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21 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 -
22 vaciller
vaciller [vasije]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = chanceler) [personne] to sway (to and fro)b. [flamme, lumière] to flicker* * *vasijeverbe intransitif1) ( être chancelant) [personne] to be unsteady on one's legs; [jambes] to be unsteady2) ( osciller) [personne, objet] to sway; [lumière, flamme] to flicker3) ( se détériorer) [santé, mémoire, raison] to fail; [pouvoir, majorité] to weaken* * *vasije vi1) (= sur ses jambes) [personne] to be unsteady on one's feet2) [bougie, lumière] to flicker* * *vaciller verb table: aimer vi1 ( être chancelant) [personne] to be unsteady on one's legs; [jambes] to be unsteady;2 ( osciller) [personne, objet] to sway; [lumière, flamme] to flicker;3 ( se détériorer) [santé, mémoire, raison] to fail; [pouvoir, majorité] to weaken;4 ( hésiter) [volonté, politique] to waver; vaciller dans ses résolutions to waver in one's resolutions.[vasije] verbe intransitif2. [chaise, pile de livres] to wobble3. [flamme] to flicker -
23 с трудом подняться
General subject: stagger slowly to (one's) feetУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > с трудом подняться
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24 нетвёрдо
1. прил. кратк. см. нетвёрдый 2. нареч.not firmly, not for certainзнать нетвёрдо (вн.) — have a shaky knowledge (of), be weak (in)
нетвёрдо стоять на ногах — stagger, be unsteady on one's feet
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25 похитуватися
to rock; to stagger, to reel ( from side to side); ( про п'яного) to sway on one's feet, to totter, to walk ( to stand) unsteadily -
26 a se ridica în picioare cu greu
to stagger / to struggle to one's feet.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se ridica în picioare cu greu
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27 нетвёрдо
I кратк. прил.см. нетвёрдыйII нареч.not firmly, not for certainзнать нетвёрдо (вн.) — have a shaky knowledge (of), be weak (in)
нетвёрдо стоя́ть на нога́х — stagger, be unsteady on one's feet
он нетвёрдо уве́рен — he is not quite sure
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28 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> shake2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> varyer 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> shake2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> varyer schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether
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29 потрясти
1) General subject: concuss, convulse, knock down with a feather, knock off his pins (кого-л.), overwhelm, shake, shock, stagger, stun, take off his feet (кого-л.), knock out, give a fit (кого-л.), knock into the middle of next week (кого-л.), taken aback (кого-либо каким-то известием,вопросом(Kathleen was taken a back by the candor of the question.Кэтлин была потрясена прямотой вопроса)), amaze -
30 потрясать
vti; св - потрясти́1) vi чем-л размахивать угрожающе to brandish, to shakeпотряса́ть кулака́ми — to shake one's fists
2) vt сотрясать to shake, to rockпотряса́ть до основа́ния — to rock/to shake sth to its foundation
стра́шная но́вость её потрясла́ — she was shaken/shocked by the bad news
его́ потрясла́ красота́ де́вушки — he was stunned/swept off his feet/staggered by the girl's beauty
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