschiedenen Einstellungen auf eine Lösung des Problems gestoßen.

gestraucheltpp.

I think he stumbled and fell off the wall.

Er ist auf der Mauer gestrauchelt und herabgefallen.

stolperte

They all became embarrassed when the speaker stumbled over his words.

Allen war es peinlich, als der Redner über seine Worte stolperte.

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Other translations for stumbled:

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stumbled: Examples and translations in context

While texting, she blundered off the sidewalk and nearly stumbled into the street.

Beim Schreiben tappte sie vom Bürgersteig und wäre beinahe auf die Straße gestolpert.

A mischievous goat on the mountain path nearly unseated the hiker, who stumbled.

Eine mutwillige Ziege auf dem Bergpfad hätte den Wanderer fast gestolpert und abgeworfen.

I think we may have stumbled onto a potential treatment here.

Ich denke, wir sind hier über eine potenzielle Behandlung gestolpert.

I thought we had stumbled across something just so cool.

Ich dachte, wir wären über etwas so Cooles gestolpert.

Ruby scrambled to her feet; you stumbled back out the door.

Ruby rappelte sich hoch. Du bist zur Tür raus gestolpert.

These little piggies have stumbled to the wrong side of the tracks.

Diese kleinen Schweinchen haben an der falschen Seite der Gleise gestolpert.

I recently stumbled on this, and it's very interesting.

Ich bin kürzlich darüber gestolpert und es ist sehr interessant.

Again I stumbled across the recording of an interesting university lesson online.

Ich bin mal wieder über eine interessante Aufzeichnung einer Vorlesung gestolpert.

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