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To get somebody to stumble over him, and curse him steadily for an hour, is his highest aim and object; and, when he has succeeded in accomplishing this, his conceit becomes quite unbearable.
Obtenir que quelqu’un trébuche sur lui et le maudisse une heure d’affilée, est certainement son ambition la plus haute, et ce tour de force accompli, il devient d’une suffisance tout à fait intolérable.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
So you stumble into an accumulating pile of mud; it entangles you at the foot of the steps on this threshold of hell.
C’est ainsi qu’un tas de boue s’accumule, dans lequel on bute et on s’empêtre, au bas des marches, au seuil de cet enfer.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As soon as we are outside we stumble upon a gathering of men.
Aussitôt dehors, nous heurtons un rassemblement.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Our feet go down haphazard; we stumble and hold ourselves up by the wails, so that our hands are plastered with mud.
On pose les pieds au petit bonheur : on fait des faux pas, on se retient aux parois, et on a les mains enduites de boue.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"Well, it is too bad, – I won't again; but I do like to hear the droll little image stumble over those big words!"
–  Là, c’est très-mal, – je n’y reviendrai plus; mais c’est si amusant d’entendre la drôle de petite image trébucher sur ces grands mots!
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
We stumble and impede each other in the great waves of smoke.
On trébuche, on se retient les uns aux autres, dans de grands flots de fumée.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Seguin was some paces in advance as we rode forward to it. I saw his horse suddenly baulk, stumble over the bank, and roll headlong into the water!
Séguin était à quelques pas devant; je vis son cheval butter, broncher sur la rive et tomber, sur le flanc, dans l'eau!
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
What matters is to stumble only forward, and as straight as possible.
Il s’agit de trébucher devant soi et le plus droit possible.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I stumble upon a man who is crouching at the entry to a dug-out.
Je heurte un homme qui est cramponné là à l’entrée d’un abri.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He had rightly realised that he ought not to return thither, for the past is simply the cemetery of our illusions, where our feet for ever stumble against tombstones!
Il l’avait bien senti qu’il n’aurait point dû revenir, car le passé n’était que le cimetière de nos illusions, on s’y brisait les pieds contre des tombes.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
'No, no; I haven't the strength. I should stumble and fall over the smallest pebble in the path.
- Non, je n'ai plus la force, le moindre gravier me ferait tomber...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
But Serge soon began to stumble pitiably.
Mais, bientôt, les pieds de Serge se heurtèrent cruellement.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
In the depths of his seeming virility there was merely girlish abandon; and he was simply a weak, good-natured fellow, liable to every stumble.
Au fond de sa virilité apparente, il n’y avait qu’un abandon de fille, un être faible et bon, capable de toutes les déchéances.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
You have done nothing but slip and stumble, and now you have fallen down here in sheer weariness and boredom...
Et tu n'as fait que trébucher, tu es venu tomber ici de lassitude et d'ennui...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
She falls, it is true, but each time that her feet stumble she rises higher towards heaven."
Elle tombe, il est vrai, mais, à chaque faux pas, elle se relève plus haut vers le ciel.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

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stumble

verb
Basic forms
Paststumbled
Imperativestumble
Present Participle (Participle I)stumbling
Past Participle (Participle II)stumbled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I stumblewe stumble
you stumbleyou stumble
he/she/it stumblesthey stumble
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am stumblingwe are stumbling
you are stumblingyou are stumbling
he/she/it is stumblingthey are stumbling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have stumbledwe have stumbled
you have stumbledyou have stumbled
he/she/it has stumbledthey have stumbled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been stumblingwe have been stumbling
you have been stumblingyou have been stumbling
he/she/it has been stumblingthey have been stumbling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I stumbledwe stumbled
you stumbledyou stumbled
he/she/it stumbledthey stumbled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was stumblingwe were stumbling
you were stumblingyou were stumbling
he/she/it was stumblingthey were stumbling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had stumbledwe had stumbled
you had stumbledyou had stumbled
he/she/it had stumbledthey had stumbled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been stumblingwe had been stumbling
you had been stumblingyou had been stumbling
he/she/it had been stumblingthey had been stumbling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will stumblewe shall/will stumble
you will stumbleyou will stumble
he/she/it will stumblethey will stumble
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be stumblingwe shall/will be stumbling
you will be stumblingyou will be stumbling
he/she/it will be stumblingthey will be stumbling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have stumbledwe shall/will have stumbled
you will have stumbledyou will have stumbled
he/she/it will have stumbledthey will have stumbled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been stumblingwe shall/will have been stumbling
you will have been stumblingyou will have been stumbling
he/she/it will have been stumblingthey will have been stumbling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would stumblewe should/would stumble
you would stumbleyou would stumble
he/she/it would stumblethey would stumble
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be stumblingwe should/would be stumbling
you would be stumblingyou would be stumbling
he/she/it would be stumblingthey would be stumbling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have stumbledwe should/would have stumbled
you would have stumbledyou would have stumbled
he/she/it would have stumbledthey would have stumbled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been stumblingwe should/would have been stumbling
you would have been stumblingyou would have been stumbling
he/she/it would have been stumblingthey would have been stumbling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am stumbledwe are stumbled
you are stumbledyou are stumbled
he/she/it is stumbledthey are stumbled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being stumbledwe are being stumbled
you are being stumbledyou are being stumbled
he/she/it is being stumbledthey are being stumbled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been stumbledwe have been stumbled
you have been stumbledyou have been stumbled
he/she/it has been stumbledthey have been stumbled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was stumbledwe were stumbled
you were stumbledyou were stumbled
he/she/it was stumbledthey were stumbled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being stumbledwe were being stumbled
you were being stumbledyou were being stumbled
he/she/it was being stumbledthey were being stumbled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been stumbledwe had been stumbled
you had been stumbledyou had been stumbled
he/she/it had been stumbledthey had been stumbled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be stumbledwe shall/will be stumbled
you will be stumbledyou will be stumbled
he/she/it will be stumbledthey will be stumbled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been stumbledwe shall/will have been stumbled
you will have been stumbledyou will have been stumbled
he/she/it will have been stumbledthey will have been stumbled

stumble

noun
SingularPlural
Common casestumblestumbles
Possessive casestumble'sstumbles'