stumble upon im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für stumble upon im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.stumble [Am ˈstəmbəl, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l] VERB intr

1. stumble (trip):

stumble

tropezar

stumble

dar un traspié

to stumble over/against sth

tropezar con algo

he stumbled over a stone and fell

tropezó con una piedra y se cayó

he stumbled against a chair in the dark

tropezó con una silla en la oscuridad

2. stumble (move unsteadily) + Adv Kompl:

to stumble along/in/out

ir/entrar/salir a tropezones or a trompicones

I just stumbled into movies by accident

fue por casualidad que empecé a hacer cine

3. stumble (in speech):

stumble

atrancarse

he stumbled over the long words

se atrancaba or se le trababa la lengua con las palabras largas

she stumbled through the list

leyó la lista tartamudeando y equivocándose

II.stumble [Am ˈstəmbəl, Brit ˈstʌmb(ə)l] SUBST

stumble

tropezón m

stumble

traspié m

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PRÄP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! veraltend

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

stumble upon im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für stumble upon im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

stumble [ˈstʌmbl] VERB intr

1. stumble (trip):

stumble

tropezar

to stumble on sth

tropezar con algo

2. stumble (while talking):

stumble

balbucear

to stumble over sth

tropezar en algo

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PRÄP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

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While much of the cache consists of confiscated bottles of water and sunscreen, volunteers never know what unusual oddments they might stumble upon.

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The book is written about a group of three men who stumble upon enchanted armor of unfathomable, immense powers that they have no clue about.

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On the third day of their trip, they stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house bordering a large lake.

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At the beginning of the adventure, the characters become lost in a desert sandstorm and stumble upon the entrance to a pyramid.

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One day, while they were playing together in a forest, they unexpectedly stumble upon a wooden treehouse located in this forest.

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Two detectives set out to uncover the truth behind his grisly death, and stumble upon several strange characters.

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Often a police officer may stumble upon one of these pages, or an informant can give access to the local gang page.

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Like when the sisters stumble upon a room full of infected people with long wormy strands pouring out of their mouth into one central host.

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Pursued by police through the headquarters, the former radicals stumble upon a water cannon and use it to drive back the police and escape.

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