stolpern

Meaning

1. (weak) to stumble, to trip
2. (colloquial, figuratively, weak) to stumble across

Concepts

stumble

trip

tumble

die

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drop

fall

fall down

fall over

flounder

miss one’s step

misstep

succumb to

trip up

be ruined

fall forward

fall senseless

stumble over

trip over

break down

have a bad debt

bump into

collapse

Synonyms

straucheln

taumeln

zu Fall kommen

hinfallen

stottern

stürzen

fallen

hinken

den Halt verlieren

Fehltritt

wanken

zusammenstoßen

humpeln

stoßen

vornüberfallen

Translations

tropezar

trébucher

inciampare

struikelen

tropeçar

incespicare

tökezlemek

encoubler

sendelemek

cair

tuimelen

broncher

dégringoler

πέσει

Dialects

Aargau

stürchle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʃtɔlpɐn]

Etymology

Iterative verb form of archaic stopeln (“to be stiff”), according to Kluge, an imitative verb similar to holpern; this is considered possible by Pfeifer, though he expresses skepticism.