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1 balbucear
v.1 to babble.La víctima balbuceó pocas palabras The victim babbled few words.2 to stammer, to stutter, to babble, to prattle.Ese pobre hombre balbucea siempre That poor man stammers always.* * *1 to babble1 to babble* * *VT VI [adulto] to stammer, stutter; [niño] to babble* * *1.verbo transitivo2.- yo no lo sabía -balbuceó — I didn't know, he stammered
* * *= babble, stammer.Ex. He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.Ex. People who stammer may find they are quite fluent if they sing, whisper or speak as part of a group.----* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* * *1.verbo transitivo2.- yo no lo sabía -balbuceó — I didn't know, he stammered
* * *= babble, stammer.Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
Ex: People who stammer may find they are quite fluent if they sing, whisper or speak as part of a group.* decir balbuceando = splutter, sputter.* * *balbucear [A1 ]vtapenas pudo balbucear unas palabras de agradecimiento all he could do was stammer out a few words of thanks—me duele mucho —balbuceó entre sollozos it hurts a lot, she sobbed—yo no lo sabía —balbuceó I didn't know, he stammered■ balbucearviun niño que apenas balbuceaba a child who was only just coming out with his first faltering wordsbalbuceaba dormido he was muttering o mumbling o babbling in his sleep* * *
balbucear ( conjugate balbucear) verbo transitivo
to stammer
verbo intransitivo [ adulto] to mutter, mumble;
[ bebé] to babble
balbucear verbo intransitivo & vt
1 (comenzar a hablar) to babble
2 (hablar vacilantemente, con poca claridad) to stutter, to stammer: estaba tan avergonzada que apenas pudo balbucear una disculpa, she was so embarrassed she could hardly stammer out an excuse
' balbucear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucir
- titubear
English:
babble
- blubber
- burble
- splutter
- falter
- prattle
- stutter
* * *balbucear, balbucir♦ vt[por nerviosismo, vergüenza] to stammer out;ya balbucea sus primeras palabras he's saying his first words;“ya casi hemos llegado”, balbuceó jadeante “we're almost there,” she panted♦ vito babble;el bebé ya balbucea the baby already babbles away to himself* * *I v/i1 stammer2 de niño babbleII v/t stammer* * *balbucear vi1) : to mutter, to stammer2) : to prattle, to babblelos niños están balbuceando: the children are prattling away
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