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1 hesitate
['heziteit]1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) vilcināties; svārstīties2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) vilcināties; svārstīties•- hesitant
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- hesitation* * *vilcināties, svārstīties -
2 falter
['fo:ltə]1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) grīļoties2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) stomīties; minstināties•- falteringly* * *grīļoties, klupt; stomīties, drebēt; minstināties, vilcināties -
3 hesitancy
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4 seem
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5 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) aizķerties; paklupt2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) iet klupšus3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) klupt/aizķerties (pie vārdiem); stomīties•- stumble across/on* * *paklupšana; stomīšanās; maldīšanās; klupt; paklupt; stomīties; maldīties -
6 hang back
(to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) šaubīties; vilcināties -
7 think twice
( often with about) (to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do): I would think twice about going, if I were you.) (vēlreiz) rūpīgi apdomāt
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hesitate — (v.) 1620s, from L. haesitatum, pp. of haesitare (see HESITATION (Cf. hesitation)). Related: Hesitated; hesitating … Etymology dictionary
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