trip

The child had tripped and gotten a scrape on his elbow.
L'enfant avait trébuché et s'était fait une éraflure au coude.
The teacher was very angry because a student had tripped him when he entered the class, but the parents said it was just a childish prank.
Le professeur était très en colère parce qu'un élève lui avait fait un croche-pied en entrant en classe, mais les parents ont dit que ce n'était qu'une gaminerie.
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