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1 tattrig
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2 tattrig
* * *tạt|te|rig ['tatərɪç] ['tatrɪç]adj (inf)Mensch doddering, doddery; Hände, Schriftzüge shaky, quivery* * *tatt·rig[ˈtatrɪç]tat·te·rig, tatt·rig[ˈtat(ə)rɪç]▪ \tattrig sein/werden to be/become dodderyeine \tattrige Schrift shaky handwriting* * *tattrig (tatterig) adj umg(alt und unsicher) doddery; (zittrig) shaky, trembly; bei Aufregung: trembling -
3 wackelig
I Adj.2. wackelig auf den Beinen sein umg. wegen Krankheit: be a bit shaky (on one’s legs oder pins); wegen Alter: be (getting) doddery; wegen Alkohol: be a bit unsteady (on one’s legs)II Adv. gehen etc.: shakily; wackelig stehen Schrank etc.: wobble, be wobbly; umg., Unternehmen, Stelle etc.: be very shaky; Regierung: auch be teetering; Schüler: be doing badly; Sportmannschaft: be in danger of being relegated* * *dodgy; waggly; ramshackle; unsteady; wobbly; rickety; cranky; shaky; loose; wiggly; tipsy* * *wạ|cke|lig ['vakəlɪç]1. adjwobbly; Möbelstück auch rickety; Zahn, Schraube auch loose; (fig) Firma, Unternehmen, Kompromiss shaky; Mehrheit flimsywackelig auf den Beinen sein (inf) (Patient) — to be wobbly on one's legs, to be shaky; (alter Mensch) to be doddery (esp Brit) or shaky
2. advwackelig stehen (lit) — to be unsteady or wobbly; (fig: Unternehmen, Schüler) to be shaky
* * *1) (which rocks or shakes; unsteady; unsafe.) rocky2) wobbly3) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) shaky4) shakily5) (not straight; going up and down, from side to side etc: a wiggly line.) wiggly* * *wa·cke·lig, wack·lig[ˈvak(ə)lɪç]1. (nicht fest stehend) rickety; (Konstruktion) rickety, unsound; (Säule) shaky; (Steckdose) loose; (Stuhl, Tisch) unsteady* * *1.1) (nicht stabil) wobbly <chair, table, etc.>; loose < tooth>; shaky, rickety < structure>; rickety <car, furniture>2.er steht in der Schule/in Latein ziemlich wackelig — things are dodgy for him at school (Brit. coll.) /his Latin is somewhat shaky
* * *A. adj1. wobbly; alte Möbel etc: auch rickety; Zahn, Schraube: loose2.wackelig auf den Beinen sein umg wegen Krankheit: be a bit shaky (on one’s legs oder pins); wegen Alter: be (getting) doddery; wegen Alkohol: be a bit unsteady (on one’s legs)3.eine wackelige Vier etc (Schulnote) umg a shaky D, a scraped DB. adv gehen etc: shakily;wackelig stehen Schrank etc: wobble, be wobbly; umg, Unternehmen, Stelle etc: be very shaky; Regierung: auch be teetering; Schüler: be doing badly; Sportmannschaft: be in danger of being relegated* * *1.1) (nicht stabil) wobbly <chair, table, etc.>; loose < tooth>; shaky, rickety < structure>; rickety <car, furniture>2.er steht in der Schule/in Latein ziemlich wackelig — things are dodgy for him at school (Brit. coll.) /his Latin is somewhat shaky
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4 tatterig
tạt|te|rig ['tatərɪç] ['tatrɪç]adj (inf)Mensch doddering, doddery; Hände, Schriftzüge shaky, quivery* * *tat·te·rig, tatt·rig[ˈtat(ə)rɪç]▪ \tatterig sein/werden to be/become dodderyeine \tatterige Schrift shaky handwriting* * *tattrig (tatterig) adj umg(alt und unsicher) doddery; (zittrig) shaky, trembly; bei Aufregung: trembling -
5 zittrig
Adj. shaky; Stimme: auch tremulous, faltering; (tatterig) doddery; eine zittrige Schrift shaky handwriting* * *shaky* * *zịtt|rig ['tsItrɪç]adjHand, Körper, Stimme shaky* * *(weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) shaky* * *zitt·rig[ˈtsɪtrɪç]zit·te·rig, zitt·rig[ˈtsɪt(ə)rɪç]adj shaky* * *1. 2.adverbial shakily* * *eine zittrige Schrift shaky handwriting* * *1. 2.adverbial shakily -
6 tüdelig
Adj. bes. nordd., umg. doddery* * *tụ̈|de|lig ['tyːdəlɪç]adj (N Ger inf)doddery* * *tüdelig adj besonders nordd, umg doddery -
7 klapprig
* * *ramshackle* * *klạpp|rig ['klaprɪç]adjrickety, shaky; (fig inf) Mensch shaky, tottery* * *klapp·rig[ˈklaprɪç]klap·pe·rig[ˈklapərɪç]klapp·rig[ˈklaprɪç]adj (fam)1. (gebrechlich) infirm, frail2. (instabil und wacklig) rickety* * *1) (alt) rickety; ramshackle2) (wenig stabil) rickety; wobbly3) (ugs.): (hinfällig) decrepit* * ** * *1) (alt) rickety; ramshackle2) (wenig stabil) rickety; wobbly3) (ugs.): (hinfällig) decrepit -
8 Methusalem
m; -(s), -s2. umg.: die Band bestand nur aus Methusalems the members of the band were all ancient, the band was entirely made up of doddery old men* * *Me|thu|sa|lem [me'tuːzalɛm]m -sMethuselah* * *Me·thu·sa·lem<-s>[meˈtu:zalɛm]m kein pl Methuselah no def art▶ alt wie \Methusalem as old as Methuselah* * *1. nur sg; BIBEL Methuselah;2. umg:die Band bestand nur aus Methusalems the members of the band were all ancient, the band was entirely made up of doddery old men* * *m.Methuselah n. -
9 schlottrig
( schlotterig) Adj.1. (wacklig, zitternd) shaky, wobbly; vor Schwäche: shaky; vor Alter: doddery, attr. auch doddering; ich hatte schlott(e) rige Knie vor Aufregung I was shaking ( oder trembling) at ( oder in) the knees with excitement, I was so excited my knees were shaking2. Kleidung: baggy* * *schlọtt|rig ['ʃlɔtrɪç]adjSee:* * *schlott·rig[ˈʃlɔtrɪç]schlot·te·rig, schlott·rig[ˈʃlɔt(ə)rɪç]adj (fam)2. (schlaff herabhängend) baggy* * *ich hatte schlott(e)rige Knie vor Aufregung I was shaking ( oder trembling) at ( oder in) the knees with excitement, I was so excited my knees were shaking2. Kleidung: baggy -
10 Tattergreis
m umg. doddery old man, old dodderer* * *Tạt|ter|greis(in) ['tatɐ-]m(f) (pej inf)old dodderer, doddering old man/woman (pej)* * *Tat·ter·greis(in)<-es, -e>* * *Tattergreis m umg doddery old man, old dodderer -
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13 schlotterig
shaky* * *schlọt|te|rig ['ʃlɔtərɪç]adj (inf)2) Kleider baggy* * *schlot·te·rig, schlott·rig[ˈʃlɔt(ə)rɪç]adj (fam)2. (schlaff herabhängend) baggy* * *ich hatte schlott(e)rige Knie vor Aufregung I was shaking ( oder trembling) at ( oder in) the knees with excitement, I was so excited my knees were shaking2. Kleidung: baggy* * *adj.shaky adj. -
14 taperig
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17 wackelig auf den Beinen sein
1. to be doddery2. to be shaky on one's pins coll.3. to be wobbly on one's legsDeutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > wackelig auf den Beinen sein
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doddery — adjective informal weak and unable to walk properly or do things quickly because you are old or ill: Some of the patients are a bit doddery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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doddery — dodder ► VERB ▪ be slow and unsteady. DERIVATIVES dodderer noun doddering adjective doddery adjective. ORIGIN variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to DITHER(Cf. ↑dithery) … English terms dictionary
doddery — adjective Date: 1866 1. doddered 2 2. doddering … New Collegiate Dictionary
doddery — adj. tottery, unsteady, weak, feeble, frail, mentally or physically infirm due to old age … English contemporary dictionary
doddery — See doddering … Thesaurus of popular words
doddery — dod·dery … English syllables
