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  • 1 totter

    'totə
    (to move unsteadily as if about to fall: The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road.) vakle, svaie; sjangle
    stavre
    verb \/ˈtɒtə\/
    1) stabbe, stavre, stolpre, rave, sjangle, vakle
    2) ( overført) vakle, svikte

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  • 2 totter

    ['totə]
    (to move unsteadily as if about to fall: The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road.) oscilar
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    tot.ter
    [t'ɔtə] n cambaleio, bamboleio. • vi 1 cambalear, bambolear, titubear. he tottered to his feet / ele levantou-se cambaleando. 2 agitar, tremer. to totter to its fall aproximar-se da sua ruína.

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  • 3 SKJÓTA

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    (skýt; skaut, skutum; skotinn), v.
    1) to shoot with a weapon, with dat. (skjóta öru, spjóti, kólfi);
    vera skotinn spjóti í gegnum, to be shot through with a spear;
    skjóta af boga, to shoot with a bow;
    with the object shot at in acc. (skjóta dýr, mann, sel, fugl);
    skjóta at e-m, til e-s, to shoot at one;
    skjóta til hœfis, to shoot at a mark;
    skjóta skildi fyrir sik, to put a shield before one;
    skjóta loku fyrir, to shoot the bolt, lock the door;
    skjóta frá lokum, to unlock;
    skjóta e-u fyrir borð, to ‘shoot’ overboard;
    skjóta skipum á vatn, to launch ships;
    skjóta útan báti, to shove out a boat;
    skjóta hesti uridir e-n, to put a horse under one, to mount him;
    var mér hér skotit á land, I was put ashore here;
    skjóta e-u niðr, to thrust it down (hann skaut svá fast niðr skildinum, at);
    skjóta e-m brott or undan, to let one escape;
    skjóta undan peningum, to abstract, embezzle money;
    skjóta e-u í hug e-m to suggest to one (þá skaut guð því ráði í hug þeim);
    skjóta upp hvítum skildi, to hoist a white shield;
    skjóta upp vita, skjóta eldi í vita, to light up a beacon;
    skjóta land-tjaldi, to pitch a tent;
    skjóta á fylking, to draw up in battle array;
    skjóta á husþingi, to call a meeting together;
    skjóta á eyrendi, to make a speech;
    skjóta fótum undir sik, to take to one’s heels, to run;
    barnit skaut öndu upp, the child began to breathe;
    skjóta e-u of öxl, to throw off one’s shoulder;
    vér tólf dómendr, er málum þessum er t il skotit, to whom these suits are handed over;
    skýt ek því til gúðs ok góðra manna, at, I call God and all good men to witness, that;
    4) to pay (hann skaut einn fyrir sveitunga sína alla);
    5) impers., e-u skýtr upp, it shoots up, emerges, comes forth;
    upp skýtr jörðunni þá ór sænum, then the earth rises from the sea;
    skaut upp jörðu dag frá degi, the earth appeared day by day (as the snow melted);
    þó at þér skyti því í hug, though it shot into thy mind, occurred to thee;
    þeim skaut skelk í bringu, they were panic-stricken;
    sem kólfi skyti, swift as a dart;
    6) refl., skjótast.
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    skýt, pret. skaut, skauzt (skauztu rhyming with laust, Fms. vi. in a verse), skaut, pl. skutu; subj. skyti; imperat. skjót, skjóttú; part. skotinn: [A. S. sceôtan, scyttan; Engl. shoot and shut; Dan. skyde; Germ. schiessen.]
    A. To shoot with a weapon, the weapon being in dat.; skjóta öru (örum), spjóti, fleini, skutli, kesju, kólfi …, Fms. i. 44, x. 308, 362, Eg. 380; þeir þykkjask eigi hafa skotið betra skot, Fms. vii. 211; vera skotinn spjóti í gögnum, shot through with a spear, Nj. 274: the object shot at in acc., skjóta dýr, fugla, sela, Edda 16, Nj. 95, Ld. 56, Fms. x. 356, 362, and passim: also, s. til e-s, to shoot at; s. til fugls, Orkn. 346; s. til hæfis, to shoot at a mark, Fms. ii. 268; s. kesju at e-m, Eg. 380; allir skutu at Baldri, Edda 37.
    II. to shoot, to push or shove quickly; skjóta loku fyrir (or frá) hurðu (dyrum), to shoot the bolt, lock the door; s. frá lokum, to unlock, Lv. 60; hann lagðisk niðr ok skaut fyrir loku, Eg. 601; skaut hann þá frá lokum, Fms. vi. 189; þeir lögðu hann í kistu ok skutu síðan fyrir borð, and shot the chest overboard, Eg. 127; skaut Egill yfir brúnni, E. shot the bridge over the ditch, 531; s. brú af, to draw the bridge off or away, Fms. xi. 370; s. skipum á vatn, to launch the ships into water, ix. 501; s. báti, to launch a boat from the shore, Nj. 133; s. útan báti, to shove out a boat, 272; brauð þat er hón hafði í ofninn skotið, Hom. 114; menn er í ofn vóru skotnir, 117; var þeim skotið í eld brennanda, Eg. 232; then in all kinds of relations, s. hesti uudir e-n, to put a horse under one, mount him, Eg. 397, 602, Fms. vii. 21; var mér hér skotið á land, I was put ashore here, Nj. 45; s. e-m upp á land, id., Fms. i. 131; s. barni heim af fóstri, to send back a bairn from the fóstr, Grág. i. 276; s. e-m brott, to let one escape, Fms. ix. 420; s. e-m undan, id., vi. 116, vii. 250; s. niðr úmaga, to leave a pauper behind, place him there, Grág. i. 296, 297; s. fé á brott (undan), to abstract, embezzle money, 334; þetta líkar Þórdísi ílla ok skýtr undan peningunum, Korm. 150; skjóttú diametro sólarinnar í tvá staði, divide it into two, Rb. 462; þá skaut Guð því ráði í hug þeim, put this rede into their mind, 655. 3; s. upp hvítum skildi, to hoist a white shield, Fms. x. 347; s. upp vita, to light up the beacon, Hkr. i. 148; þá varð engum vita upp skotið, Orkn. 266; vita-karlinn skaut eldi í vitann, lighted up the beacon, Fms. viii. 188; s. land-tjaldi, to pitch a tent, Nj. 157; var skotið um hann skjaldborg, 274; s. á skjaldborg, to draw up a s., Fms. vii. 70; s. á fylking, to draw up in battle array, Ó. H. 209; s. á húsþingi, to call a meeting together, Eg. 357; s. á eyrendi, to make a speech, Fms. i. 215; skýtr or skýtsk mjök í tvau horn um e-t, see horn B.I. 2; s. fótum undir sik, to take to one’s heels, to run, Fms. viii. 358; hann skaut sér út hjá þeim, shot out, escaped, vi. 189; harm hljóp upp á altarit, ok skaut á knjám sínum, ix. 462; barnit skaut öndu upp, the bairn began to breathe, Hkr. ii. 199; s. skildi fyrir sik, to put a shield before one, Eg. 378, Nj. 156; s. skjóli yfir e-n, to protect (see skjól); Máriusúðin skaut lykkjunum, she (the ship) shivered, Fms. viii. 199; þá segisk, at hann skyti í fyrstu þessu orði, eldisk árgalinn nú, he is said to have let this word slip, to have said, vi. 251; s. e-u of öxl, to throw it off one’s shoulder, Gg. 6; s. e-u á frest, to put off, delay: skjóta augum, to look askance, Eg. (in a verse), from which the mod. gjóta augum is a corruption.
    III. metaph. to shift or transfer a case to another, appeal; skutu þau til ráða Ólafs, Ld. 74; s. þrætu til ór skurðar e-s, Fms. vii. 203; því skýt ek til Guðs, i. 3; s. sínu máli á Guðs vald, x. 103; s. þessu máli til Frosta-þings …, þeir skutu þangat sínu máli, i. 32; vér tólf dómendr, er málum þessum er til skotið, Nj. 188; s. máli á fylkis-þing, N. G. L. i. 21; skýt ek því til Guðs ok góðra manna, Nj. 176; menn þá er hann skaut ráðum undir, whom he took as his counsel, Fms. vii. 308.
    IV. [A. S. scot; Engl. shot, scot, see skot, I and II]:—to pay; rétt er at fimm búar virði gripinn, ok skal hann þá skjóta í móti slíku, er þeir virða gripinn dýrra enn hans skuld var fyrir öndverðu, Grág. i. 412; skjóta fé saman, to club money together, make a collection, Mar.; þeir skutu saman fjár-hlutum sínum hverr eptir efnum, Hom, 123 (samskot); hann skaut einn fyrir sveitunga sína alla ( he paid their scot) þá er þeir sátu í skytningum, Ld. 312 (see skytningr).
    V. impers., e-u skýtr upp, it shoots up, emerges, comes forth; upp skýtr jörðunni þá ór sænum, Edda 44; skaut upp jörðu dag frá degi, the earth appeared day by day (as the snow melted), Fms. ii. 228; þó at þér skyti því í hug, though it shot into thy mind, occurred to thee, Band. 37 new Ed.; þeim skaut skelk í bringu, they were panic-stricken, Ld. 78, Eg. 49, Fb. i. 418 (see skelkr); mjök skýtr mornar vakri, she is much tossed, Hallfred; sveita skaut á skjaldrim, the shield-rim was blood-shot, blood-stained, Orkn. (in a verse); sem kólfi skyti, swift as a dart, Fms. ii. 183.
    B. Reflex. to shoot, start, move, slip away; Skíði frá ek at skauzt á fætr, S. started to his feet, Skíða R. 52; Björn skauzk aptr síðan at baki Kára, B. shot or slipped behind Kári’s back, Nj. 262; at menn hans skytisk eigi frá honum, lest they should slip away, abscond, Fms. vii. 49; vildi ljósta Gretti, en hann skautzk undan, started away from the blow, Grett. 91 A; þeir fálmauðu af hræðslu, ok skutusk hingað ok þingat undan geislum hans, Niðr. 5; þó at fé hans skjótisk fyrir garðsenda, to slip through by the end of the fence, Grág. ii. 263; nú skýzk maðr undan tali (evades,) N. G. L. i. 97; kemr í hug, at hann mun skotisk hafa undan, ok vilja eigi fara, Ísl. ii. 334: skjótask yfir (impers.), to skip, slip over; mér hefir skotisk yfir að telja hann, þeim hafði yfir skotisk um þetta, they had made a false calculation, Ld. 100; þá skjótumk ek mjök yfir, then I am much mistaken, Skálda (Thorodd); skýzt þeim mörgum vísdómrinn sem betri ván er at, Grett. 25 new Ed.: skjótask e-m, to fail; margir skutusk honum, many forsook him, Fms. i. 22; skutusk þá margir við Þórð í trúnaðinum, many proved false to Thord, Sturl. iii. 75 C; vildi dýrið ljósta þeim hramminum seni heill var, ok skauzk á stúfinn, and stumbled, reeled on the stump of the other leg, Grett. 101 A; hann var nokkut við aldr, ok skauzk á fótum ( and tottered on his legs), ok þó hinn karlmannligsti, Háv. 45: also in the law phrase, hafa e-u fyrir skotið, to have a case forfeited, N. G. L. i. 52, 53; ef hann stefnir eigi … þá er þeim váttum fyrir skotið, then the witnesses are valueless, 54 (cp. Dan. for-skyde).
    2. reflex., in the mod. skjótask, to go on a short errand, pay a short visit; viltu ekki skjótast með bréfið að tarna? eg ætla að skjútast inn sem snöggvast, bíddu meðan eg skýzt inn, and the like.
    II. recipr., skjótask á, to exchange shots, Fms. i. 93, vii. 54.
    III. part., of corn, to shoot; rúgakr al-skotinn, Þiðr. 180.

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  • 4 skjótast

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    v. refl. to shoot, start, move quickly;
    hann skauzt á fœtr, he started to his feet;
    Björn skauzt aptr at baki Kára, B. sprang back again behind K.;
    at menn hans skytist eigi frá honum, lest his men should slip away, desert;
    hann vildi ljósta Gretti, en hann skauzt undan, he avoided the blow;
    skjótast e-m, to fail;
    margir skutust honum, many forsook him;
    skutust þá margir við þórð í trúnaðinum, many proved false to Thord;
    hann var nökkut við aldr, ok skauzt á fótum, and tottered on his legs;
    e-m skýzt yfir um e-t, one over-looks, fails to notice a thing (þeim hafði yfir skotizt um þetta);
    recipr., skótast á, to exchange shots.

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  • 5 ערסל

    עִרְסֵל (v. next w.) to swing (like a hammock). Hithpa. הִתְעַרְסֵל to be swung; to waddle, stagger. Gen. R. s. 31 דוב בא ליכנס והיו רגליו מִתְעַרְסְלוֹת quot. in Rashi to Ez. 14:14 (missing in ed.) when a bear wanted to force his entrance into the ark, his feet tottered; ib. (with ref. to giants) מתערסלות במים Ar.; Yalk. Gen. 55 מתערסלות; v. עִרְכֵּל.

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  • 6 schwanken

    v/i
    1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; bes. Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel; unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load
    2. (ist) stagger, totter; er schwankte über die Straße / aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street / out of the pub (Am. bar)
    3. (hat) fig. (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTS., Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH., Messwerte etc.: fluctuate, vary; ich schwanke noch fig. I’m still undecided ( oder dithering), I haven’t made up my mind yet; ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus; zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety; die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary; er schwankte einen Augenblick, bevor er... after a moment of indecision he...; siehe auch wanken
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    to stagger; to sway; to hover; to rock; to roll; to fluctuate; to range; to waver; to vacillate; to falter; to oscillate; to wobble; to reel; to seesaw; to swing
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    schwạn|ken ['ʃvaŋkn]
    vi
    1) (= wanken, sich wiegen) to sway; (Schiff) (auf und ab) to pitch; (seitwärts) to roll; (= beben) to shake, to rock
    2) aux sein (= gehen) to stagger, to totter
    3) (Preise, Temperatur, Stimmung etc) to fluctuate, to vary; (Gebrauch, Schätzungen, Angaben) to vary; (PHYS, MATH) to fluctuate; (Kompassnadel etc) to swing, to oscillate
    4) (= hin und her gerissen werden) to vacillate; (= wechseln) to alternate
    5) (= zögern) to hesitate; (= sich nicht schlüssig sein) to waver, to vacillate

    schwanken, ob — to hesitate as to whether, to be undecided (as to) whether

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    ins Schwanken kommen or geraten (Baum, Gebäude etc) — to start to sway; (Erde) to start to shake or rock; (Preise, Kurs, Temperatur etc) to start to fluctuate or vary; (Autorität, Überzeugung etc) to begin to waver; (Institution) to begin to totter

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    1) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hover
    2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) range
    3) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) stagger
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    schwan·ken
    [ˈʃvaŋkn̩]
    vi
    1. Hilfsverb: haben (schwingen) to sway
    ins S\schwanken geraten to begin to sway [or swaying
    2. Hilfsverb: sein (wanken) to stagger [or reel]
    ▪ irgendwohin \schwanken to stagger [or reel] somewhere
    der Betrunkene schwankte über die Straße the drunk tottered over the road
    3. Hilfsverb: haben (nicht stabil sein) to fluctuate [or vary]
    seine Stimme schwankte his voice wavered
    4. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschlossen sein)
    ▪ [noch] \schwanken to be [still] undecided
    ich schwanke noch, ob wir erst morgen oder doch schon heute fahren sollen I'm still unsure [or still hesitating] whether we should leave today or tomorrow
    ▪ zwischen zwei Dingen \schwanken to be torn between two things
    ▪ das S\schwanken indecision, indecisiveness
    jdn \schwanken[d] machen to weaken sb's resolve
    ein \schwankender Charakter a hesitant character
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    intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)
    1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shake
    2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> vary
    3) (fig.): (unentschieden sein) waver; (zögern) hesitate

    er schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether

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    1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; besonders Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel;
    unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load
    2. (ist) stagger, totter;
    er schwankte über die Straße/aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street/out of the pub (US bar)
    3. (hat) fig (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTSCH, Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH, Messwerte etc: fluctuate, vary;
    ich schwanke noch fig I’m still undecided ( oder dithering), I haven’t made up my mind yet;
    ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus;
    zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety;
    die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary;
    er schwankte einen Augenblick, bevor er … after a moment of indecision he …; → auch wanken
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    intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)
    1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shake
    2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> vary
    3) (fig.): (unentschieden sein) waver; (zögern) hesitate

    er schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether

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    n.
    dither n.

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  • 7 Schwanken

    v/i
    1. (hat geschwankt) sway; Boden, Gelände: auch shake, tremble; Boot: rock (from side to side); (taumeln) sway (from side to side), totter; bes. Betrunkener: auch stagger, reel; unter einer Last schwanken stagger under a load
    2. (ist) stagger, totter; er schwankte über die Straße / aus dem Lokal he tottered ( oder staggered) across the street / out of the pub (Am. bar)
    3. (hat) fig. (unentschlossen sein) vacillate, waver, dither; (sich ändern) vary; abwechselnd: alternate; WIRTS., Kurse, Preise: fluctuate; Temperatur, TECH., Messwerte etc.: fluctuate, vary; ich schwanke noch fig. I’m still undecided ( oder dithering), I haven’t made up my mind yet; ich schwanke noch zwischen Malta und Zypern I still can’t decide whether to go to Malta or Cyprus; zwischen Hoffen und Bangen schwanken waver between hope and anxiety; die Meinungen schwanken opinions vary; er schwankte einen Augenblick, bevor er... after a moment of indecision he...; siehe auch wanken
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    to stagger; to sway; to hover; to rock; to roll; to fluctuate; to range; to waver; to vacillate; to falter; to oscillate; to wobble; to reel; to seesaw; to swing
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    schwạn|ken ['ʃvaŋkn]
    vi
    1) (= wanken, sich wiegen) to sway; (Schiff) (auf und ab) to pitch; (seitwärts) to roll; (= beben) to shake, to rock
    2) aux sein (= gehen) to stagger, to totter
    3) (Preise, Temperatur, Stimmung etc) to fluctuate, to vary; (Gebrauch, Schätzungen, Angaben) to vary; (PHYS, MATH) to fluctuate; (Kompassnadel etc) to swing, to oscillate
    4) (= hin und her gerissen werden) to vacillate; (= wechseln) to alternate
    5) (= zögern) to hesitate; (= sich nicht schlüssig sein) to waver, to vacillate

    schwanken, ob — to hesitate as to whether, to be undecided (as to) whether

    6)

    ins Schwanken kommen or geraten (Baum, Gebäude etc) — to start to sway; (Erde) to start to shake or rock; (Preise, Kurs, Temperatur etc) to start to fluctuate or vary; (Autorität, Überzeugung etc) to begin to waver; (Institution) to begin to totter

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    1) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) hover
    2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) range
    3) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) stagger
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    schwan·ken
    [ˈʃvaŋkn̩]
    vi
    1. Hilfsverb: haben (schwingen) to sway
    ins S\schwanken geraten to begin to sway [or swaying
    2. Hilfsverb: sein (wanken) to stagger [or reel]
    ▪ irgendwohin \schwanken to stagger [or reel] somewhere
    der Betrunkene schwankte über die Straße the drunk tottered over the road
    3. Hilfsverb: haben (nicht stabil sein) to fluctuate [or vary]
    seine Stimme schwankte his voice wavered
    4. Hilfsverb: haben (unentschlossen sein)
    ▪ [noch] \schwanken to be [still] undecided
    ich schwanke noch, ob wir erst morgen oder doch schon heute fahren sollen I'm still unsure [or still hesitating] whether we should leave today or tomorrow
    ▪ zwischen zwei Dingen \schwanken to be torn between two things
    ▪ das S\schwanken indecision, indecisiveness
    jdn \schwanken[d] machen to weaken sb's resolve
    ein \schwankender Charakter a hesitant character
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    intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)
    1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shake
    2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> vary
    3) (fig.): (unentschieden sein) waver; (zögern) hesitate

    er schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether

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    Schwanken n; -s, kein pl
    1. swaying etc;
    ins Schwanken geraten Boot: start to rock; Boden: start to sway ( oder shake, tremble); Person: start to sway ( oder totter), lose one’s balance
    2. fig variation; fluctuation etc;
    ins Schwanken geraten Regierung etc: become insecure, begin to totter; Hoffnung etc: be shaken, begin to waver;
    bei dieser Frage geriet sie ins Schwanken that question made her begin to waver ( wurde sie nervös: got her slightly flustered)
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    intransitives Verb (mit Richtungsangabe mit sein)
    1) sway; < boat> rock; (heftiger) roll; <ground, floor> shake
    2) (fig.): (unbeständig sein) <prices, temperature, etc.> fluctuate; <number, usage, etc.> vary
    3) (fig.): (unentschieden sein) waver; (zögern) hesitate

    er schwankt noch, ob — he is still undecided [as to] whether

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    n.
    dither n.

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  • 8 titubear

    v.
    1 to hesitate.
    María titubea siempre Mary hesitates always.
    2 to totter, to stagger, to be unsteady on one's feet, to waver.
    María titubeaba al salir del bar Mary tottered when coming out of the bar.
    * * *
    1 (tambalearse) to stagger, totter, shake
    2 (tartamudear) to stammer
    3 figurado (vacilar) to hesitate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=vacilar) to hesitate, vacillate
    2) (=balbucear) to stutter
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) (dudar, vacilar) to hesitate
    b) ( balbucear) to stutter
    * * *
    = flounder, hesitate, dither, vacillate.
    Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
    Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
    Ex. The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.
    Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.
    ----
    * sin titubear = unswervingly.
    * titubeando = hesitantly.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) (dudar, vacilar) to hesitate
    b) ( balbucear) to stutter
    * * *
    = flounder, hesitate, dither, vacillate.

    Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.

    Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
    Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.
    Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.
    * sin titubear = unswervingly.
    * titubeando = hesitantly.

    * * *
    titubear [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (dudar, vacilar) to hesitate
    no titubeó un instante en aceptar he didn't hesitate for a moment before accepting
    contestó sin titubear he replied without hesitation
    2 (balbucear) to stutter
    titubeó antes de responder he stuttered before he could get his reply out
    * * *

    titubear ( conjugate titubear) verbo intransitivo
    a) (dudar, vacilar) to hesitate;



    titubear verbo intransitivo
    1 (mostrarse indeciso) to hesitate
    2 (balbucear) to stammer, get tongue-tied
    ' titubear' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vacilar
    English:
    dither
    - falter
    - hesitate
    - waver
    * * *
    [dudar] to hesitate; [al hablar] to falter, to hesitate
    * * *
    v/i waver, hesitate
    * * *
    1) : to hesitate
    2) : to stutter, to stammer
    ♦ titubeante adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > titubear

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