What does tropezar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word tropezar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tropezar in Spanish.

The word tropezar in Spanish means stumble, bump into, stumble into, clash with, bump into, run into. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tropezar

stumble

verbo intransitivo (dar un tropezón)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El borracho tropezó y se fue de bruces.
The drunkard stumbled and fell flat on his face.

bump into, stumble into

(topar con algo) (object in front)

Por andar mirando el teléfono, Susana tropezó con la puerta y se rompió la nariz.
She bumped into the door and broke her nose because she was staring at the phone screen while walking.

clash with

(figurado (chocar, interferir)

Creo que mis ideas tropiezan con las de mi jefe.
I believe my ideas clash with my boss's.

bump into, run into

(encontrar por casualidad) (meet: [sb] by chance)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Me tropecé con Juan en la esquina.
I bumped into John on the corner.

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