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['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) opotekati se2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) osupiti3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) razporediti•* * *I [staegə]nounopotekanje; figuratively oklevanje, omahovanje, kolebanje, obotavljanje; plural vrtoglavica, omotica; tiščavka (konjska bolezen); metljavost (pri ovcah)II [staegə]intransitive verbopotekati 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 nogeto stagger office hours — razporediti delovne ure tako, da se izognemo navalu v konicah zvečer in zjutraj
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staggered — adj. 1) staggered at, by (staggered at the news of the earthquake) 2) staggered to + inf. (she was staggered to learn of the fire) * * * by (staggered at the news of the earthquake) staggered at staggered to + inf. (she was staggered to learn of… … Combinatory dictionary
Staggered — Stagger Stag ger ( g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered} ( g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staggered — stag|gered [ˈstægəd US ərd] adj [not before noun] extremely surprised = ↑amazed ▪ I was absolutely staggered when I saw the bill. staggered at/by ▪ She was staggered by the directness of his question … Dictionary of contemporary English
staggered — adjective (not before noun) very surprised at something that has happened to you, or some news that you have heard that is hard to believe (+ by/at): I was staggered by the size of the phone bill. | staggered to hear/see/find etc: We were… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
staggered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite PREPOSITION ▪ at ▪ … Collocations dictionary
staggered — adjective a) referring to something that has been arranged in a way that is not uniform The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years. b) Astonished, taken aback … Wiktionary
staggered — stag|gered [ stægərd ] adjective extremely surprised: We were staggered to learn of the new policy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
staggered — stag·gered || stægÉ™(r)d adj. shocked, stunned stag·ger || stægÉ™(r) n. reeling or tottering movement; staggered arrangement, zigzag formation v. totter, waver, sway, wobble; astound, overwhelm; arrange in a zigzag pattern; arrange in a… … English contemporary dictionary
staggered — UK [ˈstæɡə(r)d] / US [ˈstæɡərd] adjective very surprised and shocked We were staggered to learn of the new policy … English dictionary
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