trébucher

== French == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /tʁe.by.ʃe/ === Verb === trébucher (intransitive) to trip, to stumble [with sur ‘on something’] perdre l'équilibre et trébucher ― to lose balance and trip ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “trébucher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012