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move unsteadily

  • 1 MOVE UNSTEADILY

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  • 2 unsteadily

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    [English Word] move unsteadily
    [Swahili Word] -yua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stand unsteadily (as an infant first learning to walk)
    [Swahili Word] dede
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [English Example] stand unsteadily
    [Swahili Example] -simama dede
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    [English Word] stand unsteadily (as an infant first learning to walk)
    [Swahili Word] -simama dede
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] If you see him you'll be surprised (and so be unsteady on your feet).
    [Swahili Example] ukimwona utasimama dede [Ma]
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    [English Word] walk unsteadily
    [Swahili Word] -yonga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] walk unsteadily
    [Swahili Word] -yongayonga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] walk unsteadily
    [Swahili Word] -yuga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] walk unsteadily
    [Swahili Word] -yugayuga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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  • 3 unsteadily

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    move {(V.)} unsteadily
    germ. brem-?

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  • 4 move

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    [English Word] be moved from a place
    [Swahili Word] -hamishwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -hama v
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    [English Word] Get a move on!
    [Swahili Word] haya!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] hamio
    [Swahili Plural] mahamio
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] hama
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] uhamisho
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -enda
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] a log can not move except by the help of rollers (proverb)
    [Swahili Example] gogo hauwendi ila kwa nyezo (methali)
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -gura
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Dialect] dialectical
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -hajiri
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] mhajiri
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -hamisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -hama v
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -jongea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -saki
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] the car moved slowly in the mud
    [Swahili Example] Gari lilisaki polepole katika matope
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -songa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] "move there, you Mau Mau" the soldier said sternly
    [Swahili Example] "Songa huko, Mau Mau we!" alisema askari kwa ukali [Ng]
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -sukuma
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move
    [Swahili Word] -tingisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] tinga V
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    [English Word] move (closer or futher away)
    [Swahili Word] -songea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Swahili Example] sogea mbali!
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    [English Word] move (either of approaching or going away)
    [Swahili Word] -jongea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] alijongea tena kwenye dirisha la duka [Muk]
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    [English Word] move (nearer or further away)
    [Swahili Word] -sogea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] the soldier moved forward
    [Swahili Example] askari alisogea mbele [Ng], anasogea na kuvisemesha kwa mbali kidogo [Muhando:4]
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    [English Word] move (slowly or uncertainly)
    [Swahili Word] -sita
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move (slowly or uncertainly)
    [Swahili Word] -sitasita
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move (something) another place
    [Swahili Word] -hamishia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -hama v
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    [English Word] move about
    [Swahili Word] -susurika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move along
    [Swahili Word] -jongea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move along
    [Swahili Word] -jongeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -jongea V
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    [English Word] move along on the buttocks
    [Swahili Word] -sota
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pale chini alibaki kusota kitango-malele [Moh]
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    [English Word] move along on the buttocks
    [Swahili Word] -sowera
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] pale chini alibaki kusota kitango-malele [Moh]
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    [English Word] move away
    [Swahili Word] -banduka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] potential
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -ning'inia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -tikisa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -vinya
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -vinyavinya
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -yonga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -yongayonga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -yuga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -yugayuga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move convulsively
    [Swahili Word] -paparika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move fast
    [Swahili Word] -chupia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move forward unsteadily
    [Swahili Word] -tambaa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move from a place
    [Swahili Word] -hama
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move from a vertical to a horizontal position
    [Swahili Word] -simua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] inversive
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    [English Word] move hesitantly
    [Swahili Word] -sunza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] grope one's way (in the dark)
    [Swahili Example] sunza mkono
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    [English Word] move in a line or column
    [Swahili Word] chanjari
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Word] Persian
    [Swahili Definition] fuatana kwa mstari
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    [English Word] move in a line or column
    [Swahili Word] -sanjari
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] pers
    [English Example] the soldiers are moving in a column/line
    [Swahili Example] wanajeshi wanatembea sanjari
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    [English Word] move near
    [Swahili Word] -jongelea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
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    [English Word] move out furniture
    [Swahili Word] -pambua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] inversive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -pamba
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    [English Word] move quickly (esp. in water)
    [Swahili Word] -chupa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move quickly back and forth
    [Swahili Word] -suka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] masuko N
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    [English Word] move restlessly
    [Swahili Word] -taataa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move someone (closer or farther away)
    [Swahili Word] -sogeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] move to a place
    [Swahili Word] -hamia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -hama v
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    [English Word] move toward a common goal
    [Swahili Word] -ongozana na
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reciprocal
    [Derived Word] ongoza V
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    [English Word] move uncertainly
    [Swahili Word] -sunza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] one who makes things move
    [Swahili Word] mwendelezi
    [Swahili Plural] waendelezi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] enda V
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    English-Swahili dictionary > move

  • 5 move (N.)

    germ. wagæ
    ы{(V.)}
    germ. biwegan; bregdan; gausjan; gawegan; geigan?; herp-; hrengan; hres-; hwarbjan; hwarbæn; hwerban; mau-; plajjan?; plegæn; reban; reidan; rēsjan; rukk-; rukkjan; skudjan; skukk-; spilæn; swel-; swibēn?; swīmēn; swipa-; swipi-; swipjan; swipæn; þras-; þres-; wagjan; wagæn; wegan; wenkan
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    move {(V.)} forward
    germ. skaujan?; skewjan
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    move {(V.)} unsteadily
    germ. brem-?

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  • 6 unsteadily

    adv.
    1 con paso inseguro (to move, walk); con voz temblorosa (to speak)
    2 inestablemente, precariamente, inseguramente, de forma desequilibrada.
    3 de modo inconstante.

    Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > unsteadily

  • 7 تمايل

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

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  • 8 reel

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > reel

  • 9 rock

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > rock

  • 10 roll

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > roll

  • 11 sway

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > sway

  • 12 totter

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > totter

  • 13 wobble

    تَمَايَلَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). rock: to swing or shake from side to side: He rocked with laughter. roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. sway: to swing unsteadily: The branches were swaying in the wind. totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. wobble: to move unsteadily from side to side: Wheels wobble when they are loose. \ See Also ترنح (تَرَنَّحَ)، اهتز (اِهْتَزَّ)‏

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  • 14 stumble

    1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) tropezar
    2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) avanzar dando tropezonesaspiés
    3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) tropezar, atrabancarse; balbucir
    - stumble across/on
    stumble vb tropezar
    tr['stʌmbəl]
    1 tropezón nombre masculino, traspié nombre masculino, trompicón nombre masculino
    1 (trip) tropezar (on/over, con), dar un traspié
    2 (walk unsteadily) tambalearse
    3 (while speaking) atrancarse, atascarse
    stumble ['stʌmbəl] vi, - bled ; - bling
    1) trip: tropezar, dar un traspié
    2) flounder: quedarse sin saber qué hacer o decir
    3)
    to stumble acrossor to stumble upon : dar con, tropezar con
    : tropezón m, traspié m
    n.
    traspié s.m.
    trompicón s.m.
    tropezón s.m.
    tropiezo s.m.
    v.
    abarrajar v.
    pegar v.
    trompicar v.
    tropezar v.
    'stʌmbəl
    a) ( trip) tropezar*, dar* un traspié

    to stumble OVER/AGAINST something — tropezar* con algo

    b) ( move unsteadily) (+ adv compl)

    to stumble along/in/out — ir*/entrar/salir* a tropezones or a trompicones

    c) ( in speech) atrancarse*
    Phrasal Verbs:
    ['stʌmbl]
    1.
    N tropezón m, traspié m
    2.
    VI tropezar, dar un traspié

    to stumble on, to go stumbling on — (=keep walking) avanzar dando traspiés

    to stumble through a speech — pronunciar un discurso de cualquier manera, pronunciar un discurso atracándose

    to stumble (up)on or across sth — (fig) tropezar con algo

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    ['stʌmbəl]
    a) ( trip) tropezar*, dar* un traspié

    to stumble OVER/AGAINST something — tropezar* con algo

    b) ( move unsteadily) (+ adv compl)

    to stumble along/in/out — ir*/entrar/salir* a tropezones or a trompicones

    c) ( in speech) atrancarse*
    Phrasal Verbs:

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  • 15 flicker

    1. intransitive verb
    flackern; [Fernsehapparat:] flimmern

    a smile flickered round her lips — ein Lächeln spielte um ihre Lippen

    2. noun
    Flackern, das; (of TV) Flimmern, das; (fig.) Aufflackern, das; (of smile) Anflug, der
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    ['flikə] 1. verb
    1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) flackern
    2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) flackern
    2. noun
    (an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) das Flackern
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    flick·er
    [ˈflɪkəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. vi
    1. (shine unsteadily) candle, fire, light flackern; TV flimmern; (move unsteadily) eyes unruhig sein; eyelids zucken; flag flattern; tongue züngeln
    2. ( fig: appear) aufkommen; hope aufflackern
    a look of horror \flickered across her face ihr stand plötzlich das Entsetzen ins Gesicht geschrieben
    the thought \flickered into my head that... der Gedanke schoss mir durch den Kopf, dass...
    II. vt
    to \flicker an eyelid mit dem Augenlid zucken
    III. n
    1. (movement) of a candle, fire, light Flackern nt kein pl; of TV pictures Flimmern nt kein pl; of eyelids Zucken nt kein pl; of flag Flattern nt kein pl
    2. ( fig: appearance) Anflug m
    a \flicker of hope ein Hoffnungsschimmer m
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    ['flɪkə(r)]
    1. vi
    (flame, candle, light) flackern; (TV) flimmern; (needle on dial) zittern; (eyelid) flattern, zucken

    his eyes flickered toward(s) the doorer blickte kurz zur Tür

    2. n
    (of flame, candle, light) Flackern nt; (of TV) Flimmern nt; (of needle on dial) Zittern nt; (of eyelid) Flattern nt
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    flicker1 [ˈflıkə(r)]
    A s
    1. flackerndes Licht
    2. Flackern n:
    the final flicker of a dying fire das letzte Aufflackern eines erlöschenden Feuers;
    a flicker of hope ein Hoffnungsfunke
    3. Zucken n
    4. COMPUT, TV Flimmern n
    5. Flattern n
    6. besonders US academic.ru/28008/flick">flick2
    B v/i
    1. flackern (Kerze, Augen etc):
    the candle flickered out die Kerze flackerte noch einmal auf und erlosch;
    the hope flickered within her that her husband was still alive in ihr flackerte immer wieder die Hoffnung auf
    2. zucken (Schatten, Augenlider etc):
    3. COMPUT, TV: flimmern (Bildschirm)
    4. flattern (Vogel)
    5. huschen ( over über akk) (Augen)
    C v/t
    1. flackern lassen:
    2. andeuten, signalisieren:
    flicker2 [ˈflıkə(r)] s ORN (ein) nordamer. Goldspecht m
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    1. intransitive verb
    flackern; [Fernsehapparat:] flimmern
    2. noun
    Flackern, das; (of TV) Flimmern, das; (fig.) Aufflackern, das; (of smile) Anflug, der
    * * *
    n.
    Flimmern n. v.
    flackern v.
    flimmern v.

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  • 16 ترنح

    تَرَنَّحَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. stagger: to walk very unsteadily (because one is wounded, ill, etc.). totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. \ See Also اهتز (اِهتَزَّ)، تَعَثَّرَ، تمايل (تَمايَلَ)‏

    Arabic-English dictionary > ترنح

  • 17 reel

    تَرَنَّحَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. stagger: to walk very unsteadily (because one is wounded, ill, etc.). totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. \ See Also اهتز (اِهتَزَّ)، تَعَثَّرَ، تمايل (تَمايَلَ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > reel

  • 18 roll

    تَرَنَّحَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. stagger: to walk very unsteadily (because one is wounded, ill, etc.). totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. \ See Also اهتز (اِهتَزَّ)، تَعَثَّرَ، تمايل (تَمايَلَ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > roll

  • 19 stagger

    تَرَنَّحَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. stagger: to walk very unsteadily (because one is wounded, ill, etc.). totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. \ See Also اهتز (اِهتَزَّ)، تَعَثَّرَ، تمايل (تَمايَلَ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > stagger

  • 20 totter

    تَرَنَّحَ \ reel: to move unsteadily (from shock, from the effects of strong drink, form a heavy blow, etc.). roll: (of ships and people) to move unsteadily, swinging from side to side: The ship rolled in the storm. stagger: to walk very unsteadily (because one is wounded, ill, etc.). totter: (of a weak or wounded person) to walk unsteadily. \ See Also اهتز (اِهتَزَّ)، تَعَثَّرَ، تمايل (تَمايَلَ)‏

    Arabic-English glossary > totter

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  • wobble — verb 1 (I, T) to move unsteadily from side to side, or make something do this: The pile of bricks wobbled and fell. | His fat thighs wobbled as he ran along. | wobble sth: Stop wobbling the table with your foot. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • seesaw — I noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑teeter, ↑teeter totter, ↑teetertotter, ↑teeterboard, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board …   Useful english dictionary

  • stumble — stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop, bumble can mean to move unsteadily, clumsily, or with defective equilibrium (as in walking, in doing, or in proceeding). Stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, and flounder as applied to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • reel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrēol; akin to Old Norse hræll weaver s reed, Greek krekein to weave Date: before 12th century 1. a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: as a. a small windlass at the butt of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wave — English has two words wave, distinct in origin, which have grown to resemble each other over the centuries. The verb, ‘move to and fro’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *wab , which also produced English waver [14] (borrowed from… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • swim — {{11}}swim (n.) 1540s, the clear part of any liquid (above the sediment), from SWIM (Cf. swim) (v.). Meaning part of a river or stream frequented by fish (and hence fishermen) is from 1828, and is probably the source of the figurative meaning the …   Etymology dictionary

  • wobble — (v.) 1650s, probably from Low Ger. wabbeln to wobble; cognate with O.N. vafla hover about, totter, related to vafra move unsteadily, from P.Gmc. *wab to move back and forth (see WAVER (Cf. waver)). The noun is attested from 1690s …   Etymology dictionary

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