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1 before
before [bɪ'fɔ:(r)]avant ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (b) en avant ⇒ 1 (b) devant ⇒ 2 (c)-(e) avant de, avant que ⇒ 3 (a) plutôt que de ⇒ 3 (b) précédent ⇒ 41 adverb(a) (at a previous time) avant;∎ you should have thought of that before tu aurais dû y penser avant;∎ haven't we met before? est-ce que nous ne nous sommes pas déjà rencontrés?;∎ I have never seen this film before c'est la première fois que je vois ce film;∎ I have/had seen it before je l'ai/l'avais déjà vu;∎ he's made mistakes before ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il se trompe;∎ such things have happened before c'est déjà arrivé;∎ she carries on driving as before elle continue de conduire comme auparavant ou avant∎ before the holidays avant les vacances;∎ the day before the meeting la veille de la réunion;∎ two days before your birthday deux jours avant ou l'avant-veille de votre anniversaire;∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;∎ they arrived before us ils sont arrivés avant nous;∎ the couch won't be delivered before next Tuesday le divan ne sera pas livré avant mardi prochain;∎ it should have been done before now ça devrait déjà être fait;∎ before that, she was a teacher auparavant ou avant ça, elle était professeur;∎ that was before your time (you were not born) vous n'étiez pas encore né; (you had not arrived, joined etc) vous n'étiez pas encore là;∎ familiar it's not before time, and not before time ce n'est pas trop tôt(b) (in order, preference) avant;∎ her name was or came before mine in the list son nom était avant le mien sur la liste;∎ ladies before gentlemen les dames avant les messieurs;∎ she puts family before friends pour elle, la famille est plus importante que les amis;∎ they put quality before quantity ils font passer la qualité avant la quantité;∎ the welfare of the people comes before private concerns le bien-être du peuple passe avant tout intérêt privé;∎ before anything else, I would like to thank you avant tout, je voudrais vous remercier(c) (in space) devant;∎ formal on the table before them sur la table devant eux;∎ literary fields stretched away before us des champs s'étendaient devant nous;∎ figurative we have a difficult task before us nous avons une tâche difficile devant nous;∎ before my very eyes sous mes propres yeux;∎ Nautical to sail before the wind avoir le vent arrière ou en poupe;∎ Military the troops fled before the enemy les troupes se sont enfuies devant l'ennemi(d) (in the presence of) devant, en présence de;∎ he said it before witnesses il l'a dit devant ou en présence de témoins;∎ Law to appear before the court/judge comparaître devant le tribunal/juge;∎ she appeared before the committee elle s'est présentée devant le comité(e) (for the consideration of) devant;∎ the problem before us la question qui nous occupe;∎ Law the case before the court l'affaire portée devant le tribunal;∎ Law to bring a case before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;∎ the matter went before the council l'affaire est passée devant le conseil∎ she hesitated before answering elle a hésité avant de répondre;∎ may I see you before you leave? puis-je vous voir avant que vous ne partiez ou avant votre départ?;∎ I saw him the day before he died je l'ai vu la veille de sa mort;∎ get out before I call the police! fichez le camp avant que je n'appelle la police ou sinon j'appelle la police!;∎ it'll be a long time before he tries that again il ne recommencera pas de sitôt, il n'est pas près de recommencer;∎ we should be able to finish before the boss gets back nous devrions pouvoir terminer avant le retour du patron;∎ it'll be summer before she plants the garden elle ne plantera pas le jardin avant l'été;∎ it'll be two years before the school is built l'école ne sera pas construite avant deux ans;∎ it was almost an hour before the ambulance arrived il a fallu presque une heure avant que l'ambulance n'arrive;∎ before I forget, they expect you this evening avant que je n'oublie, il faut que je te dise qu'ils comptent sur toi ce soir;∎ before you know it avant qu'on ait le temps de dire "ouf";∎ I'll be back before you know it je serai bientôt de retour;∎ it'll be Christmas before we know it le temps va passer vite jusqu'à Noël(b) (rather than) plutôt que de;∎ I'll die before I let him marry my daughter je mourrai plutôt que de le laisser épouser ma filled'avant, précédent;∎ the day before la veille;∎ the night before la veille au soir;∎ the week before la semaine d'avant ou précédente;∎ this summer and the one before cet été et celui d'avant ou le précédent -
2 تردد
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. \ تَرَدَّدَ على \ haunt: (of spirits of the dead) to seem to visit (a person or place) often; (of memories, dreams, etc.) trouble (sb.) by coming often to the mind: The old castle is haunted. The fear of taking my exams haunts me. \ See Also سكن (سَكَنَ) -
3 dither
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
4 hang back
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
5 hesitate
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
6 waver
تَرَدَّدَ \ dither: to waste time by being unable to decide. hang back: to delay; be unwilling to go on. hesitate: to pause because one is uncertain what to do or say: I hesitate to ask how much you paid. She hesitated before answering. waver: to be unsteady; be in doubt between two opinions: The flame of the candle wavered in the wind. He is wavering between voting for Brown or for Smith. -
7 vacilar
v.1 to hesitate.El chico vaciló brevemente The boy hesitated briefly.2 to falter.3 to flicker (fluctuar) (light).La llama vaciló en el viento The flame flickered in the wind.4 to wobble, to sway.5 to swank, to show off (informal) (chulear).6 to tease, to pull the leg of, to ride, to spoof.María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.* * *1 (oscilar) to sway, vacillate2 (estar poco firme) to wobble3 (al andar) to sway, stagger, wobble; (al hablar) to falter4 (luz) to flicker6 familiar (tomar el pelo) to joke, tease■ ¡no me vaciles! don't tease me!7 familiar (presumir) to show off\hacer vacilar figurado to shakesin vacilar without hesitationmemoria que vacila shaky memory* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=dudar) to hesitate, waver; (=ser indeciso) to vacillate; (=esperar) to hold back from doing sthes un hombre que vacila mucho — he is a very indecisive man, he is a man who dithers a lot
2) (por falta de estabilidad) [mueble] to be unsteady, wobble[persona] (al andar) to totter, reel; (al hablar) to falter; [memoria] to fail; [moralidad] to be collapsing3) [luz] to flicker4) (=variar)un sabor que vacila entre agradable y desagradable — a taste which varies o ranges between nice and nasty
5) *(=guasearse)vacilar con algn — to tease sb, take the mickey out of sb **
6) (Méx)* (=divertirse) to have fun, lark about *; (=ir de juerga) to go on a spree7) * (=presumir) to talk big *, show off, swank *2. VT1) (=burlarse de) to take the mickey out of **, make fun of¡no me vaciles! — stop messing me about! *
2) (CAm)* (=engañar) to trick* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.----* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *vacilar [A1 ]viA1 (dudar) to hesitaterespondió sin vacilar he replied without hesitating o without hesitationvacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here, she can't make up her mind whether to accept the offer or stay hereno vaciles más, hazlo stop dithering and do itvacilar EN algo:no vaciló en la elección he made his choice without hesitationno vacilaron en aceptar they did not hesitate to accept, they accepted without hesitation2 «fe/determinación» to waver3 «luz» to flicker1 «mueble» to wobble, rock2«persona»: vaciló pero enseguida recuperó el equilibrio she staggered/tottered but she regained her balance immediatelyvacilaba al andar, como si estuviese borracho he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he were drunkD( AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse): vacilamos un montón en la fiesta we had a great time o a lot of fun at the party■ vacilarvt(Esp, Méx fam) to teaselo estuvieron vacilando toda la noche they were teasing him o pulling his leg all evening¡no me vaciles! be serious!* * *
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
* * *♦ vi1. [dudar] to hesitate;contestó sin vacilar she replied without hesitation;vacilaba entre ambas opciones he hesitated o wavered between the two options;no vaciles más y subscríbete why wait? get your subscription today2. [voz, principios, régimen] to falter3. [fluctuar] [luz] to flicker;[pulso] to be irregular4. [oscilar] [mueble, persona] to wobbleuna moto de esas vacila mucho a bike like that is really cool♦ vtFam1. Esp, Carib, Méxme estás vacilando you're pulling my legvacílate ese carro get a load of that car, check out that car* * *I v/i3 Méx fam ( divertirse) have funII v/t fammake fun of* * *vacilar vi1) : to hesitate, to vacillate, to waver2) : to be unsteady, to wobble3) : to flicker* * *¡no me vaciles! come off it! -
8 zögernd
I Part. Präs. zögernII Adj. hesitant; Worte, Schritte, Fortschritt, Geständnis etc. auch: haltingIII Adv. hesitantly; bes. auch stolpernd: haltingly; nur zögernd reden über (+ Akk) be reluctant to talk about; die Antwort kam nur zögernd he ( oder she etc.) hesitated before answering, he ( oder she etc.) answered hesitantly, the answer came hesitantly* * *reluctant (Adj.); hesitant (Adj.)* * *zö|gernd1. adjhesitant, hesitating2. advhesitantly, hesitatingly* * *1) faltering2) falteringly3) (making or having frequent hesitations: a hesitant speaker; I'm hesitant to tell her she's wrong.) hesitant4) hesitantly5) (uncertain or hesitating: a tentative movement.) tentative* * *zö·gerndI. adj hesitant, hesitatingdieser Frage hat sich die Regierung nur sehr \zögernd angenommen the government accepted this question but only with [strong] reservationsII. adv hesitantly* * *B. adj hesitant; Worte, Schritte, Fortschritt, Geständnis etc auch: haltingnur zögernd reden über (+akk) be reluctant to talk about;die Antwort kam nur zögernd he ( oder she etc) hesitated before answering, he ( oder she etc) answered hesitantly, the answer came hesitantly* * *adj.hesitant adj.lagging adj.lingering adj. adv.falteringly adv.hesitantly adv.lingeringly adv. -
9 Zögern
I v/i hesitate; (schwanken) waver; er zögerte nicht zu (+ Inf.) he lost no time in (+ Ger.) du darfst nicht zu lange zögern don’t spend too much time thinking about it; was zögerst du noch? why the hesitation?, what’s the problem?* * *das Zögernhesitance* * *Zö|gernnt -s, no plhesitationohne Zö́gern — without hesitation, unhesitatingly
nach langem Zö́gern — after hesitating a long time
* * *1) (to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) hang back2) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) falter3) (the tendency to hesitate.) hesitancy4) (an act of hesitating.) hesitation5) (unwillingness or uncertainty.) hesitation6) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) hesitate7) (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.) hesitate* * *Zö·gern<-s>[ˈtsø:gɐn]nt kein pl hesitation no plohne langes \Zögern without hesitating for a long time [or [a moment's] hesitation]* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *ohne Zögern unhesitatingly, without (a moment’s) hesitation;nach anfänglichem Zögern after some hesitation* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *n.hesitancy n.hesitation n.indecision n.indecisions n. -
10 zögern
I v/i hesitate; (schwanken) waver; er zögerte nicht zu (+ Inf.) he lost no time in (+ Ger.) du darfst nicht zu lange zögern don’t spend too much time thinking about it; was zögerst du noch? why the hesitation?, what’s the problem?* * *das Zögernhesitance* * *Zö|gernnt -s, no plhesitationohne Zö́gern — without hesitation, unhesitatingly
nach langem Zö́gern — after hesitating a long time
* * *1) (to hesitate or be unwilling: The soldiers all hung back when the sergeant asked for volunteers.) hang back2) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) falter3) (the tendency to hesitate.) hesitancy4) (an act of hesitating.) hesitation5) (unwillingness or uncertainty.) hesitation6) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) hesitate7) (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.) hesitate* * *Zö·gern<-s>[ˈtsø:gɐn]nt kein pl hesitation no plohne langes \Zögern without hesitating for a long time [or [a moment's] hesitation]* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *du darfst nicht zu lange zögern don’t spend too much time thinking about it;was zögerst du noch? why the hesitation?, what’s the problem?* * *intransitives Verb hesitate* * *n.hesitancy n.hesitation n.indecision n.indecisions n.
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