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1 stagger
['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) cambalear2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) surpreender3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) escalonar•* * *stag.ger[st'ægə] n 1 cambaleio. 2 (geralmente staggers pl) vágado dos cavalos e do gado. 3 fig epilepsia, vertigem, tontura. 4 Aeron escalonamento dos planos. • vt+vi 1 cambalear, vacilar. 2 fazer cambalear, tontear. 3 ficar fraco, titubear, vacilar, ceder. 4 hesitar. 5 ficar confuso. 6 surpreender, confundir. 7 estontear. 8 coordenar (tempo, horário) para não coincidir um com o outro. 9 Aeron escalonar. staggered biplane biplano com o plano superior avançado. -
2 stagger
I.decalagem (Ap)II. (v)escalonar; decalar (Ap)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > stagger
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3 stagger
['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) cambalear2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) abalar3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) escalonar• -
4 stagger formation
formação escalonada (Avn)English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > stagger formation
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5 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) rolo2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) quadrilha2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) cambalear- reel in- reel off* * *reel1[ri:l] n 1 carretel, sarilho, bobina. 2 molinete (de linha de pescar). 3 tambor. 4 torniquete. 5 dobadoura. • vt 1 bobinar, enrolar em carretel ou bobina. 2 dobar. 3 filmar. off the reel Amer coll continuamente, sem interrupção. reel of the log Naut carretel da barquilha. reel-to-reel de carretel, que é enrolado de um carretel para outro. to reel in enrolar. to reel off a) desenrolar. b) repetir de memória, falar ou escrever fluentemente. to reel up a fish pescar com vara de carretel.————————reel2[ri:l] n movimento vacilante ou cambaleante. • vt+vi 1 vacilar, cambalear. 2 andar de modo cambaleante, vacilante. 3 oscilar, balançar.————————reel3[ri:l] n 1 dança escocesa (Scotch reel) ou americana (Virginia reel). 2 a respectiva música. • vt dançar o reel. -
6 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) carretel2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) reel2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) rodopiar- reel in- reel off
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Stagger — Stag ger ( g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered} ( g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stagger — [stag′ər] vi. [ME stakeren < ON stakra, to totter, intens. of staka, to push (for IE base see STAKE): akin to & prob. infl. in form by MDu staggeren] 1. to move unsteadily, as though about to collapse; totter, sway, or reel, as from a blow,… … English World dictionary
stagger — (v.) 1520s, altered from stakeren (c.1300), from O.N. stakra or O.Dan. stagra, both to push, stagger. Cognate with Du. staggelen to stagger, Ger. staggeln to stammer. Transitive sense of bewilder, amaze first recorded 1550s; that of arrange in a… … Etymology dictionary
Stagger — Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stagger — Stag ger, v. t. 1. To cause to reel or totter. [1913 Webster] That hand shall burn in never quenching fire That staggers thus my person. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stagger — [v1] walk falteringly alternate, careen, dither, falter, halt, hesitate, lurch, overlap, pitch, reel, shake, stammer, step, sway, swing, teeter, titubate, topple, totter, vacillate, waver, wheel, whiffle, wobble, zigzag; concept 151 stagger [v2]… … New thesaurus
stagger — index overcome (overwhelm), vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stagger — vb *reel, whirl, totter Analogous words: sway, waver, fluctuate (see SWING): *stumble, lurch, blunder, flounder … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stagger — ► VERB 1) walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 2) astonish. 3) spread over a period of time. 4) arrange (objects or parts) so that they are not in line. ► NOUN ▪ an act of staggering or a staggered arrangement. ORIGIN Old Norse … English terms dictionary
stagger — v. 1) (D; intr.) to stagger from; into (to stagger into a room) 2) (D; intr.) to stagger out of (to stagger out of a building) 3) (R) it staggered me to learn of his defection 4) (misc.) to stagger to one s feet; to stagger under a heavy burden * … Combinatory dictionary
stagger — The schedule of months in which quarterly returns for VAT and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) are due. Traders registered for VAT and IPT are generally required to submit returns every quarter. For administrative purposes, the dates on which returns… … Financial and business terms
