stumble

trébucher

Perdre l’équilibre en marchant ou en courant, parfois jusqu’à tomber.

En anglais simple : To lose your balance when walking or running, sometimes falling.

• I stumbled on a stone.
• She stumbled down the dark steps.
• He stumbled but caught himself before he fell.

Comment l'utiliser : stumble over something (He stumbled over a loose cable.)

Synonymes : trip

Expressions courantes : stumble over something, stumble down stairs, stumble and fall

buter, hésiter

Faire des erreurs ou avoir du mal à parler ou à accomplir quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make mistakes or have difficulty while speaking or doing something.

• She stumbled over my name.
• He stumbled through his explanation of the rules.
• I always stumble when someone asks that question.

Comment l'utiliser : stumble over something (I stumbled over the unfamiliar words.); stumble through something (He stumbled through his first presentation.)

Synonymes : falter

Expressions courantes : stumble over words, stumble through something, stumble over something

tomber sur

Trouver quelqu’un ou quelque chose par hasard.

En anglais simple : To find someone or something by chance.

• I stumbled across an old photo.
• We stumbled upon a quiet café near the station.
• She stumbled onto the answer while checking another problem.

Comment l'utiliser : stumble across/upon/onto something (They stumbled upon a hidden waterfall.)

Synonymes : come across, chance upon

Expressions courantes : stumble across something, stumble upon something, stumble onto something

trébuchement

Mouvement où l’on perd l’équilibre en marchant ou en courant.

En anglais simple : A movement in which you lose your balance while walking or running.

• A stumble almost sent her to the ground.
• He recovered from his stumble and kept running.
• One stumble on these stairs could be dangerous.

Synonymes : trip, misstep

Expressions courantes : a sudden stumble, a slight stumble, after a stumble

faux pas

Erreur ou petit échec qui ralentit ou interrompt les progrès.

En anglais simple : A mistake or small failure that interrupts your progress.

• An early stumble hurt his campaign.
• Her speech had only one small stumble.
• The company recovered from several costly stumbles.

Synonymes : mistake, blunder, setback

Expressions courantes : an early stumble, a political stumble, a verbal stumble