camminare vacillando

vacillare v. intr.

1 to totter, to wobble; to stagger, to reel; to be unsteady: la lampada vacillò e cadde, the lamp wobbled and fell; l'urto violento lo fece vacillare, the violent impact made him reel (o stagger); camminare vacillando, to stagger; vacillare per l'ubriachezza, to stagger with drunkenness; vacilla sulle gambe, he is shaky (o groggy) on his legs; entrare, uscire vacillando, to stagger (o to reel o to lurch) in, to stagger (o to reel o to lurch) out // far vacillare il tavolo, to shake the table

2 (di luce, fiamma) to flicker

3 (fig.) to vacillate, to waver, to be undecided; to be uncertain; to shilly-shally; le sue convinzioni cominciano a vacillare, his convictions begin to waver; la memoria mi vacilla, my memory is failing

4 (fig.) ( essere in crisi) to be about to collapse; ( di trono) to totter: la monarchia vacillava, the monarchy was about to collapse.

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verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (barcollare) [ persona] to totter, to stagger, to waver; [ pila di libri] to topple, to totter, to wobble

2) (oscillare) [luce, fiamma] to flicker, to waver

3) fig. [ memoria] to fail; [fede, coraggio] to waver; [ regime] to totter

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vacillare

/vat∫il'lare/ [1]

verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

 1 (barcollare) [ persona] to totter, to stagger, to waver; [ pila di libri] to topple, to totter, to wobble

 2 (oscillare) [luce, fiamma] to flicker, to waver

 3 fig. [ memoria] to fail; [fede, coraggio] to waver; [ regime] to totter.

(aus avere)

1) (edificio, muro, ubriaco) to sway (to and fro)

2) (salute, memoria) to be shaky, be failing, (fiamma) to flicker, (trono, governo) to be unstable, (fede) to waver, be shaky, (coraggio) to falter, waver, be failing

(aus avere)

1) (edificio, muro, ubriaco) to sway (to and fro)

2) (salute, memoria) to be shaky, be failing, (fiamma) to flicker, (trono, governo) to be unstable, (fede) to waver, be shaky, (coraggio) to falter, waver, be failing