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1 falter
['fɔːltə(r)] 1.verbo transitivo (anche falter out) balbettare, borbottare [word, phrase]2.2) (when speaking) [ person] balbettare; [ voice] vacillare, tremare3) (when walking) [ person] inciampare; [ footstep] essere malfermo* * *['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) esitare2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) esitare•- falteringly* * *falter /ˈfɔ:ltə(r)/n.1 esitazione; incertezza; vacillamento2 balbettamento; borbottio.(to) falter /ˈfɔ:ltə(r)/v. i.1 barcollare; incespicare; vacillare2 (fig.) vacillare; indebolirsi; farsi incerto; (di azienda, ecc.) perdere colpi: The Prime Minister's popularity began to falter, la popolarità del primo ministro ha cominciato a vacillare; Her courage never faltered, il suo coraggio non ha vacillato mai; His smile faltered, il suo sorriso si fece incerto3 parlare con voce esitante; balbettare; impappinarsi.* * *['fɔːltə(r)] 1.verbo transitivo (anche falter out) balbettare, borbottare [word, phrase]2.2) (when speaking) [ person] balbettare; [ voice] vacillare, tremare3) (when walking) [ person] inciampare; [ footstep] essere malfermo -
2 surely
['ʃɔːlɪ] [AE 'ʃʊərlɪ]1) (expressing certainty) sicuramente, certamenteyou noted his phone number, surely? — ovviamente ti sei segnato il suo numero di telefono, vero?
surely you can understand that? — lo capisci, vero?
surely to God o goodness you've written that letter by now! — non dirmi che non hai ancora scritto quella lettera!
"it was in 1991" - "1992, surely" — "era il 1991" - "1992, vorrai dire"
4) (yes) certo"will you meet me?" - "surely" — "mi verrai incontro?" - "sicuramente"
* * *1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) di sicuro2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) con sicurezza3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') certamente* * *['ʃɔːlɪ] [AE 'ʃʊərlɪ]1) (expressing certainty) sicuramente, certamenteyou noted his phone number, surely? — ovviamente ti sei segnato il suo numero di telefono, vero?
surely you can understand that? — lo capisci, vero?
surely to God o goodness you've written that letter by now! — non dirmi che non hai ancora scritto quella lettera!
"it was in 1991" - "1992, surely" — "era il 1991" - "1992, vorrai dire"
4) (yes) certo"will you meet me?" - "surely" — "mi verrai incontro?" - "sicuramente"
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