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tot·ter·ing[ˈtɒtərɪŋ, AM ˈtɑ:t̬-]* * *['tɒtərɪŋ]adjschwankend, wankend; person also taumelnd; regime bröckelig; economy, government wack(e)lig, kränklich* * ** * *adj.torkelnd adj.wackelnd adj. -
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tottering contact Wackelkontakt mEnglish-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > tottering contact
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7 toddle
intransitive verb1) (with tottering steps) mit wackligen Schritten gehen; wackeln (ugs.)2) (coll.): (leave)toddle [off] — sich verziehen (ugs.)
* * *['todl]((especially of a very young child) to walk unsteadily: The child is toddling.) watscheln- academic.ru/75350/toddler">toddler* * *tod·dle[ˈtɒdl̩, AM ˈtɑ:dl̩]* * *['tɒdl]1. vi1) (child) wackelnd laufenthe little boy toddled into the room — der kleine Junge kam ins Zimmer gewackelt
could you just toddle down to the shops and... — könntest du mal zu den Geschäften runtergehen und...
2. n (inf)to go for a toddle — an die Luft gehen
* * *A v/i2. umg gehen:* * *intransitive verb1) (with tottering steps) mit wackligen Schritten gehen; wackeln (ugs.)2) (coll.): (leave)toddle [off] — sich verziehen (ugs.)
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intransitive verbwanken; taumeln* * *['totə](to move unsteadily as if about to fall: The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road.) wanken* * *tot·ter[ˈtɒtəʳ, AM ˈtɑ:t̬ɚ]vi wanken, stolpern a. fig* * *['tɒtə(r)]vi1) (= wobble before falling) wanken, schwanken; (= stagger) taumeln, unsicher gehen; (old man, baby) tapsen; (invalid) schwanken, taumelnto totter about or around — herumwanken/-taumeln/-tapsen
the country was tottering on the brink of war — das Land befand sich am Rande eines Krieges
* * *1. torkeln, wanken:totter to one’s grave fig dem Grabe zuwankena tottering government eine wankende Regierung;totter to its fall allmählich zusammenbrechen (Imperium etc)* * *intransitive verbwanken; taumeln* * *v.torkeln v.wackeln v. -
9 rickety
adjectivewack[e]lig [Tisch, Stuhl usw.]; klapp[e]rig [Auto]* * *['rikəti]* * *rick·ety[ˈrɪkəti, AM -ət̬i]1. (likely to collapse) wack[e]liga \rickety bus ein klapp[e]riger Busa \rickety chair ein wack[e]liger Stuhl\rickety wooden stairs morsche Holzstufen3. (suffering from rickets) rachitisch* * *['rIkItɪ]adj1) furniture, stairs etc wack(e)lig; vehicle klapprig* * *rickety [ˈrıkətı] adj1. MED rachitisch2. schwach (auf den Beinen), gebrechlich, wack(e)lig* * *adjectivewack[e]lig [Tisch, Stuhl usw.]; klapp[e]rig [Auto]* * *adj.gebrechlich adj. -
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adjective2) (full or consisting of rocks) felsig3)the Rocky Mountains — see academic.ru/62717/Rockies">Rockies
* * *adjective a rocky coastline.) felsig* * *rocky1[ˈrɒki, AM ˈrɑ:ki]1. (characterized by rocks) felsig2. (full of rocks) soil steinig3.rocky2[ˈrɒki, AM ˈrɑ:ki]1. (tottering) wack[e]lig2. (full of difficulties) schwierig\rocky start schwieriger Beginn\rocky future unsichere Zukunft\rocky relationship problematische [o wackelige] Beziehung* * *I ['rɒkɪ]adj(= unsteady) wackelig (also fig inf) IIadj (+er)mountain, hill felsig; road, path steinig* * *rocky1 [ˈrɒkı; US ˈrɑ-] adj1. felsig2. steinhart:rocky muscles stählerne Muskeln3. fig eisernrocky2 [ˈrɒkı; US ˈrɑ-] adj (adv rockily) umg wack(e)lig:feel rocky on one’s legs sich unsicher oder wacklig auf den Beinen fühlen* * *adjective2) (full or consisting of rocks) felsig3)* * *adj.felsig adj. -
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1) ( likely to collapse) wack[e]lig;a \rickety bus ein klapp[e]riger Bus;a \rickety chair ein wack[e]liger Stuhl;\rickety wooden stairs morsche Holzstufen( tottering) gebrechlich3) ( suffering from rickets) rachitisch -
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1) ( characterized by rocks) felsigPHRASES:1) ( tottering) wack[e]lig2) ( full of difficulties) schwierig;\rocky start schwieriger Beginn;\rocky future unsichere Zukunft;\rocky relationship problematische [o wackelige] Beziehung
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tottering — index insecure, precarious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Tottering — Totter Tot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tottering}.] [Probably for older tolter; cf. AS. tealtrian to totter, vacillate. Cf.{Tilt} to incline, {Toddle}, {Tottle}, {Totty}.] 1. To shake so as to threaten a fall; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tottering — adjective Date: 1534 1. a. being in an unstable condition < a tottering building > b. walking unsteadily 2. lacking firmness or stability ; insecure < a tottering regime > • totteringly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
tottering — adjective 1. unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age (Freq. 3) a tottering skeleton of a horse a tottery old man • Syn: ↑tottery • Similar to: ↑unsteady 2. (of structures or institutions) having lost stabilit … Useful english dictionary
tottering — totteringly, adv. /tot euhr ing/, adj. 1. walking unsteadily or shakily. 2. lacking security or stability; threatening to collapse; precarious: a tottering empire. [TOTTER + ING2] * * * … Universalium
tottering — Synonyms and related words: Lissajous figure, alternation, ambling, ambulation, anile, back and forth, backpacking, cautious, circumspect, claudicant, collapsing, coming and going, crabbed, crawling, creeping, creeping like snail, debilitated,… … Moby Thesaurus
tottering — adjective a) Unsteady, precarious or rickety. b) Unstable, insecure or wobbly … Wiktionary
tottering — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not physically steady or firm: precarious, rickety, shaky, tottery, unstable, unsteady, wobbly. See FLEXIBLE. 2. Lacking stability: infirm, insecure, precarious, shaky, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, weak … English dictionary for students
tottering — tot·ter || tÉ‘tÉ™(r) / tÉ’t v. stagger, wobble, tremble, sway … English contemporary dictionary
tottering — adjective (of a building) shake or rock as if about to collapse. → totter … English new terms dictionary
tottering — tot•ter•ing [[t]ˈtɒt ər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) walking unsteadily or shakily 2) lacking security or stability; threatening to collapse tot′ter•ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang