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stumble

['stʌmbl] брит. / амер.

гл.
1. 1. спотыкаться, оступаться
  2. = stumble along идти спотыкаясь; ковылять
2. 1. (stumble over) запинаться; ошибаться
  2. (stumble through) делать неуверенно (что-л.)
3. ошибиться, споткнуться; согрешить
4. сбивать с толку, приводить в замешательство
5. (stumble across / into / (up)on / onto) случайно найти, натолкнуться на (что-л.)
сущ.
1. спотыкание; запинка; задержка
2. грубая ошибка, промах, просчёт; ложный шаг

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

stumble

спотыкаться; запинаться

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He took a guide this time, for the valley floor was already dotted with traps, many of them new, and he did not want to stumble into one by mistake.
На этот раз король взял проводника, поскольку дно ущелья было уже утыкано ловушками, многие из которых использовались впервые, и ему не хотелось угодить по ошибке в одну из них.
Brooks, Terry / First King of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Первый король Шаннары
Первый король Шаннары
Брукс, Терри
First King of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
© 1996 by Terry Brooks

He heard Mat stumble and curse and stumble again, then a clatter of metal.
Ранд услышал, как Мэт споткнулся, выругался, опять за что-то запнулся, затем раздалось клацанье металла.
Jordan, Robert / The Eye of the WorldДжордан, Роберт / Око мира
Око мира
Джордан, Роберт
The Eye of the World
Jordan, Robert
© 1990 by Robert Jordan

The droshky jumped up and down over the hard roots of the ancient oaks and limes, which were continually intersected by deep ruts--the tracks of cart wheels; my horse began to stumble.
Дрожки прыгали по твердым корням столетних дубов и лип, беспрестанно пересекавшим глубокие продольные рытвины – следы тележных колес; лошадь моя начала спотыкаться.
Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1
Записки охотника т.1
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975
A Sportsman's Sketches v.1
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

I think He believes that one of them will stumble over the right story and that then His Elene converts will be able to piece together the meaning of it.'
Я думаю, он надеется, что кто-нибудь из них наткнется-таки на нужный рассказ, и тогда кто-нибудь уже из обращенных эленийцев сможет понять и увязать воедино значение этого рассказа.
Eddings, David / The Ruby KnightЭддингс, Дэвид / Рубиновый рыцарь
Рубиновый рыцарь
Эддингс, Дэвид
The Ruby Knight
Eddings, David
© 1990 by David Eddings

Bilbo's pony began to stumble over roots and stones.
Пони под Бильбо начал спотыкаться о корни и камни.
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel / HobbitТолкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл / Хоббит или туда и обратно
Хоббит или туда и обратно
Толкиен, Джон Рональд Руэл
© "Новосибирское книжное издательство", 1989
Hobbit
Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
© 1937 by George Allen & Unwin Lcd.
© 1966 by J.R R. Tolkien
© Renewed 1994 by Christopher R. Tolkien, John F. R. Tolkien and Priscilla M.A.R. Tolkien
© Restored 1996 by the Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien,

" Snowclaw, when did you stumble into this place?"
— Снеголап, когда тебя занесло сюда?
DeChancie, John / Castle PerilousДе Ченси, Джон / Замок Опасный
Замок Опасный
Де Ченси, Джон
Castle Perilous
DeChancie, John
© 1988 by John DeChancie

Its cries of pain joined the squawking of the amplifiers, until the music finally began to stumble...
Его крики боли слились с визгом усилителей, и, в конце концов, музыка стала терять свою слаженность...
Westerfeld, Scott / The Last DaysВестерфельд, Скотт / Последние дни
Последние дни
Вестерфельд, Скотт
© 2007 by Scott Westerfeld
© Перевод. Б.Жужунава, 2009
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
The Last Days
Westerfeld, Scott
© 2007 Scott Westerfeld

Lori scrambled up again, furious, but the moment their eyes met she began to stumble about helplessly.
Она попыталась снова встать на ноги, разъяренная, но, встретившись глазами с Нест, опять упала.
Brooks, Terry / Running with the demonБрукс, Терри / Бегущая с демоном
Бегущая с демоном
Брукс, Терри
Running with the demon
Brooks, Terry
© 1997 by Terry Brooks

'No, no; I haven't the strength. I should stumble and fall over the smallest pebble in the path.
– Нет, у меня нет больше сил. Я споткнусь о первый же камень и упаду…
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Ralph made a sudden movement that became a stumble.
Ральф вдруг дернулся, подался вперед, споткнулся.
Golding, William / Lord of the fliesГолдинг, Уильям / Повелитель мух
Повелитель мух
Голдинг, Уильям
© Е. Суриц, перевод, 1981
© "Азбука-классика", 2005
Lord of the flies
Golding, William
© 1954 by William Golding

A buddha cannot stumble even if it is a marketplace, because he moves with full consciousness.
Будда не может споткнуться, даже если он на базаре, потому что он движется абсолютно осознанно.
Osho, Bhagvan Shree Rajneesh / The Empty Boat: Encounters with NothingnessОшо Бхагван Шри Раджниш / Пустая лодка
Пустая лодка
Ошо Бхагван Шри Раджниш
© Osho International Foundation 1974, 1993
© "Общество Ведической культуры" 1995
© Swami Atmo Ravi, 1994 перевод
The Empty Boat: Encounters with Nothingness
Osho, Bhagvan Shree Rajneesh
© 2008, OSHO International Foundation

But Serge soon began to stumble pitiably.
Но скоро Серж стал жестоко спотыкаться на каждом шагу.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

Instead he used the stumble to propel himself back behind some of the crates, turning as he went.
Использовав инерцию движения, убийца завалился за ящики и повернулся лицом ко входу в переулок.
Salvatore, Robert / Road of the PatriarchСальваторе, Роберт / Дорога Патриарха
Дорога Патриарха
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
© Е. Фурсикова, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
Road of the Patriarch
Salvatore, Robert
© 2007 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

Jimmy leapt aside and let the clothbound thing stumble into the rapidly spreading flames, tripping it as it went past. The dead man fell into the flames and began shrieking in rage.
Джимми отскочил, обернутый в гобелен покойник свалился прямо в разгоравшееся пламя и закричал.
Feist, Raymond / SilverthornФэйст, Раймонд / Долина Тьмы
Долина Тьмы
Фэйст, Раймонд
Silverthorn
Feist, Raymond
© 1985 by Raymond Elias Feist

In support of his story he pointed to a fading bruise, at least three days old and probably incurred in a drunken stumble, and his left temple.
В подтверждение своей истории показал на заживающую ссадину по-крайней мере трехдневной давности, полученную, видимо, по-пьянке, на левом виске.
King, Stephen / ThinnerКинг, Стивен / Худеющий
Худеющий
Кинг, Стивен
© Richard Bachman, 1984
© Перевод. "Кэдмэн", 1998
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2008
Thinner
King, Stephen
© Richard Brachman, 1984

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'stʌmblVerbспотыкаться; оступатьсяExamples

to stumble over a stone — споткнуться о камень
Mind you don't stumble over these roots, they're difficult to see under these leaves. — Смотри, не оступись: эти корни очень трудно заметить под покровом листьев.
His horse stumbled in a lane and fell with him. — Его лошадь споткнулась на узкой дорожке и упала вместе с ним.

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споткнуться
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..
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stumble
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Наткнуться, споткнуться
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спотыкаться
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Спотыкаться, ошибаться, сбивать с толку
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trip or almost fall
translation added by Anna Kozina
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Collocations

stumble upon

наткнуться (на что-л.)

stumbling over one's words

косноязычный

stumbling gait

спотыкающаяся походка

stone of stumbling

камень преткновения

a stumbling block to an agreement

препятствие на пути к соглашению

stumbling block

помеха

stumbling block

камень преткновения

Word forms

stumble

verb

Basic forms
Past	stumbled
Imperative	stumble
Present Participle (Participle I)	stumbling
Past Participle (Participle II)	stumbled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I stumble	we stumble
you stumble	you stumble
he/she/it stumbles	they stumble

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am stumbling	we are stumbling
you are stumbling	you are stumbling
he/she/it is stumbling	they are stumbling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have stumbled	we have stumbled
you have stumbled	you have stumbled
he/she/it has stumbled	they have stumbled

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been stumbling	we have been stumbling
you have been stumbling	you have been stumbling
he/she/it has been stumbling	they have been stumbling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I stumbled	we stumbled
you stumbled	you stumbled
he/she/it stumbled	they stumbled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was stumbling	we were stumbling
you were stumbling	you were stumbling
he/she/it was stumbling	they were stumbling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had stumbled	we had stumbled
you had stumbled	you had stumbled
he/she/it had stumbled	they had stumbled

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been stumbling	we had been stumbling
you had been stumbling	you had been stumbling
he/she/it had been stumbling	they had been stumbling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will stumble	we shall/will stumble
you will stumble	you will stumble
he/she/it will stumble	they will stumble

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be stumbling	we shall/will be stumbling
you will be stumbling	you will be stumbling
he/she/it will be stumbling	they will be stumbling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have stumbled	we shall/will have stumbled
you will have stumbled	you will have stumbled
he/she/it will have stumbled	they will have stumbled

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been stumbling	we shall/will have been stumbling
you will have been stumbling	you will have been stumbling
he/she/it will have been stumbling	they will have been stumbling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would stumble	we should/would stumble
you would stumble	you would stumble
he/she/it would stumble	they would stumble

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be stumbling	we should/would be stumbling
you would be stumbling	you would be stumbling
he/she/it would be stumbling	they would be stumbling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have stumbled	we should/would have stumbled
you would have stumbled	you would have stumbled
he/she/it would have stumbled	they would have stumbled

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been stumbling	we should/would have been stumbling
you would have been stumbling	you would have been stumbling
he/she/it would have been stumbling	they would have been stumbling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am stumbled	we are stumbled
you are stumbled	you are stumbled
he/she/it is stumbled	they are stumbled

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being stumbled	we are being stumbled
you are being stumbled	you are being stumbled
he/she/it is being stumbled	they are being stumbled

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been stumbled	we have been stumbled
you have been stumbled	you have been stumbled
he/she/it has been stumbled	they have been stumbled

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was stumbled	we were stumbled
you were stumbled	you were stumbled
he/she/it was stumbled	they were stumbled

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being stumbled	we were being stumbled
you were being stumbled	you were being stumbled
he/she/it was being stumbled	they were being stumbled

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been stumbled	we had been stumbled
you had been stumbled	you had been stumbled
he/she/it had been stumbled	they had been stumbled

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be stumbled	we shall/will be stumbled
you will be stumbled	you will be stumbled
he/she/it will be stumbled	they will be stumbled

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been stumbled	we shall/will have been stumbled
you will have been stumbled	you will have been stumbled
he/she/it will have been stumbled	they will have been stumbled

stumble

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	stumble	stumbles
Possessive case	stumble's	stumbles'

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stumble

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stumble

stumble

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