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1 Zauderer
m; -s, -, Zauderin f; -, -nen vacillator, ditherer umg.; (jemand, der etw. hinausschiebt) procrastinator* * *Zau|de|rer ['tsaudərɐ]1. m -s, -,Záú|de|rin[-ərɪn]2. f -, -nenvacillator, irresolute person* * *Zau·de·rer, Zau·de·rin<-s, ->[ˈtsaudərɐ, ˈtsaudərɪn]m, f irresolute person, ditherer, waverer, vacillator* * *der; Zauderers, Zauderer: waverer; ditherer* * *Zauderer m; -s, -, Zauderin f; -, -nen vacillator, ditherer umg; (jemand, der etwas hinausschiebt) procrastinator* * *der; Zauderers, Zauderer: waverer; ditherer* * *- m.laggard n.procrastinator n.waverer n. -
2 tiremmolla
1 ( atteggiamento incostante) wavering; (fam.) shilly-shallying, blowing hot and cold, dithering: accordarsi dopo un lungo tiremmolla, to come to an agreement after a lot of shilly-shallying2 ( persona indecisa) ditherer, shilly-shallyer: non si riesce mai ad avere una decisione da quel tiremmolla, you can never get a decision out of that ditherer.* * *[tirem'mɔlla]sostantivo maschile invariabile hesitation, wavering, dithering, fast and loose* * *tiremmolla/tirem'mɔlla/m.inv.hesitation, wavering, dithering, fast and loose; dopo un lungo tiremmolla after much hesitation. -
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1) General subject: can't say boo to a goose, deliberate, double minded, double-minded, doubtful, doubting, dubitative, faint hearted, faint-hearted, faltering, fearful, feeble minded, flaccid, half and half, half hearted, half-and-half, half-hearted, hesitant, hesitative, hesitatory, indecisive, infirm, infirm of purpose, irresolute, off again on again, off-again on-again, on again off again, on-again-off-again, pluckless, shilly-shally, shillyshally, shy, suspensive, twofold, undecided, undetermined, unready, unresolved, unsteadfast, vacillating, vacillatory (о человеке), waffling, wanting in purpose, weak, weak hearted, weak kneed, weak minded, weak-hearted, weak-kneed, weak-minded, wishy washy, wishy-washy, dithering, head-scratcher, ditherer, marginal2) Colloquial: sticky3) Bookish: ephectic5) Law: feeble-minded6) Jargon: soft-head, in a dither, shook7) Psychoanalysis: vague8) Makarov: indeterminate, tentative, uncertain -
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6 indeciso
adj.1 irresolute, doubtful, uncertain, unsteady.2 undecided, indecisive, ambiguous, betwixt and between.m.waverer.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona - por naturaleza) indecisive; (- puntualmente) undecided2 (asunto - no resuelto) undecided; (- que no resuelve) inconclusive► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) ditherer* * *(f. - indecisa)adj.1) undecided2) hesitant* * *indeciso, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] indecisive¡soy tan indeciso! — I can never make up my mind!
2) [tema] (=por decidir) undecided; (=indefinido) vague3) [resultado] indecisive2.SM / F (Pol) [en votación] undecided voter; [en encuesta] don't know* * *Ia) [ser] indecisiveb) [estar] undecidedIIestá indeciso sobre... — he's undecided about...
- sa masculino, femeninoa) ( en general) indecisive personb) ( sobre un tema)* * *= undecided, hesitant, wavering.Ex. Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.Ex. Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.Ex. The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.----* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....* indecisos, los = hesitant, the.* indeciso sobre = on the fence on.* * *Ia) [ser] indecisiveb) [estar] undecidedIIestá indeciso sobre... — he's undecided about...
- sa masculino, femeninoa) ( en general) indecisive personb) ( sobre un tema)* * *= undecided, hesitant, wavering.Ex: Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.
Ex: Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.Ex: The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....* indecisos, los = hesitant, the.* indeciso sobre = on the fence on.* * *A ‹persona›1 [ SER] indecisivetiene un carácter muy indeciso she's naturally indecisive2 [ ESTAR] undecidedestá indeciso sobre qué candidato votar he's undecided about which candidate to vote forB ‹resultado› indecisivemasculine, feminine1 (en general) indecisive person2(sobre un tema): hay un gran número de indecisos there are a lot of people who are as yet undecided o who have still not made up their minds, there are a lot of undecided voters ( o delegates etc)* * *
indeciso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ persona›a) [ser] indecisiveb) [estar] undecided
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) ( sobre un tema):
indeciso,-a adjetivo
1 (dubitativo) hesitant, unsure
2 (sin decidir) inconclusive: la cuestión permanece indecisa, the matter remains inconclusive
' indeciso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudar
- dudosa
- dudoso
- indecisa
- titubear
- notar
English:
feeble-minded
- floating
- helpless
- hesitant
- indecisive
- irresolute
- tentative
- undecided
- weak-willed
- unsure
* * *indeciso, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [inseguro] indecisive;[que está dudoso] undecided;es una persona muy indecisa she's a very indecisive person;estar indeciso sobre algo to be undecided about sth2. [pregunta, respuesta] hesitant;[resultado] undecided♦ nmes un indeciso he's indecisive;buscan el voto de los indecisos they are seeking to win over undecided voters* * *adj undecided; por naturaleza indecisive* * *indeciso, -sa adj1) irresoluto: indecisive2) : undecided* * *indeciso adj indecisive -
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1) ж thin gruel, slop2) ч, ж, ( про людину) sap, ditherer, ninny, wishy-washy person -
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11 irrésolu
irrésolu, e [iʀezɔly]adjective[personne] irresolute* * ** * *iʀezɔly adj irrésolu, -e* * *2 ( sans solution) [problème, question, énigme] unsolved.————————, irrésolue [irezɔly] nom masculin, nom féminin -
12 dubbioso
doubtful* * *dubbioso agg.1 ( che dubita) doubtful, dubious; ( incerto) undecided, unsure, hesitant: sono dubbioso, I am doubtful; rimase dubbioso di fronte alla difficile decisione, he was unsure how to make such a difficult decision◆ s.m. doubter, undecided person: è il solito dubbioso che non sa mai decidere, he's the typical ditherer who can't ever make up his mind.* * *[dub'bjoso]1) (che ha dubbi) [ persona] doubtful, dubious; (che esprime dubbi) [ risposta] dubious; [espressione, sguardo] doubtful, questioning* * *dubbioso/dub'bjoso/1 (che ha dubbi) [ persona] doubtful, dubious; (che esprime dubbi) [ risposta] dubious; [espressione, sguardo] doubtful, questioning -
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[titu'bante]hesitant, undecided, irresolute -
14 Zauderer
Zau·de·rer, Zau·de·rin <-s, -> [ʼtsaudərɐ, ʼtsaudərɪn] m, firresolute person, ditherer -
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1) (каша)
gruel; thin porridge; slush перен.
2) и разг. (о человеке)
ditherer, sap; wishywashy person* * *gruel; thin porridge; slus -
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18 pendule
I.n. m. 'Ditherer', character whose course of action is always in doubt.II.n. f.1. Person whose movements are as predictable and regular as clockwork.2. Parking meter.3. Meter in taxicab.4. En faire une pendule: To 'make a song-and-dance' about it, to kick up a fuss about something. -
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1) ж. ( каша) gruel [grʊ-]2) м. и ж. разг. ( о человеке) ditherer [-ðə-], unassertive person; craven; milquetoast ['mɪlktəʊst] амер. -
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м. и ж. разг.( нерасторопный человек) dawdle, dawdler, slowcoach; (размазня, шляпа) helpless / unpractical person; loser; ditherer [-ðə-]; craven; milquetoast ['mɪlktəʊst] амер.
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