tropezar
stumble ; trip.
For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.
He's like that one awkward kid that is never good at anything in gym class and you just can't help but feel bad for him everytime he trips.
tropezar con
bump into
run into
trip on
run up against
cross + Posesivo + path
trip over
walk into
Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.
The computer room must be kept tidy so that staff are less likely to trip on wires or accidentally pull equipment off shelves.
Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path.
And it makes it even more laughable everytime she trips over her own foot.
He is presented in the movie as a somewhat comical character, with a lumbering but pleasant clumsiness as he walks through doors and into furniture.
tropezar con dificultades
run into + difficulties
If a vendor of a computerised library system runs into financial difficulties, and perhaps goes out of business, this can cause problems for libraries that have chosen to purchase their products.
tropezar con el dedo gordo [Haciéndose daño]
stub + Posesivo + toe
The potential to stub your toe is everywhere - it can happen in the home, at work or taking a walk in the park.
tropezar con problemas
run into + problems
As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good - patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance - run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.
tropezar los unos con los otros
trip over + each other
Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when.
tropezarse con
stumble on(to)
While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.
tropezar una persona con otra
fall over + each other's feet
Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
