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1 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∎ 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∎ I was staggered to learn of his decision j'ai été stupéfait d'apprendre sa décision3 noun(totter) pas m chancelant;∎ he got up with a stagger il s'est levé en chancelant(in diver) ivresse f des profondeurs; -
2 stagger
['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) tituber2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) atterrer3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) échelonner• -
3 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) bobine2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) reel2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) tituber- reel in- reel off
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go along — Synonyms and related words: abide, advance, be getting along, be so, be such, bide, buzz off, carry on, cease not, come along, come away, come on, come out, come through, commute, continue, contrive, course, cover ground, depart, drag on, endure … Moby Thesaurus
get along — Synonyms and related words: accord, advance, age, agree, agree with, ameliorate, amend, be getting along, be so, be such, buzz off, cheat the undertaker, chime in with, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come away, come on, come out, come… … Moby Thesaurus
toddle along — Synonyms and related words: amble, be getting along, buzz off, claudicate, come away, crawl, creep, depart, dogtrot, drag, drag along, drag out, exit, gang along, get along, get away, get off, get on, get under way, go, go along, go away, go dead … Moby Thesaurus
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amble — Synonyms and related words: airing, barge, bowl along, bundle, canter, caracole, claudicate, clump, constitutional, crawl, creep, curvet, dally, dillydally, dogtrot, drag, drag along, drag out, drift, droop, flounce, foot, footslog, forced march … Moby Thesaurus