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1 unsteady
unsteady adj inseguro / inestable / vacilantetr[ʌn'stedɪ]1 (not firm) inseguro,-a, inestable; (furniture) cojo,-a, inestable2 (voice, hand) tembloroso,-a, poco firme3 (weather conditions) variable; (pulse) irregular\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unsteady on one's feet tambalearse, titubearunsteady [.ʌn'stɛdi] adj1) unstable: inestable, variable2) shaky: temblorosoadj.• calamocano, -a adj.• inconstante adj.• inestable adj.• inseguro, -a adj.• irresoluto, -a adj.• movedizo, -a adj.• vacilante adj.• venático, -a adj.'ʌn'stediadjective <chair/ladder> inestable, poco firme; <walk/step> vacilante, inseguro; < hand> tembloroso; < voice> tembloroso, entrecortadohe was unsteady on his feet o legs — caminaba con paso vacilante or inseguro
['ʌn'stedɪ]ADJ [chair, ladder structure] inestable, inseguro; [walk] vacilante; [voice, hand] tembloroso* * *['ʌn'stedi]adjective <chair/ladder> inestable, poco firme; <walk/step> vacilante, inseguro; < hand> tembloroso; < voice> tembloroso, entrecortadohe was unsteady on his feet o legs — caminaba con paso vacilante or inseguro
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2 stagger
'stæɡə1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.)2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.)3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.)•stagger vb andar tambaleándoseEs la forma de andar, por ejemplo, de una persona borracha o heridatr['stægəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (walk unsteadily) tambalearse1 (hours, work) escalonar2 (amaze) asombrar, pasmar1 (unsteady walk) tambaleostagger ['stægər] vitotter: tambalearsestagger vt1) alternate: alternar, escalonar (turnos de trabajo)2) : hacer tambalearto be staggered by: quedarse estupefacto porstagger n: tambaleo mn.• tambaleo s.m.v.• bambalear v.• bambolear v.• escalonar v.• sorprender v.• tambalear v.• tartalear v.• titubear v.'stægər, 'stægə(r)
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intransitive verb tambalearse
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vt1) ( amaze) dejar estupefacto or helado or pasmado2) \<\<shifts/payments\>\> escalonar['stæɡǝ(r)]1. N1) tambaleo m2) staggers (Vet) modorra f2.VI tambalear3. VT1) (=amaze) dejar anonadado, dejar pasmadowe were staggered by the number of letters we received — nos dejó anonadados or pasmados la cantidad de cartas que recibimos
2) [+ hours, holidays, payments, spokes] escalonar* * *['stægər, 'stægə(r)]
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intransitive verb tambalearse
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vt1) ( amaze) dejar estupefacto or helado or pasmado2) \<\<shifts/payments\>\> escalonar -
3 wobble
'wobl
1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) moverse, tambalearse
2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) tamboleo, movimiento- wobbly- wobbliness
wobble vb tambalear / cojeartr['wɒbəl]1 (table, chair, ladder) tambaleo, bamboleo; (bicycle) movimiento; (voice, jelly) temblor nombre masculino1 (table, chair, ladder) cojear; (bicycle, tooth) moverse; (legs, jelly, voice) temblar; (wheel) bailar; (person) tambalearse, bambolearse, vacilar1 (table, ladder) moverwobble n: tambaleo m, bamboleo mv.• bambolear v.• cojear v.• oscilar v.• tambalearse v.• vacilar v.n.• tambaleo s.m.'wɑːbəl, 'wɒbəl
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a) ( tremble) \<\<jelly\>\> temblar*b) (sway, waver) \<\<cyclist\>\> bambolearse; \<\<wheel\>\> bailar; \<\<chair\>\> tambalearse
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vt mover*, bambolear['wɒbl]1.N [of chair, table etc] tambaleo m, bamboleo m ; [of voice] temblor mto walk with a wobble — tambalearse al andar, andar tambaleándose
2. VI1) (=move unsteadily) tambalearse, bambolearse; [voice] temblar2) (=hesitate) vacilar* * *['wɑːbəl, 'wɒbəl]
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a) ( tremble) \<\<jelly\>\> temblar*b) (sway, waver) \<\<cyclist\>\> bambolearse; \<\<wheel\>\> bailar; \<\<chair\>\> tambalearse
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vt mover*, bambolear
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unsteady — UK [ʌnˈstedɪ] / US adjective 1) not regular, calm, or normal an unsteady voice unsteady breathing 2) too weak or ill to walk well She s still a bit unsteady on her feet. 3) not reliable … English dictionary
unsteady — [ʌnˈstedi] adj 1) not regular, calm, or normal 2) too weak or ill to walk well … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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