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1 waver
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
2 поколебаться
fluctuate глагол: -
3 поколебаться
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4 поколебаться
несовер. - колебаться; совер. - поколебаться
1) oscillate, vibrate, vacillate, sway, wave/swing to and fro
2) (изменяться)
fluctuate
3) waver/hesitate for a time* * *oscillate, vibrate, vacillate, sway -
5 vacilar
v.1 to hesitate.El chico vaciló brevemente The boy hesitated briefly.2 to falter.3 to flicker (fluctuar) (light).La llama vaciló en el viento The flame flickered in the wind.4 to wobble, to sway.5 to swank, to show off (informal) (chulear).6 to tease, to pull the leg of, to ride, to spoof.María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.* * *1 (oscilar) to sway, vacillate2 (estar poco firme) to wobble3 (al andar) to sway, stagger, wobble; (al hablar) to falter4 (luz) to flicker6 familiar (tomar el pelo) to joke, tease■ ¡no me vaciles! don't tease me!7 familiar (presumir) to show off\hacer vacilar figurado to shakesin vacilar without hesitationmemoria que vacila shaky memory* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=dudar) to hesitate, waver; (=ser indeciso) to vacillate; (=esperar) to hold back from doing sthes un hombre que vacila mucho — he is a very indecisive man, he is a man who dithers a lot
2) (por falta de estabilidad) [mueble] to be unsteady, wobble[persona] (al andar) to totter, reel; (al hablar) to falter; [memoria] to fail; [moralidad] to be collapsing3) [luz] to flicker4) (=variar)un sabor que vacila entre agradable y desagradable — a taste which varies o ranges between nice and nasty
5) *(=guasearse)vacilar con algn — to tease sb, take the mickey out of sb **
6) (Méx)* (=divertirse) to have fun, lark about *; (=ir de juerga) to go on a spree7) * (=presumir) to talk big *, show off, swank *2. VT1) (=burlarse de) to take the mickey out of **, make fun of¡no me vaciles! — stop messing me about! *
2) (CAm)* (=engañar) to trick* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.----* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *vacilar [A1 ]viA1 (dudar) to hesitaterespondió sin vacilar he replied without hesitating o without hesitationvacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here, she can't make up her mind whether to accept the offer or stay hereno vaciles más, hazlo stop dithering and do itvacilar EN algo:no vaciló en la elección he made his choice without hesitationno vacilaron en aceptar they did not hesitate to accept, they accepted without hesitation2 «fe/determinación» to waver3 «luz» to flicker1 «mueble» to wobble, rock2«persona»: vaciló pero enseguida recuperó el equilibrio she staggered/tottered but she regained her balance immediatelyvacilaba al andar, como si estuviese borracho he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he were drunkD( AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse): vacilamos un montón en la fiesta we had a great time o a lot of fun at the party■ vacilarvt(Esp, Méx fam) to teaselo estuvieron vacilando toda la noche they were teasing him o pulling his leg all evening¡no me vaciles! be serious!* * *
vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1
no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation
2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off
' vacilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
titubear
English:
dilly-dally
- falter
- hang back
- hesitate
- hold back
- little
- shilly-shally
- shrink
- straight
- vacillate
- waver
- dither
* * *♦ vi1. [dudar] to hesitate;contestó sin vacilar she replied without hesitation;vacilaba entre ambas opciones he hesitated o wavered between the two options;no vaciles más y subscríbete why wait? get your subscription today2. [voz, principios, régimen] to falter3. [fluctuar] [luz] to flicker;[pulso] to be irregular4. [oscilar] [mueble, persona] to wobbleuna moto de esas vacila mucho a bike like that is really cool♦ vtFam1. Esp, Carib, Méxme estás vacilando you're pulling my legvacílate ese carro get a load of that car, check out that car* * *I v/i3 Méx fam ( divertirse) have funII v/t fammake fun of* * *vacilar vi1) : to hesitate, to vacillate, to waver2) : to be unsteady, to wobble3) : to flicker* * *¡no me vaciles! come off it! -
6 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 -
7 zögern
I v/i hesitate; (schwanken) waver; er zögerte nicht zu (+ Inf.) he lost no time in (+ Ger.) du darfst nicht zu lange zögern don’t spend too much time thinking about it; was zögerst du noch? why the hesitation?, what’s the problem?* * *das Zögernhesitance* * *Zö|gernnt -s, no plhesitationohne Zö́gern — without hesitation, unhesitatingly
nach langem Zö́gern — after hesitating a long time
* * *1) (to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) hang back2) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) falter3) (the tendency to hesitate.) hesitancy4) (an act of hesitating.) hesitation5) (unwillingness or uncertainty.) hesitation6) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) hesitate7) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) hesitate* * *Zö·gern<-s>[ˈtsø:gɐn]nt kein pl hesitation no plohne langes \Zögern without hesitating for a long time [or [a moment's] hesitation]* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *du darfst nicht zu lange zögern don’t spend too much time thinking about it;was zögerst du noch? why the hesitation?, what’s the problem?* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *n.hesitancy n.hesitation n.indecision n.indecisions n. -
8 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. -
9 Zögern
I v/i hesitate; (schwanken) waver; er zögerte nicht zu (+ Inf.) he lost no time in (+ Ger.) du darfst nicht zu lange zögern don’t spend too much time thinking about it; was zögerst du noch? why the hesitation?, what’s the problem?* * *das Zögernhesitance* * *Zö|gernnt -s, no plhesitationohne Zö́gern — without hesitation, unhesitatingly
nach langem Zö́gern — after hesitating a long time
* * *1) (to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) hang back2) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) falter3) (the tendency to hesitate.) hesitancy4) (an act of hesitating.) hesitation5) (unwillingness or uncertainty.) hesitation6) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) hesitate7) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) hesitate* * *Zö·gern<-s>[ˈtsø:gɐn]nt kein pl hesitation no plohne langes \Zögern without hesitating for a long time [or [a moment's] hesitation]* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *ohne Zögern unhesitatingly, without (a moment’s) hesitation;nach anfänglichem Zögern after some hesitation* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *n.hesitancy n.hesitation n.indecision n.indecisions n. -
10 flancher
➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[cœur] to give out* * *(colloq) flɑ̃ʃe verbe intransitif1) ( manquer de courage) to lose one's nerve; ( ne plus faire face) to crack up; ( devant une décision) to crack2) ( faiblir) [cœur, moteur] to give out; [mémoire] to let [somebody] down; [jambes] to go wobbly* * *flɑ̃ʃe vi1) (= cesser de fonctionner) to fail2) (= perdre courage) to quit* * *flancher○ verb table: aimer vi1 ( manquer de courage) to lose one's nerve; ( ne plus faire face) to crack up; il est en train de flancher ( devant une décision) he's coming round GB ou around US; ( dans une crise) he's cracking up; ce n'est pas le moment de flancher this is no time to lose one's nerve;2 ( faiblir) [cœur, moteur] to give out; [mémoire] to let [sb] down; j'ai la mémoire qui flanche my memory lets me down ou is going; j'ai les jambes qui flanchent my legs have gone wobbly.[flɑ̃ʃe] verbe intransitifj'ai la mémoire qui flanche my memory's giving out on ou failing me2. [manquer de courage] to waver -
11 temblar
v.1 to tremble (person) (de miedo).temblar como un flan to shake like a jellyMe tiemblan las manos My hands tremble.2 to shudder, to shake.El conejito tiembla The little rabbit trembles.Su voz temblaba His voice trembled.* * *2 (voz) to quiver3 figurado (tener miedo) to shake with fear, shudder, fear* * *verbto shiver, tremble* * *VI1) [persona]a) [por miedo] to tremble, shake; [por frío] to shiverme temblaba la mano — my hand was trembling o shaking
temblar de miedo — to tremble o shake with fright
b) (=sentir miedo)2) [edificio] to shake, shudder; [tierra] to shake* * *1.verbo intransitivotiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado — I shudder to think what might have happened; (+ me/te/le etc)
temblar como un flan — to shake like a jelly o leaf
b) edificio/tierra to shake2.temblar v impersestá temblando! — (AmL) it's an earthquake!
* * *= tremble, quail, shiver, wince, dodder, quiver, twitch.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.Ex. But Elwood Bibeau quailed no more now than he had quailed at being assigned tasks in his present position as an assistant director.Ex. I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.Ex. Librarians across the country winced at that notion.Ex. The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.Ex. With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.Ex. He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.----* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* temblar como una hoja = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* * *1.verbo intransitivotiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado — I shudder to think what might have happened; (+ me/te/le etc)
temblar como un flan — to shake like a jelly o leaf
b) edificio/tierra to shake2.temblar v impersestá temblando! — (AmL) it's an earthquake!
* * *= tremble, quail, shiver, wince, dodder, quiver, twitch.Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
Ex: But Elwood Bibeau quailed no more now than he had quailed at being assigned tasks in his present position as an assistant director.Ex: I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself.Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion.Ex: The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.Ex: He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo = shake + foundations.* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* temblar como una hoja = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un azogado = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* temblar como un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.* * *temblar [A5 ]vi1 «persona» (por el frío) to shiver; (por nervios, miedo) to shake, trembleestaba tan asustado que estaba temblando he was quaking o shaking o trembling with fearsus amenazas me hicieron temblar I trembled at her threatstiemblo de pensar lo que podría haber pasado I shudder to think what might have happenedtemblaba de rabia she was shaking o quivering with rage(+ me/te/le etc): me tiembla el párpado my eyelid is twitchingestaba tan nervioso que le temblaba la mano he was so nervous that his hand was shakingla voz le temblaba de emoción/de ira her voice was quivering o trembling with emotion/ragetemblar como un flan to shake like a jelly o leaf2 «edificio/tierra» to shakesus gritos hicieron temblar las paredes her shouts made the walls shake■* * *
temblar ( conjugate temblar) verbo intransitivo
(por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble;
(+ me/te/le etc) [ párpado] to twitch;
[ mano] to shake;
[ voz] to tremble;
temblar v impers:◊ ¡está temblando! (AmL) it's an earthquake!;
tembló ayer there was a(n earth) tremor yesterday
temblar verbo intransitivo
1 (de emoción: la voz) to quiver
(: el pulso) to shake: estoy tan nerviosa que me tiemblan las piernas, I'm so nervous that my legs are shaking
2 (de miedo, temor) to tremble: temblaba de miedo, she was trembling with fear
tiemblo solo de pensarlo, I shudder to think about it
3 (de frío) to shiver: temblaba por la fiebre, he was shivering with fever
4 (la tierra, un edificio) to shake
5 fam (acabar con algo) dejamos el jamón temblando, we ate almost all the ham
la factura me dejó la cuenta temblando, the bill cleaned out my bank account
' temblar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudir
English:
falter
- feel
- quake
- quaver
- quiver
- shake
- shiver
- tremble
- waver
- wobble
- quail
* * *temblar vi1. [persona] [de miedo, por nervios] to tremble, to shake (de with); [de frío] to shiver (de with);la fiebre le hacía temblar the fever made her shiver;me tiemblan las piernas my legs are shaking;me tiembla el pulso my hands are shaking;le temblaba la voz de la emoción her voice was trembling with emotion;Figtiemblo por lo que pueda pasarle I shudder to think what could happen to him;Figtiemblo sólo de pensarlo I shudder just thinking about it;Famdejar algo temblando [la despensa, la nevera, una botella] to leave sth almost empty;dejar a alguien temblando [asustar, preocupar] to leave sb quaking in their boots, to give sb a fright;temblar como un flan to shake like (a) jelly2. [suelo, edificio, máquina] to shudder, to shake;tembló la tierra the ground shook;tiembla la imagen del televisor the television picture is shaky* * *v/i tremble, shake; de frío shiver* * *temblar {55} vi1) : to tremble, to shake, to shiverle temblaban las rodillas: his knees were shaking2) : to shudder, to be afraidtiemblo con sólo pensarlo: I shudder to think of it* * *temblar vb2. (de frío) to shiver -
12 firme
adj.1 firm.2 solid.3 resolute.¡firmes! (military) attention!4 single-minded, firm.5 secure, strong, firm.adv.hard.mantenerse firme en to hold fast tose mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his groundm.road surface.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: firmar.* * *► adjetivo1 (estable) firm, steady2 (color) fast1 (pavimento) road surface► adverbio1 hard\de firme harden firme firmestar en lo firme to be in the right¡firmes! MILITAR attention!mantenerse firme figurado to hold one's ground* * *adj.1) firm2) secure3) steady* * *1. ADJ1) [mesa, andamio] steady; [terreno] firm, solid2) [paso] firm, steady; [voz] firm; [mercado, moneda] steady; [candidato] strong3) [amistad, apoyo] firm, strong; [decisión, convicción] firmestar en lo firme — † to be in the right
4) [sentencia] final5) (Mil)¡firmes! — attention!
ponerse firmes — to come o stand to attention
2.ADV hard3.SM (Aut) road surfacefirme del suelo — (Arquit) rubble base (of floor)
* * *I1)a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steadypisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground
con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand
de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard
b) ( color) fastc) < candidato> strong2) (Mil)en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention
3)a) < persona> firmse mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground
me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea
b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firmIImasculino road surface* * *= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.Ex. Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.Ex. If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.----* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.* permanecer firm = stay in + place.* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.* tierra firme = solid ground.* * *I1)a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steadypisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground
con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand
de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard
b) ( color) fastc) < candidato> strong2) (Mil)en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention
3)a) < persona> firmse mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground
me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea
b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firmIImasculino road surface* * *= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.
Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.* permanecer firm = stay in + place.* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.* tierra firme = solid ground.* * *A1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steadyedificar sobre terreno firme to build on solid groundtenemos que asegurarnos de que pisamos terreno firme we must make sure that we're not treading on dangerous groundtener las carnes firmes to have a firm bodyse acercó con paso firme he approached with a determined o firm stepcon pulso firme with a firm o steady handuna oferta en firme a firm offerun fallo a firme an enforceable o executable judgmentde firme hardestudiar de firme to study hard2 (color) fast3 ‹candidato› strongB ( Mil):¡firmes! attention!estaban en posición de firmes they were standing to attentionC1 ‹persona› firmtienes que mostrarte más firme con él you have to be firmer with himse mantuvo firme she remained firm, she stood her ground, she did not waver2 ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firmsu firme apoyo a los detenidos their firm support for the prisonersroad surfacefirme deslizante slippery surfacela firme the truthte diré la firme I'll be honest with you o I'll tell you the truth* * *
Del verbo firmar: ( conjugate firmar)
firmé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
firme es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
firmar
firme
firmar ( conjugate firmar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to sign
firme adjetivo
1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steady;
con paso/pulso firme with a firm step/steady hand;
una oferta en firme a firm offer;
de firme ‹estudiar/trabajar› hard
2 (Mil):◊ ¡firmes! attention!
3
me mantuve firme en mi idea I stuck o kept to my idea
firmar verbo transitivo to sign
firme
I adjetivo
1 firm: se mantuvo firme ante la oposición, she stood firm against the opposition
II m (pavimento de carretera) road surface
III adv (con constancia) firm, firmly, hard
IV excl Mil ¡firmes! attention!
♦ Locuciones: de firme, firm, hard
en firme, definitive
' firme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hasta
- inquebrantable
- plantarse
- pulso
- roca
- terrestre
- actitud
- enérgico
- paso
- postura
- propósito
- tierra
English:
adamant
- assertive
- deploy
- exploit
- fast
- firm
- govern
- hard
- hold
- land
- name
- secure
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- shaky
- shore
- solid
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- stout
- strong
- surface
- unsteady
- unwavering
- wonky
- attention
- decisive
- definite
- ground
- intention
- march
- sound
- sure
- unbending
- wobbly
* * *♦ adj1. [fuerte, sólido] firm;[andamio, construcción] stable; [pulso] steady; [paso] resolute;tiene unos principios muy firmes she has very firm principles, she's extremely principled;tiene la firme intención de resolver el problema she fully intends to solve the problem, she has every intention of solving the problem;llovió de firme durante varias horas it rained hard for several hours2. [argumento, base] solid;trabaja de firme en el nuevo proyecto she's working full-time on the new project;una respuesta en firme a definite answer;quedamos en firme para el miércoles we are definitely agreed on Wednesday;tenemos un acuerdo en firme para intercambiar información we have a firm agreement to exchange information3. [carácter, actitud] resolute;hay que mostrarse firme con los empleados you have to be firm with the workers;Famponer firme a alguien to bring sb into lineen la posición de firmes standing to attention♦ nmroad surface;firme en mal estado [en letrero] uneven road surface♦ advhard;mantenerse firme en to hold fast to;se mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his ground* * *I adj2 MIL:¡ firmes! attention!;poner firme a alguien fig fam take a firm line with s.o.II m pavement, Brroad surfaceIII adv:trabajar firme work hard* * *firme adj1) : firm, resolute2) : steady, stable* * *firme1 adj2. (constante) firmfirme2 n road surface -
13 fallo
fallo, fĕfelli, falsum, 3 (archaic inf. praes. pass. fallier, Pers. 3, 50; perf. pass. fefellitus sum, Petr. Fragm. 61, MSS.), v. a. [Sanscr. sphal, sphul, to waver; Gr. sphallô, a-sphalês], to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, disappoint (freq. and class.; syn.: decipio, impono, frustror, circumvenio, emungo, fraudo).I.In gen.(α).Of living objects:(β).T. Roscius non unum rei pecuniariae socium fefellit, verum novem homines honestissimos ejusdem muneris, etc.... induxit, decepit, destituit, omni fraude et perfidia fefellit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 116 sq.; so,aliquem dolis,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 13; cf. id. Heaut. 3, 1, 61:senem,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 43:referam gratiam, atque eas itidem fallam, ut ab illis fallimur,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 93: tu illum fructu fallas, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73:id ipsum sui fallendi causa milites ab hostibus factum existimabant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 50, 2:tum laqueis captare feras et fallere visco Inventum,
Verg. G. 1, 139; cf. Ov. M. 15, 474:is enim sum, nisi me forte fallo, qui, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 21:num me fefellit, Catilina, non modo res tanta, verum dies?
id. Cat. 1, 3, 7:nisi me fallit animus,
id. Rosc. Am. 17, 48; cf.:neque eum prima opinio fefellit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67, 3:ne spes eum fallat,
Cic. Fam. 1, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 10, 4:si in hominibus eligendis spes amicitiae nos fefellerit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 11, § 28:in quo cum eum opinio fefellisset,
Nep. Ages. 3, 5:nisi forte me animus fallit,
Sall. C. 20, 17:nisi memoria me fallit,
fails me, Gell. 20, p. 285 Bip.:nisi me omnia fallunt,
Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1; cf.:omnia me fallunt, nisi, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 95 med.:nisi quid me fallit,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 6; cf.:si quid nunc me fallit in scribendo,
id. ib. 3, 5, 4:dominum sterilis saepe fefellit ager,
Ov. A. A. 1, 450:certe hercle hic se ipsus fallit, non ego,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 15:tam libenter se fallunt, quam si una fata decipiunt,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 11, 1:cum alios falleret, se ipsum tamen non fefellit,
Lact. 1, 22, 5.— Pass. in mid. force, to deceive one's self, be deceived, to err, be mistaken:errore quodam fallimur in disputando,
Cic. Rep. 3, 35:qua (spe) possumus falli: deus falli qui potuit?
id. N. D. 3, 31, 76:memoriā falli,
Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118:jamque dies, nisi fallor, adest,
Verg. A. 5, 49; Cic. Att. 4, 17, 1; 16, 6, 2:ni fallor,
Ov. F. 4, 623; Lact. 2, 19, 1; cf.:ordinis haec virtus erit et venus, aut ego fallor,
Hor. A. P. 42.—With object-clause:dicere non fallar, quo, etc.,
Luc. 7, 288:quamquam haut falsa sum, nos odiosas haberi,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 4; cf.:id quam facile sit mihi, haud sum falsus,
id. Men. 5, 2, 3; Ter. And. 4, 1, 23; Sall. J. 85, 20:neque ea res falsum me habuit,
did not deceive me, id. ib. 10, 1:ut falsus animi est!
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 43.—Of inanim. or abstr. objects:(γ).promissum,
not to fulfil, Curt. 7, 10, 9:fidem hosti datam fallere,
to violate, break, betray, deceive, Cic. Off. 1, 13, 39:quodsi meam spem vis improborum fefellerit atque superaverit,
id. Cat. 4, 11, 23; cf. id. de Or. 1, 1, 2:non fallam opinionem tuam,
id. Fam. 1, 6 fin.; cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 86 fin.:imperium,
to fail to execute, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:cum lubrica saxa vestigium fallerent,
betrayed, Curt. 4, 9.— Poet.:tu faciem illius Falle dolo,
imitate deceptively, assume, Verg. A. 1, 684:sua terga nocturno lupo,
i. e. to hide, conceal, Prop. 4, 5, 14:casses, retia,
to shun, avoid, Ov. H. 20, 45; 190. —Absol.: neque quo pacto fallam... Scio quicquam, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29 fin.:B.cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41:ea (divinatio) fallit fortasse nonnumquam,
id. Div. 1, 14, 25:non in sortitione fallere,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132:in ea re,
Nep. Them. 7, 2; Cels. 7, 26, 2: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, Liv. 29, 35, 2:ut, si quid possent, de induciis fallendo impetrarent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 5:germinat et numquam fallentis termes olivae,
Hor. Epod. 16, 45:plerumque sufflati atque tumidi (oratores) fallunt pro uberibus,
Gell. 7, 14, 5.—Impers.: fallit (me) I deceive myself, I mistake, am mistaken:II.sed nos, nisi me fallit, jacebimus,
Cic. Att. 14, 12, 2; cf.:nisi me propter benevolentiam forte fallebat,
id. Cael. 19, 45; id. Sest. 50, 106:nec eum fefellit,
id. Off. 2, 7, 25:vide, ne te fallat,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 25. And cf. under II. B. 2.In partic.A.To deceive in swearing, to swear falsely:B.is jurare cum coepisset, vox eum defecit in illo loco: SI SCIENS FALLO,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2; cf.:lapidem silicem tenebant juraturi per Jovem haec verba dicentes: SI SCIENS FALLO, TVM ME DISPITER, etc., Paul. ex Fest. s. v. lapidem, p. 115 Müll.: si sciens fefellisset,
Plin. Pan. 64, 3; cf. Liv. 21, 45, 8; Prop. 4, 7, 53:expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere,
i. e. to swear falsely by the ashes of your mother, Hor. C. 2, 8, 10.—With respect to one's knowledge or sight, for the more usual latēre: to lie concealed from, to escape the notice, elude the observation of a person (so in Cic., Sall., and Caes. for the most part only impers., v. 2. infra).(α).With acc.:(β).neque enim hoc te, Crasse, fallit, quam multa sint et quam varia genera dicendi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255:tanto silentio in summum evasere, ut non custodes solum fallerent, sed, etc.,
Liv. 5, 47, 3:nec fefellit veniens ducem,
id. 2, 19, 7; Curt. 7, 6, 4; cf.:quin et Atridas duce te (Mercurio)... Priamus... Thessalosque ignes et iniqua Trojae Castra fefellit,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 16:quos fallere et effugere est triumphus,
id. ib. 4, 4, 52:Spartacum si qua potuit vagantem Fallere testa,
id. ib. 3, 14, 20; Suet. Caes. 43:nec te Pythagorae fallant arcana,
Hor. Epod. 15, 21; id. Ep. 1, 6, 45:nec quicquam eos, quae terra marique agerentur, fallebat,
Liv. 41, 2, 1 Drak.:ut plebem tribunosque falleret judicii rescindendi consilium initum,
id. 4, 11, 4:tanta celeritate, ut visum fallant,
Plin. 9, 50, 74, § 157:oculos littera fallit,
cannot be distinctly read, Ov. A. A. 3, 627.— With acc. and inf.:neutros fefellit hostes appropinquare,
Liv. 31, 33, 8 Weissenb. ad loc.—Mid. with gen.:nec satis exaudiebam, nec sermonis fallebar tamen,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 55.—Absol., to escape notice, be unseen, remain undiscovered:2.speculator Carthaginiensium, qui per biennium fefellerat, Romae deprehensus,
Liv. 22, 33, 1; 25, 9, 2:spes fallendi, resistendive, si non falleret,
of remaining unnoticed, id. 21, 57, 5:non fefellere ad Tifernum hostes instructi,
id. 10, 14, 6.—So with part. perf., Liv. 42, 64, 3; 23, 19, 11.—With part. pres.: ne alio itinere hostis falleret ad urbem incedens, i. e. arrive secretly, lanthanoi prosiôn, Liv. 8, 20, 5; cf. id. 5, 47, 9; Verg. A. 7, 350:nec vixit male, qui natus moriensque fefellit,
i. e. has remained unnoticed, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 10:fallere pro aliquo,
to pass for, Gell. 7, 14:bonus longe fallente sagitta,
Verg. A. 9, 572.—Impers.: fallit (me), it is concealed from me, unknown to me, I do not know, am ignorant of (for the most part only with negatives or in negative interrogations), constr. with subject-clause:C.non me fefellit: sensi,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 64:num me fefellit, hosce id struere?
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 3; cf.:in lege nulla esse ejusmodi capita, te non fallit,
Cic. Att. 3, 23, 4:nec me animi fallit, etc.,
Lucr. 1, 136; 5, 97:quem fallit?
who does not know? Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 233:neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc.,
Caes. B C. 3, 94, 3.—To cause any thing (space, time, etc.) not to be observed or felt, to lighten any thing difficult, or to appease, silence any thing disagreeable, to beguile ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):A.medias fallunt sermonibus horas Sentirique moram prohibent,
Ov. M. 8, 652:jam somno fallere curam,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 114:Fallebat curas aegraque corda labor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 16; cf.dolores,
id. ib. 5, 7, 39:luctum,
Val. Fl. 3, 319:molliter austerum studio fallente laborem,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 12; Ov. M. 6, 60; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 49.—Prov.:fallere credentem non est operosa puellam Gloria,
Ov. H. 2, 63.—Hence, falsus, a, um, P. a., deceptive, pretended, feigned, deceitful, spurious, false (syn.: adulterinus, subditus, subditicius, spurius).[p. 722] Adj.:(β).testes aut casu veri aut malitia falsi fictique esse possunt,
Cic. Div. 2, 11, 27; cf.:falsum est id totum, neque solum fictum, sed etiam imperite absurdeque fictum,
id. Rep. 2, 15:ementita et falsa plenaque erroris,
id. N. D. 2, 21, 55:pro re certa spem falsam domum retulerunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; cf.:spe falsa atque fallaci,
id. Phil. 12, 2, 7; so,spes,
id. Sull. 82, 91:falsa et mendacia visa,
id. Div. 2, 62, 127; cf.:falsa et inania visa,
id. ib.:falsum et imitatione simulatum,
id. de Or. 2, 45, 189; cf. id. Phil. 11, 2, 5:argumentum,
id. Inv. 1, 48, 90:qui falsas lites falsis testimoniis Petunt,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 13:reperiuntur falsi falsimoniis,
id. Bacch. 3, 6, 12:ambitio multos mortales falsos fieri subegit,
Sall. C. 10, 5 Kritz.:pater (opp. verus),
a supposed father, Ov. M. 9, 24; cf. id. ib. 1, 754:falsi ac festinantes,
Tac. A. 1, 7: suspectio, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5:nuntius,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175:rumores,
Caes. B. G. 6, 20, 2:poena falsarum et corruptarum litterarum,
Cic. Fl. 17, 39; cf.:falsas esse litteras et a scriba vitiatas,
Liv. 40, 55, 1:falsarum tabularum rei,
Suet. Aug. 19:fama,
Cic. Lael. 4, 15:appellatio,
Quint. 7, 3, 5:sententiae,
id. 8, 5, 7:crimina,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 14;terrores,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 212:opprobria,
i. e. undeserved, id. ib. 1, 16, 38; cf.honor,
id. ib. 39: falsi Simoëntis ad undam, i. e. fictitious (simulati), Verg. A. 3, 302; cf.:falsi sequimur vestigia tauri (i. e. Jovis),
Val. Fl. 8, 265:vultu simulans Haliagmona,
Stat. Th. 7, 739:ita ceteros terruere, ut adesse omnem exercitum trepidi ac falsi nuntiarent,
Tac. H. 2, 17:ne illi falsi sunt qui divorsissumas res pariter expectant,
deceived, mistaken, Sall. J. 85, 20; cf.:falsus utinam vates sim,
Liv. 21, 10, 10; so,vates,
id. 4, 46, 5.— Comp. (rare):quanto est abjectior et falsior ista (theologia),
Aug. Civ. D. 7, 5 fin.:nihil est hominum inepta persuasione falsius,
Petr. 132; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 11 Müll.— Sup.:id autem falsissimum est,
Col. 1, 6, 17.—With gen.:2. B.Felix appellatur Arabia, falsi et ingrati cognominis,
Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 82.—As subst.1.falsus, i, m., a liar, deceiver:2.Spurinnam ut falsum arguens,
a false prophet, Suet. Caes. 81 fin.; id. Tib. 14.—falsum, i, n., falsehood, fraud:1.ex falsis verum effici non potest,
Cic. Div. 2, 51, 106; cf.:veris falsa remiscet,
Hor. A. P. 151:vero distinguere falsum,
id. Ep. 1, 10, 29:falsum scripseram,
Cic. Att. 7, 14, 2; Quint. 7, 2, 53:ex illa causa falsi,
i. e. of fraud, Dig. 48, 10 (De lege Cornelia de falsis), 1;v. the whole title: acclinis falsis animus,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 6:nec obstitit falsis Tiberius,
Tac. A. 2, 82:simulationum falsa,
id. ib. 6, 46 et saep.—Adverb.:telisque non in falsum jactis,
i. e. not at random, with effect, Tac. A. 4, 50 fin.:jurare falsum,
Ov. Am. 3, 3, 11.— Adv., untruly, erroneously, unfaithfully, wrongly, falsely; in two forms, falso and false.falso:2.eho mavis vituperari falso, quam vero extolli?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 21 sq.; cf. id. Trin. 1, 2, 173;so opp. vero,
Curt. 5, 2, 2: ei rei dant operam, ut mihi falso maledicatur, Cato ap. Charis. p. 179 P.: falso criminare, Enn. ap. Non. 470, 16:neque me perpetiar probri Falso insimulatam,
id. Am. 3, 2, 7; 21; cf.:non possum quemquam insimulare falso,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107:falso memoriae proditum,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:cum Tarquinius... vivere falso diceretur,
id. Rep. 2, 21; cf.:adesse ejus equites falso nuntiabantur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 1:cum utrumque falso fingerent,
Liv. 42, 2:falso in me conferri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 2: aliquem falso occidere, i. e. by mistake, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 179 P.; cf.:ut miseri parentes quos falso lugent, vivere sciant,
Liv. 34, 32, 13; and:falso lamentari eas Darium vivum,
Curt. 3, 12:falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum,
Sall. J. 1:falso plurima volgus amat,
Tib. 3, 3, 20 (so perh. also in Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141, non assentiar saepe falso, instead of false).—Ellipt.: Da. Si quid narrare occepi, continuo dari tibi verba censes. Si. Falso, Ter. And. 3, 2, 24; cf.:atqui in talibus rebus aliud utile interdum, aliud honestum videri solet. Falso: nam, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74; so Quint. 2, 17, 12; Nep. Alc. 9:quia inter inpotentes et validos falso quiescas, = quia falluntur qui putant quiesci posse,
Tac. Germ. 36.—false (very rare): judicium false factum, Sisenn. ap. Charis. p. 179; Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 78 Fleck. (Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141 dub., B. and K., al. falso).— Sup.:quae adversus haec falsissime disputantur,
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14 falsum
fallo, fĕfelli, falsum, 3 (archaic inf. praes. pass. fallier, Pers. 3, 50; perf. pass. fefellitus sum, Petr. Fragm. 61, MSS.), v. a. [Sanscr. sphal, sphul, to waver; Gr. sphallô, a-sphalês], to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, disappoint (freq. and class.; syn.: decipio, impono, frustror, circumvenio, emungo, fraudo).I.In gen.(α).Of living objects:(β).T. Roscius non unum rei pecuniariae socium fefellit, verum novem homines honestissimos ejusdem muneris, etc.... induxit, decepit, destituit, omni fraude et perfidia fefellit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 116 sq.; so,aliquem dolis,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 13; cf. id. Heaut. 3, 1, 61:senem,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 43:referam gratiam, atque eas itidem fallam, ut ab illis fallimur,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 93: tu illum fructu fallas, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73:id ipsum sui fallendi causa milites ab hostibus factum existimabant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 50, 2:tum laqueis captare feras et fallere visco Inventum,
Verg. G. 1, 139; cf. Ov. M. 15, 474:is enim sum, nisi me forte fallo, qui, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 21:num me fefellit, Catilina, non modo res tanta, verum dies?
id. Cat. 1, 3, 7:nisi me fallit animus,
id. Rosc. Am. 17, 48; cf.:neque eum prima opinio fefellit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67, 3:ne spes eum fallat,
Cic. Fam. 1, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 10, 4:si in hominibus eligendis spes amicitiae nos fefellerit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 11, § 28:in quo cum eum opinio fefellisset,
Nep. Ages. 3, 5:nisi forte me animus fallit,
Sall. C. 20, 17:nisi memoria me fallit,
fails me, Gell. 20, p. 285 Bip.:nisi me omnia fallunt,
Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1; cf.:omnia me fallunt, nisi, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 95 med.:nisi quid me fallit,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 6; cf.:si quid nunc me fallit in scribendo,
id. ib. 3, 5, 4:dominum sterilis saepe fefellit ager,
Ov. A. A. 1, 450:certe hercle hic se ipsus fallit, non ego,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 15:tam libenter se fallunt, quam si una fata decipiunt,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 11, 1:cum alios falleret, se ipsum tamen non fefellit,
Lact. 1, 22, 5.— Pass. in mid. force, to deceive one's self, be deceived, to err, be mistaken:errore quodam fallimur in disputando,
Cic. Rep. 3, 35:qua (spe) possumus falli: deus falli qui potuit?
id. N. D. 3, 31, 76:memoriā falli,
Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118:jamque dies, nisi fallor, adest,
Verg. A. 5, 49; Cic. Att. 4, 17, 1; 16, 6, 2:ni fallor,
Ov. F. 4, 623; Lact. 2, 19, 1; cf.:ordinis haec virtus erit et venus, aut ego fallor,
Hor. A. P. 42.—With object-clause:dicere non fallar, quo, etc.,
Luc. 7, 288:quamquam haut falsa sum, nos odiosas haberi,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 4; cf.:id quam facile sit mihi, haud sum falsus,
id. Men. 5, 2, 3; Ter. And. 4, 1, 23; Sall. J. 85, 20:neque ea res falsum me habuit,
did not deceive me, id. ib. 10, 1:ut falsus animi est!
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 43.—Of inanim. or abstr. objects:(γ).promissum,
not to fulfil, Curt. 7, 10, 9:fidem hosti datam fallere,
to violate, break, betray, deceive, Cic. Off. 1, 13, 39:quodsi meam spem vis improborum fefellerit atque superaverit,
id. Cat. 4, 11, 23; cf. id. de Or. 1, 1, 2:non fallam opinionem tuam,
id. Fam. 1, 6 fin.; cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 86 fin.:imperium,
to fail to execute, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:cum lubrica saxa vestigium fallerent,
betrayed, Curt. 4, 9.— Poet.:tu faciem illius Falle dolo,
imitate deceptively, assume, Verg. A. 1, 684:sua terga nocturno lupo,
i. e. to hide, conceal, Prop. 4, 5, 14:casses, retia,
to shun, avoid, Ov. H. 20, 45; 190. —Absol.: neque quo pacto fallam... Scio quicquam, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29 fin.:B.cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41:ea (divinatio) fallit fortasse nonnumquam,
id. Div. 1, 14, 25:non in sortitione fallere,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132:in ea re,
Nep. Them. 7, 2; Cels. 7, 26, 2: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, Liv. 29, 35, 2:ut, si quid possent, de induciis fallendo impetrarent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 5:germinat et numquam fallentis termes olivae,
Hor. Epod. 16, 45:plerumque sufflati atque tumidi (oratores) fallunt pro uberibus,
Gell. 7, 14, 5.—Impers.: fallit (me) I deceive myself, I mistake, am mistaken:II.sed nos, nisi me fallit, jacebimus,
Cic. Att. 14, 12, 2; cf.:nisi me propter benevolentiam forte fallebat,
id. Cael. 19, 45; id. Sest. 50, 106:nec eum fefellit,
id. Off. 2, 7, 25:vide, ne te fallat,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 25. And cf. under II. B. 2.In partic.A.To deceive in swearing, to swear falsely:B.is jurare cum coepisset, vox eum defecit in illo loco: SI SCIENS FALLO,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2; cf.:lapidem silicem tenebant juraturi per Jovem haec verba dicentes: SI SCIENS FALLO, TVM ME DISPITER, etc., Paul. ex Fest. s. v. lapidem, p. 115 Müll.: si sciens fefellisset,
Plin. Pan. 64, 3; cf. Liv. 21, 45, 8; Prop. 4, 7, 53:expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere,
i. e. to swear falsely by the ashes of your mother, Hor. C. 2, 8, 10.—With respect to one's knowledge or sight, for the more usual latēre: to lie concealed from, to escape the notice, elude the observation of a person (so in Cic., Sall., and Caes. for the most part only impers., v. 2. infra).(α).With acc.:(β).neque enim hoc te, Crasse, fallit, quam multa sint et quam varia genera dicendi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255:tanto silentio in summum evasere, ut non custodes solum fallerent, sed, etc.,
Liv. 5, 47, 3:nec fefellit veniens ducem,
id. 2, 19, 7; Curt. 7, 6, 4; cf.:quin et Atridas duce te (Mercurio)... Priamus... Thessalosque ignes et iniqua Trojae Castra fefellit,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 16:quos fallere et effugere est triumphus,
id. ib. 4, 4, 52:Spartacum si qua potuit vagantem Fallere testa,
id. ib. 3, 14, 20; Suet. Caes. 43:nec te Pythagorae fallant arcana,
Hor. Epod. 15, 21; id. Ep. 1, 6, 45:nec quicquam eos, quae terra marique agerentur, fallebat,
Liv. 41, 2, 1 Drak.:ut plebem tribunosque falleret judicii rescindendi consilium initum,
id. 4, 11, 4:tanta celeritate, ut visum fallant,
Plin. 9, 50, 74, § 157:oculos littera fallit,
cannot be distinctly read, Ov. A. A. 3, 627.— With acc. and inf.:neutros fefellit hostes appropinquare,
Liv. 31, 33, 8 Weissenb. ad loc.—Mid. with gen.:nec satis exaudiebam, nec sermonis fallebar tamen,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 55.—Absol., to escape notice, be unseen, remain undiscovered:2.speculator Carthaginiensium, qui per biennium fefellerat, Romae deprehensus,
Liv. 22, 33, 1; 25, 9, 2:spes fallendi, resistendive, si non falleret,
of remaining unnoticed, id. 21, 57, 5:non fefellere ad Tifernum hostes instructi,
id. 10, 14, 6.—So with part. perf., Liv. 42, 64, 3; 23, 19, 11.—With part. pres.: ne alio itinere hostis falleret ad urbem incedens, i. e. arrive secretly, lanthanoi prosiôn, Liv. 8, 20, 5; cf. id. 5, 47, 9; Verg. A. 7, 350:nec vixit male, qui natus moriensque fefellit,
i. e. has remained unnoticed, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 10:fallere pro aliquo,
to pass for, Gell. 7, 14:bonus longe fallente sagitta,
Verg. A. 9, 572.—Impers.: fallit (me), it is concealed from me, unknown to me, I do not know, am ignorant of (for the most part only with negatives or in negative interrogations), constr. with subject-clause:C.non me fefellit: sensi,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 64:num me fefellit, hosce id struere?
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 3; cf.:in lege nulla esse ejusmodi capita, te non fallit,
Cic. Att. 3, 23, 4:nec me animi fallit, etc.,
Lucr. 1, 136; 5, 97:quem fallit?
who does not know? Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 233:neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc.,
Caes. B C. 3, 94, 3.—To cause any thing (space, time, etc.) not to be observed or felt, to lighten any thing difficult, or to appease, silence any thing disagreeable, to beguile ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):A.medias fallunt sermonibus horas Sentirique moram prohibent,
Ov. M. 8, 652:jam somno fallere curam,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 114:Fallebat curas aegraque corda labor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 16; cf.dolores,
id. ib. 5, 7, 39:luctum,
Val. Fl. 3, 319:molliter austerum studio fallente laborem,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 12; Ov. M. 6, 60; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 49.—Prov.:fallere credentem non est operosa puellam Gloria,
Ov. H. 2, 63.—Hence, falsus, a, um, P. a., deceptive, pretended, feigned, deceitful, spurious, false (syn.: adulterinus, subditus, subditicius, spurius).[p. 722] Adj.:(β).testes aut casu veri aut malitia falsi fictique esse possunt,
Cic. Div. 2, 11, 27; cf.:falsum est id totum, neque solum fictum, sed etiam imperite absurdeque fictum,
id. Rep. 2, 15:ementita et falsa plenaque erroris,
id. N. D. 2, 21, 55:pro re certa spem falsam domum retulerunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; cf.:spe falsa atque fallaci,
id. Phil. 12, 2, 7; so,spes,
id. Sull. 82, 91:falsa et mendacia visa,
id. Div. 2, 62, 127; cf.:falsa et inania visa,
id. ib.:falsum et imitatione simulatum,
id. de Or. 2, 45, 189; cf. id. Phil. 11, 2, 5:argumentum,
id. Inv. 1, 48, 90:qui falsas lites falsis testimoniis Petunt,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 13:reperiuntur falsi falsimoniis,
id. Bacch. 3, 6, 12:ambitio multos mortales falsos fieri subegit,
Sall. C. 10, 5 Kritz.:pater (opp. verus),
a supposed father, Ov. M. 9, 24; cf. id. ib. 1, 754:falsi ac festinantes,
Tac. A. 1, 7: suspectio, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5:nuntius,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175:rumores,
Caes. B. G. 6, 20, 2:poena falsarum et corruptarum litterarum,
Cic. Fl. 17, 39; cf.:falsas esse litteras et a scriba vitiatas,
Liv. 40, 55, 1:falsarum tabularum rei,
Suet. Aug. 19:fama,
Cic. Lael. 4, 15:appellatio,
Quint. 7, 3, 5:sententiae,
id. 8, 5, 7:crimina,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 14;terrores,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 212:opprobria,
i. e. undeserved, id. ib. 1, 16, 38; cf.honor,
id. ib. 39: falsi Simoëntis ad undam, i. e. fictitious (simulati), Verg. A. 3, 302; cf.:falsi sequimur vestigia tauri (i. e. Jovis),
Val. Fl. 8, 265:vultu simulans Haliagmona,
Stat. Th. 7, 739:ita ceteros terruere, ut adesse omnem exercitum trepidi ac falsi nuntiarent,
Tac. H. 2, 17:ne illi falsi sunt qui divorsissumas res pariter expectant,
deceived, mistaken, Sall. J. 85, 20; cf.:falsus utinam vates sim,
Liv. 21, 10, 10; so,vates,
id. 4, 46, 5.— Comp. (rare):quanto est abjectior et falsior ista (theologia),
Aug. Civ. D. 7, 5 fin.:nihil est hominum inepta persuasione falsius,
Petr. 132; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 11 Müll.— Sup.:id autem falsissimum est,
Col. 1, 6, 17.—With gen.:2. B.Felix appellatur Arabia, falsi et ingrati cognominis,
Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 82.—As subst.1.falsus, i, m., a liar, deceiver:2.Spurinnam ut falsum arguens,
a false prophet, Suet. Caes. 81 fin.; id. Tib. 14.—falsum, i, n., falsehood, fraud:1.ex falsis verum effici non potest,
Cic. Div. 2, 51, 106; cf.:veris falsa remiscet,
Hor. A. P. 151:vero distinguere falsum,
id. Ep. 1, 10, 29:falsum scripseram,
Cic. Att. 7, 14, 2; Quint. 7, 2, 53:ex illa causa falsi,
i. e. of fraud, Dig. 48, 10 (De lege Cornelia de falsis), 1;v. the whole title: acclinis falsis animus,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 6:nec obstitit falsis Tiberius,
Tac. A. 2, 82:simulationum falsa,
id. ib. 6, 46 et saep.—Adverb.:telisque non in falsum jactis,
i. e. not at random, with effect, Tac. A. 4, 50 fin.:jurare falsum,
Ov. Am. 3, 3, 11.— Adv., untruly, erroneously, unfaithfully, wrongly, falsely; in two forms, falso and false.falso:2.eho mavis vituperari falso, quam vero extolli?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 21 sq.; cf. id. Trin. 1, 2, 173;so opp. vero,
Curt. 5, 2, 2: ei rei dant operam, ut mihi falso maledicatur, Cato ap. Charis. p. 179 P.: falso criminare, Enn. ap. Non. 470, 16:neque me perpetiar probri Falso insimulatam,
id. Am. 3, 2, 7; 21; cf.:non possum quemquam insimulare falso,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107:falso memoriae proditum,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:cum Tarquinius... vivere falso diceretur,
id. Rep. 2, 21; cf.:adesse ejus equites falso nuntiabantur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 1:cum utrumque falso fingerent,
Liv. 42, 2:falso in me conferri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 2: aliquem falso occidere, i. e. by mistake, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 179 P.; cf.:ut miseri parentes quos falso lugent, vivere sciant,
Liv. 34, 32, 13; and:falso lamentari eas Darium vivum,
Curt. 3, 12:falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum,
Sall. J. 1:falso plurima volgus amat,
Tib. 3, 3, 20 (so perh. also in Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141, non assentiar saepe falso, instead of false).—Ellipt.: Da. Si quid narrare occepi, continuo dari tibi verba censes. Si. Falso, Ter. And. 3, 2, 24; cf.:atqui in talibus rebus aliud utile interdum, aliud honestum videri solet. Falso: nam, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74; so Quint. 2, 17, 12; Nep. Alc. 9:quia inter inpotentes et validos falso quiescas, = quia falluntur qui putant quiesci posse,
Tac. Germ. 36.—false (very rare): judicium false factum, Sisenn. ap. Charis. p. 179; Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 78 Fleck. (Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141 dub., B. and K., al. falso).— Sup.:quae adversus haec falsissime disputantur,
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15 تردد
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. \ تَرَدَّدَ على \ haunt: (of spirits of the dead) to seem to visit (a person or place) often; (of memories, dreams, etc.) trouble (sb.) by coming often to the mind: The old castle is haunted. The fear of taking my exams haunts me. \ See Also سكن (سَكَنَ) -
16 dither
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
17 hang back
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
18 hesitate
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
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v. intermit, stop temporarily, pause for a short period of time; stop intermittently; be stopped temporarily; be stopped intermittently, hesitate, waver, be uncertain, be indecisive; stammer -
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impf v refl. 1. [osoba] (być niepewnym) to hesitate, to be hesitant; (nie móc się zdecydować) to dither, to waver; (nie móc wybrać) to vacillate- długo się wahał, zanim odpowiedział he hesitated a long time before answering- wahał się, czy przyjąć propozycję he couldn’t make up his mind whether to accept the offer- nie waham się nazwać go geniuszem/stanąć w jego obronie I have no hesitation in calling him a genius/standing up for him ⇒ zawahać się2. (zmieniać się) [cena, poziom, temperatura] to fluctuate; [nastrój, postawa] to vacillate- prędkość waha się w okolicach zera/pomiędzy dopuszczalnymi wartościami the velocity fluctuates around zero/between acceptable values3. (kołysać się) [wskazówka, wskaźnik] to hunt; [wisiorek, gałęzie, płomień] to sway; (rytmicznie) to oscillateThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > waha|ć się
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