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1 wackeln
v/i1. (hat gewackelt) Stuhl etc.: be wobbly; Zahn, Schraube: be loose; Haus etc.: shake; umg., beim Gehen: totter; umg., fig. Regierung etc.: be very shaky; stärker: be teetering (on the brink); mit dem Schwanz wackeln wag its tail; mit dem Kopf / den Ohren wackeln waggle one’s head / ears; nicht wackeln! beim Fotografieren etc.: keep still!; Wand2. (ist) umg., Ente, Mensch etc.: waddle* * *to wag; to wiggle; to wobble; to waver; to waggle* * *wạ|ckeln ['vakln]vi1) (= sich bewegen) to wobble; (= zittern) to shake; (Zahn, Schraube) to be loose; (fig ) (Thron) to totter; (Position) to be shakydu hast gewackelt — you wobbled/shook; (beim Fotografieren) you moved
mit den Ohren wackeln — to waggle (Brit) or wiggle one's ears
mit den Hüften/dem Hintern wackeln — to wiggle one's hips/bottom
mit dem Kopf/Schwanz wackeln — to wag one's head/its tail
2) aux sein (= langsam, unsicher gehen) to totter; (kleines Kind) to toddle* * *1) (to (cause to) jump (about) or move jerkily: The television picture kept jiggling up and down.) jiggle2) (to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) wobble3) (a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) wobble4) (to (cause to) move from side to side: She waggled her hips as she walked down the street; His beard waggled as he ate.) waggle5) (such a movement.) waggle6) (to waggle or wriggle: She wiggled her hips.) wiggle* * *wa·ckeln[ˈvakl̩n]vi2. Hilfsverb: haben (hin und her bewegen)mit dem Kopf \wackeln to shake one's headmit den Hüften \wackeln to wiggle one's hipsmit den Ohren \wackeln to wiggle [or waggle] one's ears3. Hilfsverb: sein (sich unsicher fortbewegen)* * *intransitives Verb1) wobble; <post etc.> move about; <tooth etc.> be loose; <house, window, etc.> shakemit dem Kopf/den Hüften wackeln — waggle or wag one's head/wiggle one's hips
3) (ugs.): (gefährdet, bedroht sein) <job, government> be insecure; < firm> be in a dodgy (Brit. coll.) or shaky state* * *wackeln v/i1. (hat gewackelt) Stuhl etc: be wobbly; Zahn, Schraube: be loose; Haus etc: shake; umg, beim Gehen: totter; umg, fig Regierung etc: be very shaky; stärker: be teetering (on the brink);mit dem Schwanz wackeln wag its tail;mit dem Kopf/den Ohren wackeln waggle one’s head/ears;2. (ist) umg, Ente, Mensch etc: waddle* * *intransitives Verb1) wobble; <post etc.> move about; <tooth etc.> be loose; <house, window, etc.> shakemit dem Kopf/den Hüften wackeln — waggle or wag one's head/wiggle one's hips
3) (ugs.): (gefährdet, bedroht sein) <job, government> be insecure; < firm> be in a dodgy (Brit. coll.) or shaky state* * *(mit) v.to waggle v. v.to totter v.to waggle v.to wiggle v. -
2 wedeln
I v/i2. (ist) Skisport: wedel* * *to wag; to aerate; to fan; to waggle* * *we|deln ['veːdln]1. vi1)(mit dem Schwanz) wédeln (Hund) — to wag its tail
mit dem Fächer wédeln — to wave the fan
2. vtto waft* * *1) ((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) wag2) (a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) wag* * *we·deln[ˈve:dl̩n]I. vi1. (fuchteln)die Krümel vom Tisch \wedeln to waft the crumbs off the table* * *intransitives Verb1) < tail> wag[mit dem Schwanz] wedeln — < dog> wag its tail; (winken)
mit der Hand/einem Tuch wedeln — wave one's hand/a handkerchief
2) mit Richtungsangabe mit sein (Ski) wedel* * *A. v/i1. (hat gewedelt) Hund etc: wag (mit dem Schwanz its tail);mit etwas wedeln wave sth2. (ist) Skisport: wedelB. v/t (hat):wedeln whisk the dust off the shelf* * *intransitives Verb1) < tail> wag[mit dem Schwanz] wedeln — < dog> wag its tail; (winken)
mit der Hand/einem Tuch wedeln — wave one's hand/a handkerchief
2) mit Richtungsangabe mit sein (Ski) wedel* * *v.to wag v.to waggle v. -
3 wackeln
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4 wippen
vt/i (schaukeln) seesaw, rock; Haare, Rock etc.: bob; wippen mit dem Fuß: jiggle; dem Stuhl: rock backward(s) and forward(s); auf den Zehenspitzen wippen rock up and down; in den Knien wippen bob up and down; ein Kind auf seinen Knien wippen ( lassen) dandle a child on one’s knee(s), bounce a child up and down on one’s knee; der Vogel wippt mit dem Schwanz the bird whisks its tail up and down (bzw. from side to side); wippender Gang bouncing gait* * *to nod; to waggle; to wag; to teeter; to seesaw* * *wịp|pen ['vɪpn]vi(auf und ab) to bob up and down; (hin und her) to teeter; (Schwanz) to wag; (= mit Wippe schaukeln) to seesawden Fuß/Kopf im Takt or Rhythmus wippen — to move one's foot/head in time to the music or rhythm
* * *(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) seesaw* * *wip·pen[ˈvɪpn̩]vi* * *er wippte in den Knien — he bobbed up and down, bending at the knees
* * *auf den Zehenspitzen wippen rock up and down;in den Knien wippen bob up and down;ein Kind auf seinen Knien wippen (lassen) dandle a child on one’s knee(s), bounce a child up and down on one’s knee;der Vogel wippt mit dem Schwanz the bird whisks its tail up and down (bzw from side to side);wippender Gang bouncing gait* * *er wippte in den Knien — he bobbed up and down, bending at the knees
* * *v.to seesaw v.to sway v.to teeter v. -
5 Schwänzeltanz
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6 wackeln
wa·ckeln [ʼvakl̩n]vimit dem Kopf \wackeln to shake one's head;mit den Hüften \wackeln to wiggle one's hips;mit den Ohren \wackeln to wiggle [or waggle] one's earsirgendwohin \wackeln to totter somewhere; Kleinkind to toddle somewhere -
7 wackeln
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8 wedeln
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