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1 shaky
adjective1) (unsteady) wack[e]lig [Möbelstück, Leiter]; zittrig [Hand, Stimme, Bewegung, Greis]be shaky on one's legs — wacklig auf den Beinen sein (ugs.)
2) (unreliable)* * *1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) zittrig2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) wackelig3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) unsicher* * *[ˈʃeɪki]1. (unsteady) hands, voice, handwriting zittrig; ladder, table wack[e]lighis voice was a bit \shaky on the high notes bei den hohen Tönen war seine Stimme leicht brüchigto be \shaky on one's feet unsicher auf den Beinen seinto feel a bit \shaky (physically) noch etwas wack[e]lig auf den Beinen sein; (emotionally) beunruhigt seinhis English is rather \shaky sein Englisch ist etwas holprigon \shaky ground auf unsicherem Bodento get off to a \shaky start mühsam in Gang kommen* * *['ʃeIkɪ]adj (+er)chair, position wackelig; evidence fragwürdig, unsicher; voice, hands, writing zitt(e)rig; knowledge unsicher, wackeligin rather shaky French — in ziemlich holprigem Französisch
to feel shaky (physically) — sich ganz schwach fühlen; (from nerves) sich zitt(e)rig fühlen
to get off to a shaky start (fig) — einen unsicheren or holprigen Anfang nehmen
* * *shaky [ˈʃeıkı] adj (adv shakily)1. wack(e)lig (auch fig Firma etc):be shaky on one’s legs wacklig auf den Beinen sein umg2. zitt(e)rig, bebend (Hände, Stimme)shaky courage wankender Mut4. fig unsicher, zweifelhaft5. angeschlagen (Gesundheit)* * *adjective1) (unsteady) wack[e]lig [Möbelstück, Leiter]; zittrig [Hand, Stimme, Bewegung, Greis]2) (unreliable)* * *adj.schlotterig adj.wacklig adj.
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