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trébucher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
  • stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
  • trip noun A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.

Senses

trébucher is used for these senses in English:

  • misstep (intransitive) To step badly or incorrectly.
  • stumble (transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.
  • trip (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

misstep — full definition

  1. noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
  2. noun A wrong or clumsy physical step.

stumble — full definition

  1. verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
  2. verb To come across something by chance.

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