tropezar
Meanings
Verb
1. to trip, stumble, bump into (intransitive, pronominal)
2. to get tripped up (intransitive)
3. to meet (someone) by chance; to run into (reflexive)
Examples28
tropezar con dificultades
to run into difficulties
Tom se tropezó con Mary.
Tom bumped into Mary.
Tropecé pero no caí.
I tripped, but I didn't fall.
El niño tropezó, se cayó y empezó a llorar.
The boy tripped and fell, and started to cry.
Él se tropezó con una piedra.
He tripped over a stone.
Nos tropezamos en el aeropuerto.
We ran into each other at the airport.