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stagger (verb)

  • 1 stagger

    stagger [ˈstægər]
    chanceler ; (when drunk) tituber
       a. ( = amaze) stupéfier
    • I was staggered to learn that... ( = amazed) j'ai été absolument stupéfait d'apprendre que... ; ( = horrified) j'ai été atterré d'apprendre que...
       b. [+ visits, payments] échelonner ; [+ holidays] étaler
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    ['stægə(r)] 1.

    with a stagger — ( weakly) d'un pas chancelant; ( drunkenly) en titubant

    2.
    1) ( astonish) stupéfier, abasourdir
    2) ( spread out) échelonner [holidays, journeys, payments]
    3.
    intransitive verb [person] (from weakness, illness) chanceler; ( drunkenly) tituber; [animal] vaciller

    to stagger in/out/off — entrer/sortir/s'en aller en chancelant

    4.
    staggered past participle adjective ( astonished) abasourdi

    English-French dictionary > stagger

  • 2 stagger

    stagger ['stægə(r)]
    (totter → person, horse) chanceler, tituber;
    ∎ to stagger with tiredness chanceler de fatigue;
    ∎ to stagger out sortir en chancelant ou titubant;
    ∎ I staggered over to the chair je me suis dirigé vers la chaise d'un pas chancelant;
    ∎ I staggered under the weight je titubais sous le poids;
    ∎ we staggered into bed at 3 o'clock in the morning nous nous sommes écroulés sur nos lits à 3 heures du matin
    (a) (usu passive) (payments) échelonner; (holidays) étaler;
    ∎ they plan to bring in staggered working hours ils ont l'intention de mettre en place un système d'échelonnement des heures de travail;
    ∎ employees' vacation times are staggered over the summer months les vacances du personnel sont étalées sur tout l'été;
    ∎ lampposts were staggered along the street la rue était jalonnée de réverbères
    (b) (usu passive) (astound) to be staggered être atterré, être stupéfait;
    ∎ I was staggered to learn of his decision j'ai été stupéfait d'apprendre sa décision
    3 noun
    (totter) pas m chancelant;
    ∎ he got up with a stagger il s'est levé en chancelant
    (in diver) ivresse f des profondeurs;
    ∎ (blind) staggers (in sheep) tournis m, cœnurose f; (in horses) vertigo m

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  • 3 stagger

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    [English Word] make stagger
    [Swahili Word] -pepesua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -kongoja
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] He was able to leave his bed and stagger a few steps outside of the hospital building.
    [Swahili Example] Aliweza kukiacha kitanda chake na kujikongoja hatua chache nje ya jengo la hospitali. from ZAWADI YA USHINDI by Ben R. Mtobwa. 1987. Dar es Salaam: Heko Publishers
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -pepa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -pepesuka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -seperuka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] the drunkard staggered
    [Swahili Example] Mlevi aliseperuka
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -sepetuka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -sesereka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -seseteka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -sesetuka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -tetereka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] ingekuwa rahisi [Shangwe] kutetereka [Muk]
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -titia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -yonga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -yongayonga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -yuga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -yugayuga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -yumba
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] halafu tena, akiyumba, anafungua kabati [Muk]
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    [English Word] stagger
    [Swahili Word] -yumbayumba
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] yumba V
    [Swahili Example] ahadi za ujana pia haziwachi kuyumbayumba [Moh]
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    [English Word] stagger (under a load)
    [Swahili Word] -wayawaya
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > stagger

  • 4 stagger

    1. intransitive verb
    schwanken; torkeln (ugs.)
    2. transitive verb
    1) (astonish) die Sprache verschlagen (+Dat.)
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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) schwanken
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) erschüttern
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) staffeln
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    - academic.ru/70157/staggering">staggering
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    stag·ger
    [ˈstægəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. vi
    1. (totter)
    ▪ to \stagger somewhere irgendwohin wanken [o torkeln]
    the company is \staggering under a $15 million debt ( fig) auf der Firma lasten 15 Millionen Dollar Schulden
    to \stagger to one's feet sich akk aufrappeln
    2. (waver) schwanken, wanken
    II. vt
    1. (cause to totter)
    ▪ to \stagger sb jdn zum Wanken bringen
    he was \staggered by the blow er wurde von dem Schlag zum Wanken gebracht
    2. (shock)
    ▪ to \stagger sb jdn erstaunen
    it \staggers the imagination to consider what their home life must be like man darf gar nicht darüber nachdenken, wie sich ihr Leben zu Hause gestaltet geh
    ▪ to \stagger sth etw staffeln
    III. n
    1. (lurch) Wanken nt kein pl, Taumeln nt kein pl
    2. (arrangement) Staffelung f
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    ['stgə(r)]
    1. vi
    schwanken, taumeln; (because of illness, weakness) wanken; (drunkenly) torkeln
    2. vt
    1) (fig: amaze news etc) den Atem verschlagen (+dat), umhauen (inf)

    you stagger me! — da bin ich aber platt! (inf)

    2) hours, holidays staffeln, stufen; seats, spokes versetzt anordnen, versetzen
    3. n
    1) Taumeln nt

    to give a stagger — taumeln, schwanken

    with a stagger — taumelnd, schwankend

    2) sing or pl (VET) (Dumm)koller m
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    stagger [ˈstæɡə(r)]
    A v/i
    1. (sch)wanken, taumeln, torkeln umg:
    stagger to one’s feet sich schwankend erheben
    2. wanken, zurückweichen (Truppen etc)
    3. fig (sch)wanken(d werden)
    B v/t
    1. ins Wanken bringen, (sch)wankend machen (beide auch fig)
    2. fig
    a) verblüffen
    b) stärker: überwältigen, sprachlos machen:
    I was staggered by his impudence seine Unverschämtheit verschlug mir die Sprache
    3. TECH, auch FLUG gestaffelt oder versetzt anordnen
    4. Arbeitszeit etc staffeln
    C s
    1. (Sch)Wanken n, Taumeln n, Torkeln n umg
    2. pl (meist als sg konstruiert)
    a) MED Schwindel m (bei Caissonkrankheit)
    b) VET Schwindel m (bei Rindern), Koller m (bei Pferden), Drehkrankheit f (bei Schafen)
    3. TECH, auch FLUG gestaffelte oder versetzte Anordnung
    4. Staff(e)lung f
    5. Leichtathletik: Kurvenvorgabe f
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    1. intransitive verb
    schwanken; torkeln (ugs.)
    2. transitive verb
    1) (astonish) die Sprache verschlagen (+Dat.)
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    n.
    Staffelung f. v.
    staffeln v.
    wanken v.

    English-german dictionary > stagger

  • 5 stagger

    'stæɡə
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.)
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.)
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.)
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    stagger vb andar tambaleándose
    Es la forma de andar, por ejemplo, de una persona borracha o herida
    tr['stægəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (walk unsteadily) tambalearse
    1 (hours, work) escalonar
    2 (amaze) asombrar, pasmar
    1 (unsteady walk) tambaleo
    stagger ['stægər] vi
    totter: tambalearse
    1) alternate: alternar, escalonar (turnos de trabajo)
    2) : hacer tambalear
    to be staggered by: quedarse estupefacto por
    : tambaleo m
    n.
    • tambaleo s.m.
    v.
    • bambalear v.
    • bambolear v.
    • escalonar v.
    • sorprender v.
    • tambalear v.
    • tartalear v.
    • titubear v.
    'stægər, 'stægə(r)
    1.
    intransitive verb tambalearse

    2.
    vt
    1) ( amaze) dejar estupefacto or helado or pasmado
    2) \<\<shifts/payments\>\> escalonar
    ['stæɡǝ(r)]
    1. N
    2) staggers (Vet) modorra f
    2.
    3. VT
    1) (=amaze) dejar anonadado, dejar pasmado

    we were staggered by the number of letters we received — nos dejó anonadados or pasmados la cantidad de cartas que recibimos

    2) [+ hours, holidays, payments, spokes] escalonar
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    ['stægər, 'stægə(r)]
    1.
    intransitive verb tambalearse

    2.
    vt
    1) ( amaze) dejar estupefacto or helado or pasmado
    2) \<\<shifts/payments\>\> escalonar

    English-spanish dictionary > stagger

  • 6 stagger

    1. n пошатывание, шатание
    2. n тех. шахматное расположение

    cylinder stagger — расположение цилиндров печатного аппарата, обеспечивающее необходимый угол охвата бумажной лентой цилиндров в зоне контакта

    3. n ав. вынос крыла
    4. n ав. эшелонирование
    5. a расположенный уступами
    6. a ав. эшелонированный уступами
    7. v идти шатаясь шататься, покачиваться

    to stagger around — бродить пошатываясь; еле-еле брести без определённой цели

    8. v расшатывать, лишать устойчивости
    9. v колебаться, быть в нерешительности
    10. v поколебать, вызвать сомнения
    11. v ошеломлять; потрясать, поражать

    the price staggered him, he staggered at the price — цена ошеломила его

    12. v тех. располагать в шахматном порядке; располагать ступенями, уступами
    13. v ав. эшелонировать уступами
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. alternate (verb) alternate; overlap; rearrange; reorder; zigzag
    2. astound (verb) amaze; astonish; astound; boggle; bowl over; confound; dumbfound; flabbergast; floor; nonplus; shock; startle; stun; surprise
    3. limp (verb) fumble; limp; muddle; shuffle
    4. pause (verb) dither; doubt; halt; hesitate; pause; shilly-shally; vacillate; waver; whiffle; wiggle-waggle
    5. sway (verb) careen; lurch; reel; sway; swing; titubate; totter; weave; wheel; wobble
    6. teeter (verb) falter; stumble; teeter; topple

    English-Russian base dictionary > stagger

  • 7 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) opotekati se
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) osupiti
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) razporediti
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    I [staegə]
    noun
    opotekanje; figuratively oklevanje, omahovanje, kolebanje, obotavljanje; plural vrtoglavica, omotica; tiščavka (konjska bolezen); metljavost (pri ovcah)
    II [staegə]
    intransitive verb
    opotekati se; figuratively omahovati, oklevati, obotavljati se, kolebati, biti neodločen, dvomiti; ženirati se; umakniti se (o četah); transitive verb vznemiriti, razburiti, zmesti, osupiti, zbegati, spraviti iz ravnotežja, omajati (vero itd.); razvrstiti (kaj) v cikcaku (da se izognemo sovpadanju)
    to stagger to s.o.'s feet — s težavo se dvigniti (spraviti) na noge
    to stagger office hours — razporediti delovne ure tako, da se izognemo navalu v konicah zvečer in zjutraj

    English-Slovenian dictionary > stagger

  • 8 stagger

    I ['stægə(r)]

    with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando

    II 1. ['stægə(r)]
    1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare
    2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [ person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [ animal] vacillare

    to stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando

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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) barcollare
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) sconcertare
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) scaglionare
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    stagger /ˈstægə(r)/
    n.
    1 (solo al sing.) barcollamento; ondeggiamento; vacillamento; andatura barcollante
    3 (pl.) (med.) vertigini
    4 [u] (vet.) (= blind staggers) capogatto; vermocane; capostorno
    5 (mecc.) sfalsamento
    6 (aeron.) scalamento.
    (to) stagger /ˈstægə(r)/
    A v. i.
    1 barcollare; traballare; vacillare: He staggered out of the room, è uscito barcollando dalla stanza
    2 esitare; ondeggiare; titubare
    B v. t.
    1 far barcollare; far vacillare: a staggering blow, un colpo da far vacillare
    2 scuotere ( anche fig.); far vibrare; commuovere; impressionare; sconcertare; sbalordire; mettere nell'imbarazzo: He was staggered by the news, la notizia lo ha sconcertato
    3 (fig.) scaglionare; distribuire nel tempo: The vacation periods have been staggered, i periodi delle ferie sono stati scaglionati
    4 (mecc.) sfalsare
    ● to stagger about (o around), camminare barcollando □ to stagger along, avanzare barcollando □ ( di un pugile atterrato, ecc.) to stagger up, alzarsi barcollando.
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    I ['stægə(r)]

    with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando

    II 1. ['stægə(r)]
    1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare
    2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [ person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [ animal] vacillare

    to stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando

    English-Italian dictionary > stagger

  • 9 stagger

    'stæɡə
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) sjangle, rave
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) bli lamslått/rystet
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) forskyve
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    raving
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    vakl
    I
    subst. \/ˈstæɡə\/
    1) vakling, sjangling, raving, tumling
    2) spredning
    3) plassering i sikksakk, forskjøvet plassering
    the staggers eller mad staggers eller blind staggers ( veterinærfag) koller (hjernesykdom eller annen sykdom som kjennetegnes ved ustø gange)
    II
    verb \/ˈstæɡə\/
    1) vakle, rave, sjangle, tumle, få til å vakle, få til å sjangle
    2) ( overført) vakle, nøle, tvile, få til å vakle, få til å nøle
    3) forbløffe, forvirre, lamslå, ryste
    4) (om arbeidstid, lunsjpauser e.l.) forskyve, forklaring: ordne slik at de ikke blir sammenfallende
    5) forklaring: plassere eller stille opp i sikksakk, plassere eller anbringe forskjøvet i forhold til hverandre (gjelder sideveier i et veikryss, eiker i et hjul eller vingene på en dobbeltdekker)
    stagger to one's feet komme seg vaklende på bena, reise seg ustøtt

    English-Norwegian dictionary > stagger

  • 10 stagger

    dülöngélés, tántorgás, támolygás to stagger: támolyog, rázással osztályoz, lépcsőzetesen eloszt
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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) tántorog
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) megdöbbent
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) lépcsőzetessé tesz
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    English-Hungarian dictionary > stagger

  • 11 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) slingre
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) forbløffe
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) forskyde
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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) slingre
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) forbløffe
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) forskyde
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    English-Danish dictionary > stagger

  • 12 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) skjögra
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) slá út af laginu
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) víxlraða; hagræða
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > stagger

  • 13 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) cambalear
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) surpreender
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) escalonar
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    stag.ger
    [st'ægə] n 1 cambaleio. 2 (geralmente staggers pl) vágado dos cavalos e do gado. 3 fig epilepsia, vertigem, tontura. 4 Aeron escalonamento dos planos. • vt+vi 1 cambalear, vacilar. 2 fazer cambalear, tontear. 3 ficar fraco, titubear, vacilar, ceder. 4 hesitar. 5 ficar confuso. 6 surpreender, confundir. 7 estontear. 8 coordenar (tempo, horário) para não coincidir um com o outro. 9 Aeron escalonar. staggered biplane biplano com o plano superior avançado.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > stagger

  • 14 stagger

    n. sendeleme, yalpalama, sersemleme, bocalama, çakışmayacak şekilde düzenleme, kulvar farkı
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    v. derecelendirmek, sendelemek, tökezlemek, yalpalamak, bocalamak, tereddüd etmek, sersemlemek, çakışmayacak şekilde düzenlemek
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    1. sendele (v.) 2. sendeleme (n.)
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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) sendeleyerek yürümek, yalpalamak
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) şaşırmak
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) düzenlemek
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    English-Turkish dictionary > stagger

  • 15 stagger

    • toikkaroida
    • hämmästyttää
    • hoippuroida
    • hoiperrella
    • hoipertelu
    • horjahdella
    • horjahtaa
    • horjua
    • hoippua
    • huojahtaa
    • huojua
    • horjuminen
    • vaappua
    • porrastaa
    • saattaa horjumaan
    • saattaa ymmälle
    • kompastua
    • kompastella
    • kompuroida
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    'stæɡə
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) hoiperrella
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) hämmästyttää
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) porrastaa
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    English-Finnish dictionary > stagger

  • 16 stagger

    ['stægə(r)] 1. vi
    zataczać się (zatoczyć się perf), iść (pójść perf) zataczając się
    2. vt
    wstrząsać (wstrząsnąć perf) +instr; hours, holidays układać (ułożyć perf) naprzemiennie
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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) zataczać się
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) wstrząsać, ogłuszać
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) układać przemiennie
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    English-Polish dictionary > stagger

  • 17 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) streipuļot
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) pārsteigt; satriekt
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) regulēt; veidot slīdošo grafiku
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    streipuļošana, grīļošanās; zigzagveida izvietojums; streipuļot, grīļoties; likt grīļoties, saļodzīt; šaubīties; likt šaubīties; pārsteigt; izvietot zigzagveidā; regulēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > stagger

  • 18 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) šlitiniuoti
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) priblokšti, sukrėsti
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) sudaryti slankųjį grafiką
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    English-Lithuanian dictionary > stagger

  • 19 stagger

    n. vacklande; yrsel
    --------
    v. vackla; förbluffa
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    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) stappla, ragla, vackla
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) förbluffa, skaka
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) sprida
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    English-Swedish dictionary > stagger

  • 20 stagger

    ['stæɡə]
    1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) vrávorat
    2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) ohromit
    3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) rozložit
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    • vrávorat
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  • stagger — ► VERB 1) walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 2) astonish. 3) spread over a period of time. 4) arrange (objects or parts) so that they are not in line. ► NOUN ▪ an act of staggering or a staggered arrangement. ORIGIN Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

  • stagger — verb 1》 walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.     ↘ continue in existence or operation uncertainly: the treasury staggered from one crisis to the next. 2》 astonish or shock. 3》 spread over a period of time. 4》 arrange (objects or parts)… …   English new terms dictionary

  • stagger — verb ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ a little, slightly, etc. ▪ blindly ▪ She staggered blindly off into the darkness. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • stagger — verb 1) he staggered to the door Syn: lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble 2) I was absolutely staggered Syn: amaze, astound, astonish, surprise …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • stagger — verb 1) he staggered to the door Syn: lurch, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble 2) I was absolutely staggered Syn: amaze, astound, astonish, surprise, stun …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • stagger — The schedule of months in which quarterly returns for VAT and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) are due. Traders registered for VAT and IPT are generally required to submit returns every quarter. For administrative purposes, the dates on which returns… …   Financial and business terms

  • stagger — [[t]stæ̱gə(r)[/t]] staggers, staggering, staggered 1) VERB If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. [V adv/prep] He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over... He was staggering …   English dictionary

  • stagger — /ˈstægə / (say staguh) verb (i) 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily; sway. 2. to begin to doubt or waver, as in opinion; hesitate. –verb (t) 3. to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady. 4. to shock; render helpless with amazement or the… …  

  • stagger — I. verb (staggered; staggering) Etymology: alteration of earlier stacker, from Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka to push; perhaps akin to Old English staca stake more at stake Date: 15th century intransitive… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stagger — I UK [ˈstæɡə(r)] / US [ˈstæɡər] verb Word forms stagger : present tense I/you/we/they stagger he/she/it staggers present participle staggering past tense staggered past participle staggered * 1) [intransitive] to walk in an uncontrolled way, as… …   English dictionary

  • stagger — stag|ger1 [ stægər ] verb * ▸ 1 walk in uncontrolled way ▸ 2 surprise and shock someone ▸ 3 arrange so not straight ▸ 4 arrange at various times ▸ 5 continue although hard 1. ) intransitive to walk in an uncontrolled way, as if you are going to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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