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trip

Main Entry: ¹trip

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tripped, tripping

Language: English

intransitive verb

1 : caminar (a paso ligero)
2 stumble : tropezar
3 to trip up err : equivocarse, cometer un error

transitive verb

1 : hacerle una zancadilla (a alguien) <you tripped me on purpose! : ¡me hiciste la zancadilla a propósito!>
2 activate : activar (un mecanismo)
3 to trip up : hacer equivocar (a alguien)

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