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adjectiveerschütternd [Schlag, Schock, Verlust]; schwindelerregend [Höhe, Menge]; folgenschwer [Auswirkung, Bedeutung]; zutiefst beunruhigend [Nachricht]* * *adjective (causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment: a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.) umwerfend* * *stag·ger·ing[ˈstægərɪŋ]she won the race by a \staggering seven seconds sie gewann das Rennen mit einem Vorsprung von sage und schreibe sieben Sekunden fam2. (shocking) erschütternd\staggering blow erschütternder Schlag* * *['stgərɪŋ]adj1)to be a staggering blow ( to sb/sth) — ein harter or schwerer Schlag (für jdn/etw) sein
2) (= amazing) atemberaubend, umwerfend* * *staggering adj (adv staggeringly)3. figa) umwerfend, überwältigendb) schwindelerregend (Preise etc)* * *adjectiveerschütternd [Schlag, Schock, Verlust]; schwindelerregend [Höhe, Menge]; folgenschwer [Auswirkung, Bedeutung]; zutiefst beunruhigend [Nachricht]* * *adj.schwankend adj.taumelnd adj.wankend adj. -
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1. intransitive verbschwanken; torkeln (ugs.)2. transitive verb1) (astonish) die Sprache verschlagen (+Dat.)* * *['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) schwanken2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) erschüttern3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) staffeln•- academic.ru/70157/staggering">staggering* * *stag·ger[ˈstægəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. vi1. (totter)▪ to \stagger somewhere irgendwohin wanken [o torkeln]the company is \staggering under a $15 million debt ( fig) auf der Firma lasten 15 Millionen Dollar Schulden2. (waver) schwanken, wankenII. vt1. (cause to totter)▪ to \stagger sb jdn zum Wanken bringenhe was \staggered by the blow er wurde von dem Schlag zum Wanken gebracht2. (shock)▪ to \stagger sb jdn erstaunenit \staggers the imagination to consider what their home life must be like man darf gar nicht darüber nachdenken, wie sich ihr Leben zu Hause gestaltet geh3. (arrange)▪ to \stagger sth etw staffelnIII. n* * *['stgə(r)]1. vischwanken, taumeln; (because of illness, weakness) wanken; (drunkenly) torkeln2. vthe was staggered to hear of his promotion — die Nachricht von seiner Beförderung verschlug ihm die Sprache or haute ihn um
you stagger me! — da bin ich aber platt! (inf)
2) hours, holidays staffeln, stufen; seats, spokes versetzt anordnen, versetzen3. n1) Taumeln ntto give a stagger — taumeln, schwanken
with a stagger — taumelnd, schwankend
* * *stagger [ˈstæɡə(r)]A v/istagger to one’s feet sich schwankend erheben2. wanken, zurückweichen (Truppen etc)B v/t1. ins Wanken bringen, (sch)wankend machen (beide auch fig)2. figa) verblüffenb) stärker: überwältigen, sprachlos machen:I was staggered by his impudence seine Unverschämtheit verschlug mir die Sprache4. Arbeitszeit etc staffelnC s1. (Sch)Wanken n, Taumeln n, Torkeln n umg2. pl (meist als sg konstruiert)a) MED Schwindel m (bei Caissonkrankheit)b) VET Schwindel m (bei Rindern), Koller m (bei Pferden), Drehkrankheit f (bei Schafen)4. Staff(e)lung f* * *1. intransitive verbschwanken; torkeln (ugs.)2. transitive verb1) (astonish) die Sprache verschlagen (+Dat.)* * *n.Staffelung f. v.staffeln v.wanken v. -
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stag·ger [ʼstægəʳ, Am -ɚ] vi1) ( totter)to \stagger somewhere irgendwohin wanken [o torkeln];the company is \staggering under a $15 million debt ( fig) auf der Firma lasten 15 Millionen Dollar Schulden;to \stagger to one's feet sich akk aufrappeln1) ( cause to totter)to \stagger sb jdn zum Wanken bringen;he was \staggered by the blow er wurde von dem Schlag zum Wanken gebracht2) ( shock)to \stagger sb jdn erstaunen;it \staggers the imagination to consider what their home life must be like man darf gar nicht darüber nachdenken, wie sich ihr Leben zu Hause gestaltet ( geh)3) ( arrange)to \stagger sth etw staffeln n
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