YOU SAID:
I tripped over a balloon
INTO JAPANESE
私は風船にかかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I caught a balloon
INTO JAPANESE
私は風邪をひいた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I caught a cold.
INTO JAPANESE
私は風邪をひいた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I caught a cold.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.