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1 dither
1. noun• stop dithering and get on with it! arrête de te poser des questions et fais-le !* * *['dɪðə(r)] 1.(colloq) noun2.in a dither —
intransitive verb tergiverser (about, over sur) -
2 dither
(be indecisive) hésiter□, tergiverser□, se tâter□ ;∎ to dither about or over whether to do sth hésiter à ou se tâter pour faire qch;2 noun∎ to be in a dither hésiter□, tergiverser□, se tâter□ ;∎ I'm in a dither about what to do je n'arrive pas à me décider sur ce que je dois faire□ ;∎ he was in or all of a dither about his exams il était dans tous ses états à cause de ses examens -
3 dither
B vi tergiverser (about, over sur) ; stop dithering! arrête de tergiverser! ; she's not one to dither elle n'est pas du genre à se poser des questions. -
4 haver
['heɪvə(r)]intransitive verb ( dither) vaciller -
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6 haver
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7 wobble
wobble ['wɒbəl](a) (hand, jelly, voice) trembler; (chair, table) branler, être branlant ou bancal; (compass needle) osciller; (drunkard) tituber, chanceler; (building, tooth) bouger; (cyclist) aller de travers, aller en zigzag;∎ the stone wobbled as I stood on it la pierre a oscillé quand je suis monté dessus;∎ the pile of books wobbled dangerously la pile de livres oscilla dangereusement;∎ the tightrope walker wobbled and almost fell le funambule oscilla et faillit tomber;∎ the child wobbled across the room l'enfant traversa la pièce en chancelant;∎ she wobbled off/past on her bike elle partit/passa sur son vélo, en équilibre instablefaire bouger;∎ don't wobble the table when I'm writing ne fais pas bouger la table quand j'écris3 noun∎ the chair has got a bit of a wobble la chaise est légèrement bancale ou branlante;∎ there is a slight wobble in the front wheel of the bike la roue avant du vélo a un léger jeu;∎ after a few wobbles, he finally got going après avoir cherché son équilibre, il se mit enfin en route
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