tropezaron

Tropezaron is the third-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb tropezar. This verb translates to "to stumble" or "to trip" in English. Therefore, "tropezaron" means "they stumbled" or "they tripped." This form indicates a past action that was completed and refers to a group of people or things.

For example, "Los niños tropezaron en la calle" would translate to "The children stumbled in the street." Similarly, "Las ideas tropezaron al principio del proyecto" could mean "The ideas tripped up at the beginning of the project," implying initial difficulties or setbacks. The verb tropezar can be used literally, referring to physical stumbles, or figuratively, to describe encountering obstacles or making mistakes. The preterite tense used in "tropezaron" emphasizes that these stumbles or trips happened at a specific point in the past.