tropeçar

/tɾopeˈsaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
tropeço
preterite (eu)
tropecei
past participle
tropeçado

Meaning

  1. to trip

    • Tropecei na pedra.

      I tripped on the stone.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tropezar

tropezar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to trip."

Practice

1 What does tropeçar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ na pedra.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tropeçar?

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