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1 dither about
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2 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 -
3 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 —
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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. -
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dith·er [ʼdɪðəʳ, Am -ɚ] nto be in [or all of] a \dither [about sth] [über etw akk] ganz aufgeregt sein, [wegen etw dat] ganz aus dem Häuschen sein ( fam) vi; ( pej)1) ( be indecisive) unentschlossen sein, zögern, schwanken;she's still \dithering over whether to... sie ist sich immer noch nicht schlüssig darüber, ob...to \dither sth etw dithern fachspr;to \dither colours Farben mischen [o fachspr dithern] -
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I [díðə]intransitive verb slang tresti se, drgetati, trepetati; jeziti se; priti v zadregoto dither about — biti neodločen, cincatiII [díðə]noundrgetanje, trepet -
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v. i. inf. се двоуми (about околу/за); dither about a decision се двоуми да донесе одлука: Stop dithering Anna, and get on with it! Доста се двоумиш Ана, ајде почни веќе еднаш! -
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B vi tergiverser (about, over sur) ; stop dithering! arrête de tergiverser! ; she's not one to dither elle n'est pas du genre à se poser des questions. -
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I ['dɪðə(r)]nome colloq.II ['dɪðə(r)]to be in a dither to be all of a dither — essere inquieto, non sapere cosa fare
* * *dither /ˈdɪðə(r)/n.1 (fam.) titubanza; tentennamento2 (comput.) ► dithering, def. 3(to) dither /ˈdɪðə(r)/v. i.titubare, tentennare: Stop dithering and make up your mind, smettila di titubare e deciditi; She dithered for hours about which pair to buy, ha tentennato per ore prima di decidere quale delle due paia comprare.* * *I ['dɪðə(r)]nome colloq.II ['dɪðə(r)]to be in a dither to be all of a dither — essere inquieto, non sapere cosa fare
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n. zenuwachtigheid, nerveuze opwinding--------v. weifelendither1♦voorbeelden:1 be in a dither • van streek zijn, niet weten wat te doenall of a dither • zenuwachtig, opgewonden¶ 〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 my aunt has got the dithers about the flight • mijn tante heeft het op haar zenuwen over de vliegreis————————dither2〈 werkwoord〉1 aarzelen2 zenuwachtig zijn/doen -
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['dɪðə] 1. сущ.1) разг. сильное возбуждение2) смятение, смущение, замешательствоSyn:3) диал. дрожь, трепетSyn:4) диал. ознобSyn:2. гл.2) колебаться; быть в нерешительностиI still dithered about participating. — Я всё еще колебался, участвовать мне или нет.
He dithered on what should have been a no-brainer. — Он ломал голову над простейшей задачей.
Syn:3) диал. дрожать, терепетать4) разг.; австрал. быть в состоянии алкогольного опьянения -
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 policy
n1) политика; политический курс; стратегия; система; ( towards smth) позиция•to abandon policy — отходить / отказываться от политики
to adhere to policy — придерживаться политики; быть верным какой-л. политике
to administer policy — проводить политику; осуществлять политику
to adopt policy — принимать политику, брать на вооружение политический курс
to back down from policy — отказываться от какой-л. политики
to be at odds with policy — противоречить какой-л. политике
to be committed to one's policy — быть приверженным своей политике
to be wary about smb's policy — настороженно относиться к чьему-л. политическому курсу
to break away from smb's policy — отходить от чьей-л. политики
to camouflage one's policy — маскировать свою политику
to carry out / to carry through policy — проводить политику
to champion policy — защищать / отстаивать политику
to conflict with smb's policy — противоречить чьей-л. политике
to coordinate one's policy over smth — координировать свою политику в каком-л. вопросе
to cover up one's policy — маскировать свою политику
to decide policy — определять политику, принимать политические решения
to develop / to devise policy — разрабатывать политику
to dismantle one's policy — отказываться от своей политики
to dissociate oneself from smb's policy — отмежевываться от чьей-л. политики
to dither about one's policy — колебаться при проведении своей политики
to effect a policy of insurance — страховаться; приобретать страховой полис
to embark on / to embrace policy — принимать какой-л. политический курс
to execute / to exercise policy — проводить политику
to follow policy — следовать политике; проводить политику
to harmonize policy — координировать / согласовывать политику
to justify one's policy — оправдывать свою политику
to lay policy before the electorate for approval — излагать политический курс для его одобрения избирателями
to make clear one's policy — разъяснять свою политику
to overturn policy — отвергать политику, отказываться от какой-л. политики
to proclaim one's commitment to policy — публично обязываться проводить какую-л. политику
to propagate policy — пропагандировать / рекламировать политику
to put across smb's policy to smb — доводить свою политику до кого-л.
to railroad through one's policy — протаскивать свою политику
to reappraise one's policy — пересматривать свою политику
to reassess one's policy toward a country — пересматривать свою политику по отношению к какой-л. стране
to reconsider one's policy — пересматривать свою политику
to relax one's policy towards smb — смягчать свою политику по отношению к кому-л.
to rethink one's policy — пересматривать свою политику
to reverse one's policy — изменять свою политику
to shape policy — определять / разрабатывать политику
to spearhead one's policy — направлять острие своей политики
to spell out one's policy in advance — заранее излагать свою политику
to stick to a policy — придерживаться какой-л. политики
to thrash out policy — вырабатывать / обсуждать политику
to tone down one's more controversial policy — ограничивать свои менее популярные политические меры
- active policyto validate policy — поддерживать какую-л. политику / политическую линию
- adventurist policy
- adventuristic policy
- advocacy of policy
- advocate of policy
- aggressive policy
- agrarian policy
- agricultural policy
- alternative policy
- annexationist policy
- anti-inflationary policy
- anti-national policy
- anti-nuclear policy
- anti-recessionary policy
- appropriate policy
- architect of policy
- arms policy
- austere policy
- austerity policy
- autonomous policy
- balanced policy
- banking policy
- bankrupt policy
- basic policy
- beggar-my-neighbor policy
- bellicose policy
- big stick policy
- big-time policy
- bipartisan policy
- blind-eye policy
- bloc policy
- bomb-in-the-basement policy
- breach of policy
- bridge-building policy
- brinkmanship policy
- brink-of-war policy
- broad-brush policy
- budget policy
- cadres policy
- carrot and stick policy
- cautious policy
- centrist policy
- champion of policy
- change in policy
- change of emphasis in policy
- change of policy
- circumspect policy
- class policy
- clean-air policy
- closed-door trade policy
- coherent policy
- cold war policy
- colonial policy
- colonialist policy
- commercial policy
- commitment to policy of nonintervention
- common policy
- comprehensive national science and technology policy
- comprehensive set of policy
- concerted policy
- conduct of policy
- confrontation policy
- consistent policy
- containment policy
- continuity in policy
- continuity of policy
- continuity with smb's policy
- controversial policy
- coordinated policy
- cornerstone of policy
- counterproductive policy
- country's fundamental policy
- credible policy
- credit card policy
- credit policy
- crumbling policy
- cultural policy
- current policy
- damaging policy
- defeatist policy
- defense policy
- deflationary policy
- demilitarization policy
- democratic policy
- departure in policy
- destabilization policy
- deterrent policy
- development policy
- diametrically opposed policy
- dilatory policy
- diplomatic policy
- disarmament policy
- discretionary policy
- discriminatory policy
- disinflation policy
- distortion of policy
- divide-and-rule policy
- domestic policy
- dynamic policy
- economic and commercial policy
- economic policy
- embargo policy
- emigration policy
- emission policy
- employment policy
- energy policy
- environmental policy
- erroneous policy
- European policy
- even-handed policy
- expansionary policy
- expansionist policy
- experience of policy
- extreme right-wing policy
- fair policy
- farm policy
- far-reaching policy
- far-sighted policy
- federal policy
- financial policy
- firm policy
- fiscal policy
- flexible policy
- for reasons of policy
- foreign aid policy
- foreign policy
- foreign trade policy
- foreign-economic policy
- formation of foreign policy
- formulation of policy
- forward-looking policy
- framework for policy
- free trade policy
- general policy
- generous policy
- give-and-take policy
- global policy
- godfather to policy
- good neighbor policy
- government policy
- government's policy
- great-power policy
- green policy
- gunboat policy
- hands-off policy
- hard-line policy
- harmful policy
- harmonized policy
- health policy
- hegemonic policy
- high-risk policy
- home policy
- ill-thought-out policy
- imperial policy
- imperialist policy
- import policy
- import substitution policy
- in line with policy
- in the field of foreign policy
- inadmissibility of policy
- independent line of policy
- independent policy
- industrial policy
- inflationary policy
- inhuman policy
- instigatory policy
- insurance policy
- internal policy
- international policy
- internment policy
- interventionist policy
- intolerableness of policy
- investment policy
- iron-fist policy
- irreversible policy
- it's against our policy
- kid-glove policy
- labor mediation policy
- laissez-faire policy
- land policy
- language policy
- leash-loosening policy
- left-wing policy
- lending policy
- liberal policy
- liberalization of policy
- liberalized policy
- line of policy
- long-range policy
- long-term policy
- lunatic policy
- main plank of smb's policy
- major changes to policy
- manifestation of policy
- maritime policy
- marketing policy
- massive condemnation of smb's policy
- militaristic policy
- misconduct of policy
- mobile policy
- moderate policy
- monetarist policy
- monetary policy
- much-heralded policy
- mushy policy
- national policy
- nationalistic policy
- nationalities policy
- native policy
- nativist policy
- neo-colonialist policy
- NEP
- neutral policy
- neutrality policy
- New Economic Policy
- news policy
- nonaligned policy
- nonalignment policy
- noninterference policy
- nonintervention policy
- nonnuclear policy
- nuclear defense policy
- nuclear deterrent policy
- nuclear policy
- nuclear-free policy
- obstructionist policy
- official policy
- official trade policy
- oil policy
- old faces can't make new policy
- one-child-family policy
- one-sided policy
- open-door policy
- openly pursued policy
- opportunistic policy
- optimal policy
- ostrich policy
- ostrich-like policy
- outward-looking policy
- overall policy
- overtly racist policy
- parliamentary policy
- party policy
- passive policy
- pay-curb policy
- peace policy
- peaceful policy
- peace-loving policy
- personnel policy
- plunderous policy
- policy from positions of strength
- policy from strength
- policy in science and technology
- policy is bearing fruit
- policy is constitutional
- policy of a newspaper
- policy of aid
- policy of alliances
- policy of amicable cooperation with smb
- policy of appeasement
- policy of belt-tightening
- policy of capitulation
- policy of compromise
- policy of conciliation
- policy of confrontation
- policy of connivance
- policy of containment
- policy of cooperation
- policy of democracy and social progress
- policy of détente
- policy of deterrence
- policy of dictate
- policy of discrimination
- policy of economic blockade and sanctions
- policy of economy
- policy of elimination
- policy of expansion and annexation
- policy of fiscal rigor
- policy of freedom of expression
- policy of friendship
- policy of genocide
- policy of good-neighborliness
- policy of goodwill
- policy of inaction
- policy of intervention
- policy of intimidation
- policy of isolation
- policy of militarism
- policy of militarization
- policy of military confrontation
- policy of military force
- policy of national reconciliation
- policy of neutrality
- policy of nonalignment
- policy of noninterference
- policy of nonintervention
- policy of nonviolence
- policy of obstruction
- policy of openness
- policy of pacification
- policy of peace
- policy of peaceful co-existence
- policy of plunder
- policy of protectionism
- policy of racial segregation and discrimination
- policy of reconciliation
- policy of reform
- policy of reforms
- policy of regulating prices
- policy of renewal
- policy of restraint
- policy of revanche
- policy of revenge
- policy of subjugation
- policy of violence
- policy of wage restraint
- policy of war
- policy towards a country
- policy vis-à-vis a country
- policy with regard to a country
- policy won out
- political policy
- population policy
- position-of-strength policy
- practical policy
- predatory policy
- price control policy
- price-formation policy
- price-pricing policy
- pricing policy
- principled policy
- progressive policy
- proponent of policy
- protagonist of policy
- protectionist policy
- pro-war policy
- pro-Western policy
- public policy
- push-and-drag policy
- racial policy
- racist policy
- radical policy
- rapacious policy
- reactionary policy
- realistic policy
- reappraisal of policy
- reassessment of policy
- recession-induced policy
- reevaluation of policy
- reexamination of policy
- reform policy
- reformist policy
- regional policy
- renewal of policy
- re-orientation of policy
- repressive policy
- resettlement policy
- rethink of policy
- retrograde policy
- revanchist policy - revisionist policy
- rigid economic policy
- robust foreign policy
- ruinous policy
- safe policy
- sanctions policy
- scientifically substantiated policy
- scorched-earth policy
- selfless policy
- separatist policy - short-sighted policy
- single-child policy
- social policy
- socio-economic policy
- sound policy
- splitting policy
- state policy
- state remuneration of labor policy
- stated policy
- staunch policy
- sterile policy
- stick-and-carrot policy
- stringent policy
- strong policy
- structural policy
- suitable policy
- sustained policy
- sweeping review of policy
- switch in policy
- tariff policy
- tax policy
- taxation policy
- technological policy
- tight policy
- tightening of policy
- time-serving policy
- tough policy
- toughening of policy
- trade policy
- trade-unionist policy
- traditional policy
- treacherous policy
- turn in policy
- turning point in policy
- unified policy
- united policy
- unsophisticated policy
- U-turn in policy
- viability of policy
- vigorous policy
- vote-losing policy
- wage policy
- wage-freeze policy
- wages policy
- wait-and-see policy
- war-economy policy
- wealth-creating policy
- whip-and-carrot policy
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15 tentennare
tentennare v. intr.1 ( traballare) to totter, to stagger, to be unsteady: camminava tentennando, he was staggering along; il palo tentennò e cadde, the post tottered and fell2 ( oscillare) to swing*, to oscillate3 ( esitare) to hesitate, to waver, to dither (about), to shilly-shally: tentennare fra due decisioni, to waver between two decisions; non tentennare, questa è la via giusta, don't hesitate, this is the right way◆ v.tr. (non com.) to shake*.* * *[tenten'nare]1. vigli tentenna un dente — he's got a wobbly o loose tooth
2. vt* * *[tenten'nare]1) (oscillare) to niddle-noddle, to vacillate, to wobble2) fig. (esitare) to vacillate, to balk, to dillydally colloq., to shillyshally colloq.* * *tentennare/tenten'nare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (oscillare) to niddle-noddle, to vacillate, to wobble -
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f 1. Zool. jay 2. pot. (kuksaniec) poke- dać komuś sójkę w bok to poke sb in the ribs■ wybierać się jak sójka za morze to dither about setting offThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sój|ka
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17 dudar
v.1 to doubt.¿vas a venir? — lo dudo are you going to come? — I doubt it o I don't think solo dudo mucho I very much doubt ityo no lo hice — no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it — I'm sure you didn't, but…dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll comeRicardo duda Richard doubts.2 to hesitate.dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or anotherno dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask meMaría duda Mary hesitates.* * *1 to doubt, have doubts2 (titubear) to hesitate1 to doubt\dudar de alguien to doubt somebody, mistrust somebody* * *verb1) to doubt2) hesitate* * *1. VT1) (=no estar seguro de) to doubtespero que venga, aunque lo dudo mucho — I hope she'll come, although I doubt very much (if) she will
-yo te ayudaré -no lo dudo, pero... — "I'll help you" - "I'm sure you will, but..."
es lo mejor para ti, no lo dudes — it's the best thing for you, believe me
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a no dudarlo — undoubtedly•
dudar que, dudo que sea verdad — I doubt (whether o if) it's true•
dudar si, dudaba si había echado la carta — I wasn't sure if I had posted the letter2) (=vacilar sobre)lo dudé mucho y al final me decidí por el azul — I thought about it o dithered * a lot but in the end I decided on the blue one
si yo fuera tú, no lo dudaría — if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate
2. VI1) (=desconfiar) to doubt, have doubts•
dudar de algo — to question sth, doubt sthlos celos le hicieron dudar de su cariño — jealousy made her question o doubt his affection
2) (=vacilar)no sé qué hacer, estoy dudando — I don't know what to do, I'm in two minds o I'm undecided
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dudar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth* * *1.verbo transitivo to doubtdudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth
es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me
2.yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
dudar vicómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering
dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody
* * *= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.Ex. I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.Ex. He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.Ex. We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.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. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.Ex. The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.Ex. I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.----* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.* no lo dudes = take it from me.* sin dudar = without a doubt.* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.* * *1.verbo transitivo to doubtdudo que te haya dicho la verdad — I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth
es el mejor, no lo dudes — it's the best one, take it from me
2.yo hice todo lo que pude - no lo dudo, pero... — I did everything I could - I'm sure you did, but...
dudar vicómpralo, no sigas dudando — go ahead and buy it, stop dithering
dudar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
dudar de algo/alguien — to doubt something/somebody
* * *= be hesitant (to), doubt, have + second thoughts, hesitate, waver, express + reservations, have + reservations (about), dither, hang back, be suspicious, voice + reservations, teeter + on the edge of, think + twice.Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex: While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.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: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.* dudar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.* no lo dudes = take it from me.* sin dudar = without a doubt.* sin dudarlo = without hesitation.* * *dudar [A1 ]vtto doubtlo dudo mucho I doubt it very muches lo que te conviene, no lo dudes it's what's right for you, take it from meyo hice todo lo que pude — no lo dudo, pero … I did everything I could — I'm sure you did, but …dudar QUE + SUBJ:nunca dudé que fuera inocente I never doubted his innocence o that he was innocentdudo que llegue a tiempo I doubt that o if o whether I'll get there in time, I don't think I'll get there in timedudo que te haya dicho la verdad I doubt if o whether he's told you the truth■ dudarvivamos, cómpralo, no sigas dudando go ahead and buy it, stop hesitating o ditheringestá dudando entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind o she is in two minds whether to buy or rentdudar EN + INF to hesitate to + INFno dudes en llamarme don't hesitate to call medudar DE algo/algn to doubt sth/sb¿dudas de su honradez? do you doubt his honesty?no dudo de su capacidad para desempeñar el cargo I don't doubt o I'm not questioning his ability to do the job¿cómo pude dudar de ti? how could I have doubted you?* * *
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it
verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
dudar en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
dudar de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize
' dudar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vacilar
- ver
- titubear
English:
debate
- doubt
- falter
- hesitate
- shot
- suspect
- vacillate
- waver
* * *♦ vi1. [desconfiar]dudar de algo/alguien to have one's doubts about sth/sb;dudo de sus intenciones I question his intentions;no dudo de su buena voluntad I don't doubt his goodwill;sé que dudan de mí, pero yo soy inocente I know they have their doubts about me, but I'm innocent;¿acaso dudas de mí? don't you trust me then?3. [vacilar] to hesitate;dudar entre hacer una cosa u otra to be unsure whether to do one thing or another;no dudes en venir a preguntarme don't hesitate to come and ask me♦ vtto doubt;¿vas a venir? – lo dudo are you going to come? – I doubt it, I don't think so;lo dudo mucho I very much doubt it;después de dudarlo bastante se decidió a ir after being in some doubt he decided to go;¿que eres sincero? permíteme que lo dude so you're telling the truth, are you? I think I'll reserve judgement on that, if I may;yo no lo hice – no lo dudo, pero… I didn't do it – I'm sure you didn't, but…;no lo dude, ha hecho lo que debía you can rest assured you've done the right thing;dudo que venga I doubt (whether) he'll come;no dudo que lo hiciera con muy buena intención no doubt he did it with the best of intentions* * *I v/t doubt;¡no lo dudes! of course!, no problem!II v/i1 hesitate (en to);no dudar en hacer algo not hesitate to do sth2:dudar de alguien not trust s.o.* * *dudar vt: to doubtdudar vidudar en : to hesitate tono dudes en pedirme ayuda: don't hesitate to ask me for help* * *dudar vb1. (en general) to doubtsi llueve, que lo dudo, iremos al museo if it rains, which I doubt, we'll go to the museum2. (vacilar) to hesitate3. (no poder escoger) not to be sure / not to be able to make up your mind4. (desconfiar) to mistrust -
18 esitare
hesitate* * *esitare1 v. intr.1 to hesitate; ( essere dubbioso) to waver: esito se fare o no quel passo, I am not sure whether or not to make the move; non esitò ad aiutarmi, he did not hesitate to help me; esitare fra due opinioni, fra due soluzioni, to waver between two opinions, between two solutions; ho esitato a lungo prima di telefonarti, I hesitated for a long time before calling you // senza esitare, unhesitatingly (o without a moment's hesitation)2 ( di voce) to falter.esitare2 v. intr. (med.) to result: la malattia esitò nella guarigione del paziente, the illness resulted in the patient's recovery.esitare3 v.tr. (non com.) (comm.) to sell*; to dispose of (sthg.): possiamo esitare subito la merce, we can sell (o dispose of) the goods at once.* * *[ezi'tare]esitare a fare — to be hesitant o diffident about doing
senza esitare — unfalteringly, unhesitatingly
* * *esitare/ezi'tare/ [1](aus. avere) to hesitate, to waver (su over); to dither (su about, over); esitare a fare to be hesitant o diffident about doing; non esitò ad accettare il viaggio gratis he wasn't backward about accepting the free trip; senza esitare unfalteringly, unhesitatingly. -
19 треперя
1. tremble (от with), shake, quake(за лист, глас) quiver, (за глас, от немощ) quaver(от студ) shiver; vibrateтреперя от страх shudder/shake with fearтреперя над treasure, dote on; coddle; make much ofтреперя за съдбата на някого be anxious about s.o.'s fateтреперя за живота си go in fear of o.'s lifeтреперя при мисълта за shudder at the thought ofтреперя като лист tremble like an aspen leafтреперят ми гащите shake/shiver in o.'s bootsтреперя над парата look twice at a penny* * *трепѐря,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. трепѐрил 1. tremble (от with), shake, quake; dither; (за лист, глас) quiver, (за глас, от немощ) quaver; dodder; (от студ) shiver; vibrate; гащите ми треперят shake/shiver in o.’s boots; \треперя за живота си go in fear of o.’s life; \треперя за съдбата на някого be anxious about s.o.’s fate; \треперя като лист tremble like an aspen leaf; \треперя над treasure, dote on; coddle; make much of, mollycoddle; \треперя от страх shudder/shake with fear; \треперя при мисълта за shudder at the thought of; целият \треперя tremble/shiver/shudder all over, be all of a tremble;2. ( боя се от някого) stand in terror (от of), dread (от -); • \треперя над пара̀та look twice at a penny.* * *tremble: треперя with fear - треперя от страх; quiver (за глас); shiver: She was треперяing all over with cold. - Тя цялата трепереше от студ.; cower ; dither ; dodder ; jitter ; palpitate ; throb {Trxub}; totter ; tremor ; vibrate* * *1. (боя се от някого) stand in terror (от of), dread (от -) 2. (за лист, глас) quiver, (за глас, от немощ) quaver 3. (от студ) shiver;vibrate 4. tremble (от with), shake, quake 5. ТРЕПЕРЯ за живота си go in fear of o.'s life 6. ТРЕПЕРЯ за съдбата на някого be anxious about s.o.'s fate 7. ТРЕПЕРЯ като лист tremble like an aspen leaf 8. ТРЕПЕРЯ над treasure, dote on;coddle;make much of 9. ТРЕПЕРЯ над парата look twice at a penny 10. ТРЕПЕРЯ от страх shudder/shake with fear 11. ТРЕПЕРЯ при мисълта за shudder at the thought of 12. треперят ми гащите shake/ shiver in o.'s boots 13. целият ТРЕПЕРЯ tremble/shiver/shudder all over, be all of a tremble -
20 двоумя се
hesitate, be in two minds (за about)jib (за at)* * *двоумя̀ се,възвр. гл., мин. св. деят. прич. двоумѝл се hesitate, be in two minds (за about); jib (за at); dither.* * *dither: Stop двоумя сеing! You have to choose between the two of us! - Престани да се двоумиш! Трябва да избереш един от нас!; pendulate ; to be in two minds; vacillate; veer (прен.)
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