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1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) balancín
2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) balancearseesaw n balancíntr['siːsɔː]1 (move) oscilar, vacilarseesaw ['si:.sɔ] vi1) : jugar en un subibaja2) vacillate: vacilar, oscilarseesaw n: balancín m, subibaja mn.• balancín s.m.• columpio s.m.• subibaja (columpio) s.f.v.• columpiar v.• columpiarse v.'siːsɔːnoun ( in playground) balancín m, subibaja m['siːsɔː]1.N (=apparatus, game) subibaja m, balancín m2.ADJ [movement] oscilante, de vaivénseesaw motion — movimiento m oscilante or de vaivén
3.VI columpiarse; (fig) vacilar* * *['siːsɔː]noun ( in playground) balancín m, subibaja m -
3 seesaw
adj.de vaivén, que vacila.s.1 balancín (columpio)2 subibaja, sube y baja, balancín, columpio de sube y baja.3 vaivén, balanceo.v.1 columpiarse.2 oscilar.vi.fluctuar (prices, mood) (columpio)(pt seesawed; pp seesawed o seesawn) -
4 seesaw motion
nMECH ENG basculación f, movimiento de balanceo m, movimiento de oscilación m, movimiento de vaivén m -
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s.movimiento de vaivén, movimiento oscilante. -
6 teeter-totter
'tiːtərˌtɑːtər, 'tiːtəˌtɒtə(r)* * *['tiːtərˌtɑːtər, 'tiːtəˌtɒtə(r)] -
7 balancín
balancín sustantivo masculino ( de niños) seesaw, teeter-totter (AmE) ' balancín' also found in these entries: English: rocking horse - seesaw - rocking -
8 teeter
tr['tiːtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (totter) tambalearse2 (hesitate) vacilar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto teeter on the edge of something estar al borde de algoteeter ['ti:t̬ər] vi: balancearse, tambalearsen.• balanceo s.m.v.• balancear v.• oscilar v.• tambalear v.'tiːtər, 'tiːtə(r)intransitive verb \<\<drunk/invalid\>\> tambalearse['tiːtǝ(r)]1.VI bambolearse, tambalearse; (fig) vacilar, titubear2.CPDteeter totter N — (US) subibaja m, balancín m
* * *['tiːtər, 'tiːtə(r)]intransitive verb \<\<drunk/invalid\>\> tambalearse -
9 columpiarse
■columpiarse verbo reflexivo
1 (en un columpio) to swing
2 (cometer un error) to slip up: me parece que te has columpiado a base de bien, I think you have put your foot in it ' columpiarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: columpiar - hamacar English: seesaw - swing -
10 oscilar
oscilar ( conjugate oscilar) verbo intransitivo 1 [ péndulo] to swing, oscillate (tech); [ aguja] to oscillate; [torre/columna] to sway 2 ( fluctuar) [cotización/valores] to fluctuate;◊ sus edades oscilaban entre … their ages ranged between …
oscilar verbo intransitivo
1 Fís to oscillate, swing (la luz de una vela) to flicker
2 (variar) to vary, fluctuate: en verano la temperatura oscila entre los 25 y los 35 grados centígrados, summer temperatures range from 25 to 35 degrees centigrade ' oscilar' also found in these entries: Spanish: vacilar English: oscillate - range - reciprocate - seesaw - swing - vary - dangle - pulsate - vacillate
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Seesaw — See saw , n. [Probably a reduplication of saw, to express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of sawing.] 1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seesaw — See saw , v. t. To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion. [1913 Webster] He seesaws himself to and fro. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seesaw — [sē′sô΄] n. [redupl. of SAW1: from the action of sawing] 1. a plank balanced on a support at the middle, used by children at play, who ride the ends so that when one goes up, the other comes down 2. the act of riding a plank in this way 3. any up … English World dictionary
Seesaw — See saw , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seesawad}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seesawing}.] To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and forward, or upward and downward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seesaw — See saw , a. Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating motion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seesaw — index beat (pulsate), oscillate, vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
seesaw — 1630s, in see saw sacke a downe, words in a rhythmic jingle used by children and repetitive motion workers, probably imitative of the rhythmic back and forth motion of sawyers working a two man saw over wood or stone (see SAW (Cf. saw)).… … Etymology dictionary
Seesaw — A seesaw (also known as a teeter totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down.In a playground setting, the board is balanced in the exact center. A person sits on each end and they take… … Wikipedia
seesaw — [[t]si͟ːsɔː[/t]] seesaws, seesawing, seesawed also see saw 1) N COUNT A seesaw is a long board which is balanced on a fixed part in the middle. To play on it, a child sits on each end, and when one end goes up, the other goes down. There was a… … English dictionary
seesaw n — Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now, See s saw sawed Soar s seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See s saw Before See sawed Soar s seesaw, See s saw would not have sawed Soar s seesaw. So See s saw… … English expressions
seesaw — /see saw /, n. 1. a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle. 2. a plank or apparatus for this recreation. 3. an up and down or a back and forth movement or… … Universalium