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разг.в состоянии возбуждения, волнения или опасенияThey'll rehearse all right. When it comes to the night, all of a dither. (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, ch. III) — Репетиции у них проходят прекрасно. Когда же подходит время спектакля, начинаются всякие волнения.
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adj infmlHe gets all of a dither the moment there's the slightest suggestion of pressure — Он становится сам не свой, стоит на него немного надавить
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Общая лексика: в состоянии растерянности и недоумения -
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7 to be all of a dither
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8 to be all of a dither
Общая лексика: быть в состоянии крайнего возбуждения -
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10 be all in a dither
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tr['dɪðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 vacilar, titubear■ stop dithering! ¡decídete ya!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all of a dither estar neura, estar nervioso,-ato have the dithers vacilar, titubeardither ['dɪðər] nto be in a dither : estar nervioso, ponerse como locon.• estremecimiento s.m.v.• estremecer v.'dɪðər, 'dɪðə(r)intransitive verb (colloq)a) ( become agitated) (AmE) ponerse* muy nerviosob) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar['dɪðǝ(r)]1.Nto be in a dither, be all of a dither — (=be nervous) estar muy nervioso; (=hesitate) no saber qué hacer, vacilar
2.VI (=be nervous) estar nervioso; (=hesitate) no saber qué hacer, vacilar* * *['dɪðər, 'dɪðə(r)]intransitive verb (colloq)a) ( become agitated) (AmE) ponerse* muy nerviosob) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar -
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1. noun• stop dithering and get on with it! arrête de te poser des questions et fais-le !* * *['dɪðə(r)] 1.(colloq) noun2.in a dither —
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(be indecisive) hésiter□, tergiverser□, se tâter□ ;∎ to dither about or over whether to do sth hésiter à ou se tâter pour faire qch;2 noun∎ to be in a dither hésiter□, tergiverser□, se tâter□ ;∎ I'm in a dither about what to do je n'arrive pas à me décider sur ce que je dois faire□ ;∎ he was in or all of a dither about his exams il était dans tous ses états à cause de ses examens -
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B vi tergiverser (about, over sur) ; stop dithering! arrête de tergiverser! ; she's not one to dither elle n'est pas du genre à se poser des questions. -
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dither [ˊdɪðə]1. n разг.1) си́льное возбужде́ние;to be all of a dither, to have the dithers находи́ться в состоя́нии си́льного возбужде́ния
2) нереши́тельность; смуще́ние2. v колеба́ться; быть в нереши́тельности -
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1. intransitive verb 2. noun(coll.)* * *dith·er[ˈdɪðəʳ, AM -ɚ]to be in [or all of] a \dither [about sth] [über etw akk] ganz aufgeregt sein, [wegen etw dat] ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam1. (be indecisive) unentschlossen sein, zögern, schwankenshe's still \dithering over whether to... sie ist sich immer noch nicht schlüssig darüber, ob...2. (be nervous) nervös [o fahrig] sein▪ to \dither about unkonzentriert seinto \dither colours Farben mischen [o fachspr dithern]* * *['dɪðə(r)]1. n2. vizaudern, schwankento dither over sth — mit etw zaudern
to dither over how/whether... — schwanken, wie/ob...
stop dithering ( about) and get on with it! — jetzt lass doch dieses ewige Hin und Her und fang endlich mal an!
* * *dither [ˈdıðə(r)]A v/i1. ( besonders vor Kälte) zittern2. schwanken, sich nicht entscheiden können ( beide:between zwischen dat)3. a) nervös werden, durcheinanderkommenb) sich aufregenB s1. Schwanken n2. a) Nervosität fb) Aufregung f:throw into a dither in Aufregung versetzen; nervös machen;be all of a dither, be in a dither, bes Br umg have the dithers ganz durcheinander sein; aufgeregt sein* * *1. intransitive verb 2. noun(coll.)be all of a dither or in a dither — am Rotieren sein (ugs.)
* * *n.Aufregung f.Schwanken n. (between) v.schwanken v.sich nicht entscheiden können (zwischen) ausdr. v.aufgeregt sein ausdr.zittern (vor Kälte) v.
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