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1 vacillare
vacillare v. intr.1 to totter, to wobble; to stagger, to reel; to be unsteady: la lampada vacillò e cadde, the lamp wobbled and fell; l'urto violento lo fece vacillare, the violent impact made him reel (o stagger); camminare vacillando, to stagger; vacillare per l'ubriachezza, to stagger with drunkenness; vacilla sulle gambe, he is shaky (o groggy) on his legs; entrare, uscire vacillando, to stagger (o to reel o to lurch) in, to stagger (o to reel o to lurch) out // far vacillare il tavolo, to shake the table2 (di luce, fiamma) to flicker3 (fig.) to vacillate, to waver, to be undecided; to be uncertain; to shilly-shally; le sue convinzioni cominciano a vacillare, his convictions begin to waver; la memoria mi vacilla, my memory is failing4 (fig.) ( essere in crisi) to be about to collapse; ( di trono) to totter: la monarchia vacillava, the monarchy was about to collapse.* * *[vatʃil'lare]1) (barcollare) [ persona] to totter, to stagger, to waver; [ pila di libri] to topple, to totter, to wobble2) (oscillare) [luce, fiamma] to flicker, to waver* * *vacillare/vat∫il'lare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (barcollare) [ persona] to totter, to stagger, to waver; [ pila di libri] to topple, to totter, to wobble2 (oscillare) [luce, fiamma] to flicker, to waver
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