tropezar

to stumble, to trip, to run into, to bump into

t ɾ o p e ˈθ a ɾ
tropez to stumble, to trip + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #41,740
to stumble, to trip Often used with con when saying what someone trips over.
SP: Ten cuidado de no tropezar con la alfombra.
EN: Be careful not to trip over the rug.
to run into, to bump into
SP: Espero no tropezar con nadie en la tienda.
EN: I hope I don’t run into anyone at the store.
Conjugation of tropezar
tropezar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First tropecé —

Ten cuidado de no tropezar con los cables.

Be careful not to trip over the cables.

¡No puede tropezar!

You mustn’t trip!

— Pinocho (2019)

Y tropezar con la gente?

And bumping into people?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Porque allí podemos tropezar con el ladrón.

Because that's where we might stumble upon a thief.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Miren la astucia del animal, miren cómo finge tropezar.

Look at the animal's cunning; look at how it pretends to stumble.

— Pinocho (2019)

El padre viene detrás, como si fuera a tropezar con todo.

The father is coming behind him, as if he’s going to trip over everything.