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1 tambaleante
adj.1 wobbly, unsteady (inestable) (mesa).2 unstable, shaky.3 tottering.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) staggering, tottering2 (mueble) wobbly, shaky3 figurado shaky, unstable* * *ADJ1) [persona] staggering; [paso] unsteady; [mueble] unsteady, wobbly; [vehículo] swaying2) [economía, democracia] shaky; [régimen] tottering* * ** * *= rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.* * ** * *= rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
* * *entró con andar tambaleante he staggered o lurched into the roomun anciano de paso tambaleante a tottering o doddery old manun régimen ya tambaleante a regime already teetering on the edge of collapse, an already shaky regimeel tambaleante andamiaje the shaky scaffolding* * *
tambaleante adjetivo staggering, tottering, swaying
' tambaleante' also found in these entries:
English:
shaky
- unsteady
- wobbly
- rocky
* * *tambaleante adj1. [persona] staggering;[mueble, estante] wobbly, unsteady;salió con paso tambaleante he staggered o tottered out2. [gobierno, economía] shaky, tottering -
2 titubeante
adj.1 hesitant.2 faltering, broken, halting, tottering.3 doubting, shilly-shally.f. & m.hesitater, waverer.* * *► adjetivo1 (tambaleante) staggering, shaky2 (al hablar) stammering3 figurado (indeciso) hesitant* * *ADJ1) (=que duda) hesitant2) (=que balbucea) stuttering3) [discurso, voz] halting* * ** * *= unsteady, faltering.Ex. He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.Ex. In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.* * ** * *= unsteady, faltering.Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.
Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.* * *‹voz/respuesta› faltering, halting; ‹actitud› hesitant* * *
titubeante adjetivo ‹voz/respuesta› faltering, halting;
‹ actitud› hesitant
* * *titubeante adj[actitud] hesitant; [voz] faltering, hesitant -
3 titubeo
m.1 hesitation, hesitancy.tras muchos titubeos after much hesitation2 waver, reel, stammer.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: titubear.* * *1 (temblor) stagger, staggering, tottering2 (tartamudeo) stammering\sin titubeo figurado decisively, without hesitation* * *SM1) (=vacilación) hesitation, vacillationproceder sin titubeos — to act without hesitation, act resolutely
2) (=balbuceo) stuttering* * *masculino (duda, vacilación) hesitancy, hesitation* * *= flip-flop.Ex. Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.* * *masculino (duda, vacilación) hesitancy, hesitation* * *= flip-flop.Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.
* * *(duda, vacilación) hesitancy, hesitationrespondió sin titubeos she replied without hesitationel titubeo de su voz revelaba su nerviosismo the hesitancy in his voice betrayed his nervousness* * *
Del verbo titubear: ( conjugate titubear)
titubeo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
titubeó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
titubear
titubeo
titubear ( conjugate titubear) verbo intransitivo
titubeo sustantivo masculino (duda, vacilación) hesitancy, hesitation
titubear verbo intransitivo
1 (mostrarse indeciso) to hesitate
2 (balbucear) to stammer, get tongue-tied
titubeo m (vacilación) hesitation, hesitancy
* * *titubeo nm[duda, al hablar] hesitation, hesitancy;tras muchos titubeos after much hesitation* * *m wavering, hesitation* * *titubeo nm1) : hesitation2) : stammering -
4 tambaleo
m.1 rocking motion (of train).2 staggering movement, wobble, shaking, stagger.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tambalear.* * *1 (de persona) staggering, reeling2 (de mueble) wobble, wobbling* * *SM [de persona] staggering; [de vehículo] swaying; [de mueble] wobble* * ** * ** * *(de una persona) staggering, swaying, lurching; (de una lámpara) swinging, swaying; (de un mueble, una estructura) shaking, rocking* * *
Del verbo tambalear: ( conjugate tambalear)
tambaleo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
tambaleó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
tambaleo sustantivo masculino staggering, tottering
' tambaleo' also found in these entries:
English:
lurch
* * *tambaleo nm[de persona] staggering, swaying; [de mueble, estante] wobble* * *tambaleo nm: staggering, lurching, swaying -
5 temblequeante *
ADJ [andar] doddery, wobbly, tottering; [voz] quivering, tremulous -
6 titubeo
• hesitate to• hesitative• shilly-shally• stammering• titubation• tottering• vacillation• waveless• waverer -
7 ser titubeante
v.to be hesitant, to hesitate, to be doubting, to be tottering.
См. также в других словарях:
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
