trébucher

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See also: trebucher

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French trebucher, from Old French trebuchier (to overthrow, topple), from tres- + *buchier, from Old French buc (trunk of the body), from Old Frankish *būk (belly, trunk, torso), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (belly, abdomen, trunk), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (to blow, swell). Cognate with Old High German būh (belly), Old English būc (belly, trunk). More at bouk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʁe.by.ʃe/
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Verb

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trébucher

  1. (intransitive) to trip, to stumble [with sur ‘on something’]
    perdre l’équilibre et trébucherto lose balance and trip

Conjugation

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Further reading

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