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1 hover
['hɒvə(r)]1) [ bird] librarsi; [ helicopter] volare a punto fisso ( over, above su, sopra)to hover around sb. — ronzare intorno a qcn
2) (vacillate)* * *1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) librarsi2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) gironzolare3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) esitare•* * *hover /ˈhɒvə(r)/n. [u]2 (fig.) indecisione; pencolamento(to) hover /ˈhɒvə(r)/v. i.1 librarsi; librarsi a volo; volteggiare; incombere ( anche fig.): An eagle hovered over the rock, un'aquila volteggiava sopra la rupe2 (fig.) essere sospeso; essere indeciso; pencolare; essere in bilico: to hover between life and death, esser sospeso fra la vita e la morte● to hover about (o around), aggirarsi; gironzolare (intorno); attardarsi; indugiare □ to hover about (o around) sb., ronzare (o aggirarsi) intorno a q. □ (fig., con cifre) to hover around st., aggirarsi su (o fluttuare intorno a) qc.: The inflation rate will hover around 2% this year, quest'anno il tasso di inflazione si aggirerà sul 2%.* * *['hɒvə(r)]1) [ bird] librarsi; [ helicopter] volare a punto fisso ( over, above su, sopra)to hover around sb. — ronzare intorno a qcn
2) (vacillate)
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