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I ['stægə(r)]II 1. ['stægə(r)]with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando
1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]2.verbo intransitivo [ person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [ animal] vacillareto stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando
* * *['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) barcollare2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) sconcertare3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) scaglionare•* * *stagger /ˈstægə(r)/n.1 (solo al sing.) barcollamento; ondeggiamento; vacillamento; andatura barcollante3 (pl.) (med.) vertigini5 (mecc.) sfalsamento6 (aeron.) scalamento.(to) stagger /ˈstægə(r)/A v. i.1 barcollare; traballare; vacillare: He staggered out of the room, è uscito barcollando dalla stanza2 esitare; ondeggiare; titubareB v. t.2 scuotere ( anche fig.); far vibrare; commuovere; impressionare; sconcertare; sbalordire; mettere nell'imbarazzo: He was staggered by the news, la notizia lo ha sconcertato3 (fig.) scaglionare; distribuire nel tempo: The vacation periods have been staggered, i periodi delle ferie sono stati scaglionati4 (mecc.) sfalsare● to stagger about (o around), camminare barcollando □ to stagger along, avanzare barcollando □ ( di un pugile atterrato, ecc.) to stagger up, alzarsi barcollando.* * *I ['stægə(r)]II 1. ['stægə(r)]with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando
1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]2.verbo intransitivo [ person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [ animal] vacillareto stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando
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