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1 dither
tr['dɪðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 vacilar, titubear■ stop dithering! ¡decídete ya!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all of a dither estar neura, estar nervioso,-ato have the dithers vacilar, titubeardither ['dɪðər] nto be in a dither : estar nervioso, ponerse como locon.• estremecimiento s.m.v.• estremecer v.'dɪðər, 'dɪðə(r)intransitive verb (colloq)a) ( become agitated) (AmE) ponerse* muy nerviosob) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar['dɪðǝ(r)]1.Nto be in a dither, be all of a dither — (=be nervous) estar muy nervioso; (=hesitate) no saber qué hacer, vacilar
2.VI (=be nervous) estar nervioso; (=hesitate) no saber qué hacer, vacilar* * *['dɪðər, 'dɪðə(r)]intransitive verb (colloq)a) ( become agitated) (AmE) ponerse* muy nerviosob) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar -
2 dither
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3 dither oscillator
nELECTRON oscilador de pequeña amplitud m -
4 dither
adj.neura.v.1 ponerse nervioso.2 titubear, dudar, vacilar, estar indeciso. (pt & pp dithered) -
5 to be all of a dither
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6 flounder
(to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) pataleartr['flaʊndəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (fish) platija1 (struggle, move with difficulty) forcejear2 figurative use (hesitate, dither) vacilarflounder ['flaʊndər] vi1) struggle: forcejear2) stumble: no saber qué hacer o decir, perder el hilo (en un discurso)n.• forcejeo s.m.• platija s.f.v.• proceder torpemente v.
I 'flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a floteb) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir
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noun platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]N (pl flounder or flounders) (=fish) platija f
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['flaʊndǝ(r)]VI2) (in speech etc) perder el hilo* * *
I ['flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)]a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a floteb) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir
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7 waver
'weivə(to be unsteady or uncertain: He wavered between accepting and refusing.) vacilar, titubeartr['weɪvəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (falter - gen) vacilar, flaquear, flojear; (- voice) temblar, fallar3 (flicker) vacilar, parpadearwaver ['weɪvər] vi1) vacillate: vacilar, fluctuar2) flicker: parpadear, titilar, oscilar3) falter: flaquear, tambalearsev.• balancear v.• fluctuar v.• oscilar v.• titubear v.• vacilar v.'weɪvər, 'weɪvə(r)1) ( falter) \<\<person\>\> flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> tambalearse2) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar['weɪvǝ(r)]VI1) (=oscillate) [needle] oscilar; [flame] temblar2) (fig) (=hesitate) vacilar, dudar ( between entre); (=weaken) [courage, support] flaquear; (=falter) [voice] temblarhe's beginning to waver — está empezando a vacilar or dudar
* * *['weɪvər, 'weɪvə(r)]1) ( falter) \<\<person\>\> flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> tambalearse2) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar -
8 atarantar
atarantar ( conjugate atarantar) verbo transitivo (Col, Méx, Per fam): el golpe lo atarantó the blow left him dazed atarantarse verbo pronominalb) (Chi fam) ( precipitarse):◊ no te atarantes don't rush into it (colloq) -
9 nervioso
nervioso
◊ -sa adjetivo1 ‹persona/animal›◊ últimamente se le nota nervioso he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately;ese ruido me pone muy nerviosa that noise is getting on my nerves; me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see her 2 ‹ trastorno› nervous; ‹ célula› nerve ( before n)
nervioso,-a adjetivo
1 nervous: la pregunta le puso nervioso, the question made him nervous
ponerse nervioso, to get nervous/upset
2 (inquieto, intranquilo) fidgety: es un niño muy nervioso, he's a very restless child ' nervioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: agitada - agitado - agitarse - descomponer - descomponerse - desesperar - emocionarse - enervar - idea - impulso - nerviosa - toda - todo - ver - alborotado - poner - sí - sistema - tic English: crack up - edge - edgy - excite - fidgety - flap - fluster - fraught - gulp - highly-strung - jitters - jittery - jumpy - keyed up - knickers - lather - nerve gas - nervous - nervous system - panicky - rattle - state - twitchy - unnerve - uptight - work up - agitated - butter - cool - dither - high - hype - nerve - system - unnerving - up -
10 titubear
titubear ( conjugate titubear) verbo intransitivo
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 -
11 vacilar
vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo 1 no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation 2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter 3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter (una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off ' vacilar' also found in these entries: Spanish: titubear English: dilly-dally - falter - hang back - hesitate - hold back - little - shilly-shally - shrink - straight - vacillate - waver - dither -
12 dithering
s.1 temblor nervioso.2 dithering, mezcla de puntos de diferentes colores para producir lo que aparenta ser un nuevo color.ger.gerundio del verbo: DITHER
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