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1 dither
tr['dɪðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 vacilar, titubear■ stop dithering! ¡decídete ya!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all of a dither estar neura, estar nervioso,-ato have the dithers vacilar, titubeardither ['dɪðər] nto be in a dither : estar nervioso, ponerse como locon.• estremecimiento s.m.v.• estremecer v.'dɪðər, 'dɪðə(r)intransitive verb (colloq)a) ( become agitated) (AmE) ponerse* muy nerviosob) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar['dɪðǝ(r)]1.Nto be in a dither, be all of a dither — (=be nervous) estar muy nervioso; (=hesitate) no saber qué hacer, vacilar
2.VI (=be nervous) estar nervioso; (=hesitate) no saber qué hacer, vacilar* * *['dɪðər, 'dɪðə(r)]intransitive verb (colloq)a) ( become agitated) (AmE) ponerse* muy nerviosob) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar -
2 dither
1. noun• stop dithering and get on with it! arrête de te poser des questions et fais-le !* * *['dɪðə(r)] 1.(colloq) noun2.in a dither —
intransitive verb tergiverser (about, over sur) -
3 dither
(be indecisive) hésiter□, tergiverser□, se tâter□ ;∎ to dither about or over whether to do sth hésiter à ou se tâter pour faire qch;2 noun∎ to be in a dither hésiter□, tergiverser□, se tâter□ ;∎ I'm in a dither about what to do je n'arrive pas à me décider sur ce que je dois faire□ ;∎ he was in or all of a dither about his exams il était dans tous ses états à cause de ses examens -
4 dither
1. intransitive verb 2. noun(coll.)* * *dith·er[ˈdɪðəʳ, AM -ɚ]to be in [or all of] a \dither [about sth] [über etw akk] ganz aufgeregt sein, [wegen etw dat] ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam1. (be indecisive) unentschlossen sein, zögern, schwankenshe's still \dithering over whether to... sie ist sich immer noch nicht schlüssig darüber, ob...2. (be nervous) nervös [o fahrig] sein▪ to \dither about unkonzentriert seinto \dither colours Farben mischen [o fachspr dithern]* * *['dɪðə(r)]1. n2. vizaudern, schwankento dither over sth — mit etw zaudern
to dither over how/whether... — schwanken, wie/ob...
stop dithering ( about) and get on with it! — jetzt lass doch dieses ewige Hin und Her und fang endlich mal an!
* * *dither [ˈdıðə(r)]A v/i1. ( besonders vor Kälte) zittern2. schwanken, sich nicht entscheiden können ( beide:between zwischen dat)3. a) nervös werden, durcheinanderkommenb) sich aufregenB s1. Schwanken n2. a) Nervosität fb) Aufregung f:throw into a dither in Aufregung versetzen; nervös machen;be all of a dither, be in a dither, bes Br umg have the dithers ganz durcheinander sein; aufgeregt sein* * *1. intransitive verb 2. noun(coll.)be all of a dither or in a dither — am Rotieren sein (ugs.)
* * *n.Aufregung f.Schwanken n. (between) v.schwanken v.sich nicht entscheiden können (zwischen) ausdr. v.aufgeregt sein ausdr.zittern (vor Kälte) v. -
5 dither
1. n разг. смятение; крайнее возбуждение2. n диал. дрожь, дрожание3. v разг. находиться в крайнем возбуждении4. v разг. приводить в смятение, в возбуждение5. v разг. диал. дрожать, трепетатьСинонимический ряд:1. commotion (noun) agitation; commotion; confusion; flap; lather; pother; stew; tumult; turbulence; turmoil2. jitters (noun) heebie-jeebies; jitters; jumps; shakes; shivers; whim-whams; willies3. chat (verb) babble; burble; cackle; chat; chatter; chin-chin; clack; clatter; gab; gabble; jaw; patter; prate; prattle; rattle; run on; smatter; talk; tinkle; twaddle; twiddle; yak; yakety-yak; yammer; yatter4. falter (verb) alternate; falter; flounder; fluctuate; halt; hesitate; hover; shilly-shally; stagger; straddle; vacillate; waver; whiffle; wiggle-waggle5. shake (verb) quake; quaver; quiver; shake; shiver; shudder; tremble; tremor; twitter -
6 dither
I [díðə]intransitive verb slang tresti se, drgetati, trepetati; jeziti se; priti v zadregoto dither about — biti neodločen, cincatiII [díðə]noundrgetanje, trepet -
7 dither
Isubst. \/ˈdɪħə\/ ( hverdagslig)1) forvirring, ubesluttsomhet2) skjelving, gysinghave the dithers ha den store skjelvenbe in\/all of a dither skjelve som et aspeløvIIverb \/ˈdɪħə\/1) være i tvil, nøle, vakle2) (spesielt amer.) riste, dirre, grøsse, gyse3) (EDB, om billedgjengivelse) skjelve -
8 dither
1. noun1) дрожь2) озноб3) collocation сильное возбуждение; to be all of a dither, have the dithers находиться в состоянии сильного возбуждения4) смущение2. verb1) дрожать, трястись2) ежиться3) смущать(ся)4) collocation колебаться* * *1 (n) дрожание; дрожь; крайнее возбуждение; смятение2 (v) дрожать; находиться в крайнем возбуждении; привести в смятение; приводить в смятение; трепетать* * *а) дрожь, дрожание б) озноб* * *[dith·er || 'dɪðə] n. смятение, сильное возбуждение, дрожь, нерешительность, озноб v. находиться в возбуждении, колебаться, смущаться, приводить в смятение, дрожать, трястись, трепетать* * *дрожаниедрожаниядрожидрожь* * *1. сущ. 1) а) дрожь б) озноб 2) разг. сильное возбуждение 3) смятение 2. гл. 1) вибрировать 2) а) смущать(ся) б) разг., австрал. быть в состоянии алкогольного опьянения -
9 shake
1. n встряска2. n толчок; ударto give a shake — толкнуть, нанести удар
3. n дрожание, тряска; вибрация4. n дрожь5. n разг. лихорадка, озноб6. n разг. белая горячка7. n разг. страхI get the shakes when I look at him — меня трясёт от страха, когда я смотрю на него
8. n разг. потрясение, шок9. n разг. разг. мгновениеin a shake, in half a shake, in two shake, in the shake of a hand — в мгновение ока, моментально, в один момент
10. n разг. разг. важность, значениеto be no great shakes — не представлять собой ничего особенного; не иметь большого значения
11. n разг. молочный коктейль12. n разг. шейк13. n разг. трещина14. n разг. амер. морозобоина15. n разг. муз. трель16. v трясти, встряхивать; сотрясатьwe drove over a rough road and were much shake n — мы ехали по выбоинам, и нас очень трясло
shake out — встряхивать, выколачивать
17. v дрожать; трястись; сотрясаться18. v пожимать19. v качать20. v качаться21. v потрясать, волновать22. v сделать рывок23. v взбалтыватьto shake together — взбалтывать, смешивать
24. v амер. избавиться, отделаться; улизнутьcan you shake your friend? I want to speak to you alone — вы не могли бы отделаться от подруги? Я хочу поговорить с вами наедине
I stayed in all week trying to shake off that cold — я просидел дома целую неделю, стараясь избавиться от простуды
25. v поколебать, ослабить, подорвать26. v муз. исполнять трель27. v австрал. сл. обокрастьto shake a loose leg — вести беспорядочную жизнь; пускаться в разгул
shake!, shake hands!, shake on it! — по рукам!
Синонимический ряд:1. deal (noun) deal2. instant (noun) breathing; crack; flash; instant; jiffy; minute; moment; second; split second; trice; twinkle; twinkling; wink3. shiver (noun) ague; convulsion; disturbance; earthquake; pulsation; quake; shiver; shock; temblor; tremble; tremblor; tremor4. agitate (verb) agitate; churn; concuss; convulse; jar; jiggle; joggle; jolt5. clear (verb) clear; release; relieve; rid; unburden6. distress (verb) distress; unnerve7. disturb (verb) disturb; enfeeble; frighten; intimidate; unsettle; weaken8. dither (verb) dither; flutter; jounce; palpitate; quake; quaver; quiver; shiver; shudder; tremble; tremor; twitter; vibrate9. lose (verb) dodge; elude; escape; evade; lose; slip; throw off10. move (verb) dislocate; displace; move; shift11. rock (verb) bother; disquiet; flurry; fluster; perturb; rock; ruffle; toss; upset12. shock (verb) appal; appall; consternate; daunt; dismay; horrify; shock13. wave (verb) brandish; flap; flourish; waggle; waveАнтонимический ряд:chase; reassure; steady -
10 vapista
yks.nom. vapista; yks.gen. vapisen; yks.part. vapisi; yks.ill. vapisisi; mon.gen. vapiskoon; mon.part. vapissut; mon.ill. vapistiindither (verb)dodder (verb)shake (verb)shiver (verb)shudder (verb)tremble (verb)quake* * *• shiver• shudder• dodder• dither• tremble• shake -
11 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) pataleartr['flaʊndəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (fish) platija1 (struggle, move with difficulty) forcejear2 figurative use (hesitate, dither) vacilarflounder ['flaʊndər] vi1) struggle: forcejear2) stumble: no saber qué hacer o decir, perder el hilo (en un discurso)n.• forcejeo s.m.• platija s.f.v.• proceder torpemente v.
I 'flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a floteb) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir
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noun platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]N (pl flounder or flounders) (=fish) platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]VI2) (in speech etc) perder el hilo* * *
I ['flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)]a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a floteb) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir
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12 fackeln
v/i umg. fig. dither, shilly-shally; nicht lange fackeln mit make short work of; los, nicht lange gefackelt! don’t mess about (Am. around), stop dithering; come on, get on with it; er fackelte nicht lange he didn’t waste any time* * *fạ|ckeln ['fakln]vi (inf)to shillyshally (esp Brit inf)nicht lange gefackelt! — no shillyshallying! (esp Brit inf)
da wird nicht lange gefackelt — there won't be any shillyshallying (esp Brit inf)
* * *fa·ckeln[ˈfakl̩n]* * *nicht lange gefackelt! — no shilly-shallying! (coll.); don't dither about!
* * *fackeln v/i umg fig dither, shilly-shally;nicht lange fackeln mit make short work of;er fackelte nicht lange he didn’t waste any time* * *nicht lange gefackelt! — no shilly-shallying! (coll.); don't dither about!
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13 schwanken
v/i1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; bes. Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel; unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load2. (ist) stagger, totter; er schwankte über die Straße / aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street / out of the pub (Am. bar)3. (hat) fig. (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTS., Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH., Messwerte etc.: fluctuate, vary; ich schwanke noch fig. I’m still undecided ( oder dithering), I haven’t made up my mind yet; ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus; zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety; die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary; er schwankte einen Augenblick, bevor er... after a moment of indecision he...; siehe auch wanken* * *to stagger; to sway; to hover; to rock; to roll; to fluctuate; to range; to waver; to vacillate; to falter; to oscillate; to wobble; to reel; to seesaw; to swing* * *schwạn|ken ['ʃvaŋkn]vi1) (= wanken, sich wiegen) to sway; (Schiff) (auf und ab) to pitch; (seitwärts) to roll; (= beben) to shake, to rock2) aux sein (= gehen) to stagger, to totter3) (Preise, Temperatur, Stimmung etc) to fluctuate, to vary; (Gebrauch, Schätzungen, Angaben) to vary; (PHYS, MATH) to fluctuate; (Kompassnadel etc) to swing, to oscillate4) (= hin und her gerissen werden) to vacillate; (= wechseln) to alternate5) (= zögern) to hesitate; (= sich nicht schlüssig sein) to waver, to vacillateschwanken, ob — to hesitate as to whether, to be undecided (as to) whether
6)ins Schwanken kommen or geraten (Baum, Gebäude etc) — to start to sway; (Erde) to start to shake or rock; (Preise, Kurs, Temperatur etc) to start to fluctuate or vary; (Autorität, Überzeugung etc) to begin to waver; (Institution) to begin to totter
* * *1) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hover2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) range3) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) stagger* * *schwan·ken[ˈʃvaŋkn̩]vi1. Hilfsverb: haben (schwingen) to swayins S\schwanken geraten to begin to sway [or swaying2. Hilfsverb: sein (wanken) to stagger [or reel]▪ irgendwohin \schwanken to stagger [or reel] somewhereder Betrunkene schwankte über die Straße the drunk tottered over the road3. Hilfsverb: haben (nicht stabil sein) to fluctuate [or vary]seine Stimme schwankte his voice wavered4. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschlossen sein)▪ [noch] \schwanken to be [still] undecidedich schwanke noch, ob wir erst morgen oder doch schon heute fahren sollen I'm still unsure [or still hesitating] whether we should leave today or tomorrow▪ zwischen zwei Dingen \schwanken to be torn between two things▪ das S\schwanken indecision, indecisivenessjdn \schwanken[d] machen to weaken sb's resolveein \schwankender Charakter a hesitant character* * *intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shakeer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
* * *schwanken v/i1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; besonders Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel;unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load2. (ist) stagger, totter;er schwankte über die Straße/aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street/out of the pub (US bar)3. (hat) fig (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTSCH, Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH, Messwerte etc: fluctuate, vary;ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus;zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety;die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary;* * *intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shakeer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
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14 titubear
v.1 to hesitate.María titubea siempre Mary hesitates always.2 to totter, to stagger, to be unsteady on one's feet, to waver.María titubeaba al salir del bar Mary tottered when coming out of the bar.* * *1 (tambalearse) to stagger, totter, shake2 (tartamudear) to stammer* * *verb1) to stammer2) hesitate* * *VI1) (=vacilar) to hesitate, vacillate2) (=balbucear) to stutter* * *verbo intransitivoa) (dudar, vacilar) to hesitateb) ( balbucear) to stutter* * *= flounder, hesitate, dither, vacillate.Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex. The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.----* sin titubear = unswervingly.* titubeando = hesitantly.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (dudar, vacilar) to hesitateb) ( balbucear) to stutter* * *= flounder, hesitate, dither, vacillate.Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.* sin titubear = unswervingly.* titubeando = hesitantly.* * *titubear [A1 ]vi1 (dudar, vacilar) to hesitateno titubeó un instante en aceptar he didn't hesitate for a moment before acceptingcontestó sin titubear he replied without hesitation2 (balbucear) to stuttertitubeó antes de responder he stuttered before he could get his reply out* * *
titubear ( conjugate titubear) verbo intransitivo
titubear verbo intransitivo
1 (mostrarse indeciso) to hesitate
2 (balbucear) to stammer, get tongue-tied
' titubear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
English:
dither
- falter
- hesitate
- waver
* * *titubear vi[dudar] to hesitate; [al hablar] to falter, to hesitate* * *v/i waver, hesitate* * *titubear vi1) : to hesitate2) : to stutter, to stammer♦ titubeante adj -
15 Schwanken
v/i1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; bes. Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel; unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load2. (ist) stagger, totter; er schwankte über die Straße / aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street / out of the pub (Am. bar)3. (hat) fig. (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTS., Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH., Messwerte etc.: fluctuate, vary; ich schwanke noch fig. I’m still undecided ( oder dithering), I haven’t made up my mind yet; ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus; zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety; die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary; er schwankte einen Augenblick, bevor er... after a moment of indecision he...; siehe auch wanken* * *to stagger; to sway; to hover; to rock; to roll; to fluctuate; to range; to waver; to vacillate; to falter; to oscillate; to wobble; to reel; to seesaw; to swing* * *schwạn|ken ['ʃvaŋkn]vi1) (= wanken, sich wiegen) to sway; (Schiff) (auf und ab) to pitch; (seitwärts) to roll; (= beben) to shake, to rock2) aux sein (= gehen) to stagger, to totter3) (Preise, Temperatur, Stimmung etc) to fluctuate, to vary; (Gebrauch, Schätzungen, Angaben) to vary; (PHYS, MATH) to fluctuate; (Kompassnadel etc) to swing, to oscillate4) (= hin und her gerissen werden) to vacillate; (= wechseln) to alternate5) (= zögern) to hesitate; (= sich nicht schlüssig sein) to waver, to vacillateschwanken, ob — to hesitate as to whether, to be undecided (as to) whether
6)ins Schwanken kommen or geraten (Baum, Gebäude etc) — to start to sway; (Erde) to start to shake or rock; (Preise, Kurs, Temperatur etc) to start to fluctuate or vary; (Autorität, Überzeugung etc) to begin to waver; (Institution) to begin to totter
* * *1) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hover2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) range3) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) stagger* * *schwan·ken[ˈʃvaŋkn̩]vi1. Hilfsverb: haben (schwingen) to swayins S\schwanken geraten to begin to sway [or swaying2. Hilfsverb: sein (wanken) to stagger [or reel]▪ irgendwohin \schwanken to stagger [or reel] somewhereder Betrunkene schwankte über die Straße the drunk tottered over the road3. Hilfsverb: haben (nicht stabil sein) to fluctuate [or vary]seine Stimme schwankte his voice wavered4. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschlossen sein)▪ [noch] \schwanken to be [still] undecidedich schwanke noch, ob wir erst morgen oder doch schon heute fahren sollen I'm still unsure [or still hesitating] whether we should leave today or tomorrow▪ zwischen zwei Dingen \schwanken to be torn between two things▪ das S\schwanken indecision, indecisivenessjdn \schwanken[d] machen to weaken sb's resolveein \schwankender Charakter a hesitant character* * *intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shakeer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
* * *1. swaying etc;ins Schwanken geraten Boot: start to rock; Boden: start to sway ( oder shake, tremble); Person: start to sway ( oder totter), lose one’s balance2. fig variation; fluctuation etc;ins Schwanken geraten Regierung etc: become insecure, begin to totter; Hoffnung etc: be shaken, begin to waver;bei dieser Frage geriet sie ins Schwanken that question made her begin to waver ( wurde sie nervös: got her slightly flustered)* * *intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shakeer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
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16 tergiverser
tergiverser [tεʀʒivεʀse]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• cessez donc de tergiverser ! stop beating about the bush!* * *tɛʀʒivɛʀseverbe intransitif1) ( par indécision) to dither2) ( discuter sans résultats) to shilly-shally* * *tɛʀʒivɛʀse vi* * *tergiverser verb table: aimer vi1 ( par indécision) to dither;2 ( discuter sans résultats) to shilly-shally.[tɛrʒivɛrse] verbe intransitif -
17 shakes
Синонимический ряд:1. deals (noun) deals2. instants (noun) cracks; flashes; instants; jiffies; minutes; moments; seconds; split seconds; trices; twinkles; twinklings; winks3. jitters (noun) dither; fidgets; heebie-jeebies; jitters; jumps; shivers; whim-whams; willies4. shakes (noun) earthquakes; quakes; shakes; shocks; tremors5. churns (verb) agitates; churns; convulses; shakes6. clears (verb) clears; releases; relieves; rids; unburdens7. dithers (verb) dithers; jars; quakes; quavers; quivers; shivers; shudders; trembles; tremors; twitters; vibrates8. jiggles (verb) jiggles; joggles9. loses (verb) eludes; evades; loses; slips; throw off; throws off10. moves (verb) dislocates; displaces; disturbs; moves; shifts11. rocks (verb) bothers; disquiets; flurries; flusters; perturbs; rocks; ruffles; tosses; unsettles; upsets12. shocks (verb) appalls; appals; consternates; daunts; dismays; horrifies; shocks -
18 talk
1. n разговор, беседаstraight talk — откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту
small talk — разговор о пустяках, светский разговор
to engage in talk, to make a talk — начинать разговор, пытаться завязать беседу
pillow talk — «беседа под одеялом»
2. n лекция, доклад, беседаadmonitory talk — наставительная беседа, нотация
after-supper talk — беседа после ужина; вечерняя беседа
3. n пустой разговор, болтовняto end in talk — кончиться одними словами, не пойти дальше разговоров
talky talk — пустая болтовня, разговор о пустяках
4. n разговоры, слухи; россказни; толки, молваthat will make talk — теперь пойдут разговоры, теперь разговоров не оберёшься
salty talk among men — «мужские разговоры»
heart-to-heart talk — разговор по душам; задушевный разговор
5. n предмет толков, разговоровto risk talk — быть выше сплетен, не бояться сплетен
empty talk — пустые разговоры, переливание из пустого в порожнее
6. n переговоры7. n разг. язык, диалект, жаргон8. v разговаривать, беседовать; говорить; общатьсяI know what I am talking about — я знаю, о чём говорю
to talk of one thing and another, to talk of this and that — поговорить о том о сём
9. v общаться при помощи звуковых сигналов, обладать способностью речи; переговариватьсяdolphins can talk — дельфины умеют говорить, у дельфинов есть язык
sweet talk — лесть, медоточивые речи; умасливание
10. v говорить11. v проводить беседу12. v избегать существа дела; обсуждать, не касаясь, не доходя до существа делаthey talked around the proposal for several hours — они несколько часов обсуждали это предложение, но так ни до чего и не договорились
talk over — обсуждать; дискутировать
13. v разг. болтать; говорить пустоеto talk by the hour — болтать без умолку, тараторить, трещать
to talk small — вести пустой разговор, вести салонную беседу
to talk mere twaddle — болтать попусту; говорить чепуху
14. v распускать или распространять слухи, сплетничать; судачить, злословитьtea-table talk — беседа за чаем; фривольный или пустой разговор
15. v доводить разговорамиto talk oneself hoarse — договориться до хрипоты; охрипнуть от разговоров
16. v убеждать, уговаривать17. v разг. сообщать нужные сведения; доноситьto make a prisoner talk — заставить арестованного заговорить, «расколоть» арестованного
Синонимический ряд:1. chat (noun) causerie; chat; chin; prose; rap; yarn2. communication (noun) colloquy; communication; confabulation; conversation; dialogue; discussion; negotiation; prattle; talking3. conference (noun) conference; meeting; parley; powwow4. jargon (noun) jargon; language; slang5. report (noun) buzz; cry; gossip; grapevine; hearsay; murmur; on-dit; report; rumble; rumor; scuttlebutt; tattle; tittle-tattle; whispering; word6. speech (noun) address; allocution; commentary; declamation; discourse; lecture; oration; speaking; speech; utterance; verbalization7. voice (noun) discourse; utterance; verbalisation; voice8. address (verb) address; lecture; pontificate; prelect; spout9. advise (verb) advise; confer; consult; parley; powwow10. chat (verb) babble; burble; cackle; chat; chin-chin; clack; clatter; dither; gab; gabble; jaw; patter; prate; prattle; rattle; run on; smatter; tinkle; twaddle; twiddle; twitter; yak; yakety-yak; yammer; yatter11. communicate (verb) blab; chatter; chin; colloque; communicate; discuss; gossip; harangue; inform; noise; noise about; noise abroad; pronounce; rumor; rumour; tattle; visit; yarn12. grumble (verb) grumble; mutter; stammer13. sing (verb) sing; squeak; squeal14. speak (verb) converse; converse in; discourse; speak; use; utter; verbalize; vocalize; voice15. utter (verb) utter; verbalise; vocalise -
19 empiä
yks.nom. empiä; yks.gen. emmin; yks.part. empi; yks.ill. empisi; mon.gen. empiköön; mon.part. empinyt; mon.ill. emmittiinbe doubtful (verb)be in two minds (verb)hesitate (verb)scruple (verb)vacillate (verb)waver (verb)* * *• waver• hold back• hesitate• fumble• doubt• dither• demur• delay• boggle• be uncertain• be in two minds• be doubtful• shillyshally• scruple• vacillate -
20 halt
1. n остановка; привалhalt sign — дорожный знак «стоп»
halt sign ahead sign — дорожный знак «впереди знак «стоп»»
2. n ж. -д. полустанок3. n элк. остановhalt command — команда останова; команда приостановки
4. v останавливать; обрывать; прекращать5. v останавливаться6. n запинание; запинка7. n арх. хромота8. a арх. хромой9. a арх. собир. хромые10. v колебаться11. v запинаться12. v быть неубедительным, шатким13. v арх. хромать; идти нетвёрдым шагомСинонимический ряд:1. intermission (noun) intermission; interval; recess2. stop (noun) arrest; cessation; check; close; curtailment; cut-off; standstill; stay; stop; stoppage3. close (verb) close; complete; conclude; consummate; determine; do; end; finish; ultimate; wind up; wrap up4. curtail (verb) curtail; discontinue; suspend5. hesitate (verb) dither; falter; hesitate; pause; shilly-shally; stagger; vacillate; waver; whiffle; wiggle-waggle6. limp (verb) hitch; hobble; limp7. stop (verb) arrest; break up; bring up; cease; check; desist; draw up; fetch up; give over; haul up; hold; interrupt; knock off; leave off; pull up; quit; rest; stall; stay; stop; surcease8. terminate (verb) adjourn; block; deter; intermit; punctuate; stem; terminateАнтонимический ряд:begin; career; continue; decide; determine; endure; extension; flow; go; move; persevere; persist; proceed; pursue; run; speed
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dither — I. intransitive verb (dithered; dithering) Etymology: Middle English didderen Date: 15th century 1. shiver, tremble 2. to act nervously or indecisively ; vacillate • ditherer noun II … New Collegiate Dictionary
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