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1 unsteadily
unsteadily adv [walk, stand, rise] en chancelant ; she swayed unsteadily forwards elle s'est penchée en avant de façon mal assurée. -
2 unsteadily
unsteadily [‚ʌn'stedɪlɪ] -
3 unsteadily
[ʌn'stedɪlɪ]adverb [walk, rise] en chancelant -
4 flicker
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5 flicker
flicker [ˈflɪkər]2. noun* * *['flɪkə(r)] 1.1) ( unsteady light)2) ( slight sign) (of interest, anger) lueur f (of de)3) ( movement) ( of eyelid) clignement m; ( of indicator) oscillation f2.1) ( shine unsteadily) [fire, light, flame] vaciller, trembloter; [image] clignoter2) ( move) [eye, eyelid] cligner3.flickering present participle adjective [light, flame] vacillant; [image] tremblant -
6 groggy
['ɡroɡi](weak and walking unsteadily: I'm not seriously hurt - I just feel a bit groggy.) chancelant -
7 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• -
8 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) trébucher2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) avancer en trébuchant3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) hésiter en parlant•- stumble across/on -
9 toddle
['todl]((especially of a very young child) to walk unsteadily: The child is toddling.) trottiner- toddler -
10 totter
['totə](to move unsteadily as if about to fall: The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road.) vaciller, chanceler -
11 wobble
['wobl] 1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) ballotter2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) tremblement- wobbly- wobbliness -
12 flicker
A n1 ( unsteady light) (of light, flame, candle) vacillation f, tremblotement m ; ( of lightning) vacillement m ;2 ( slight sign) (of interest, surprise, anger, guilt) lueur f (of de) ; the flicker of a smile l'ombre d'un sourire ;B vi1 ( shine unsteadily) [fire, light, flame] vaciller, trembloter ; [image] clignoter ; [lightning] jeter une lueur vacillante ;2 ( pass quickly) a suspicion flickered across ou through his mind un doute lui a traversé l'esprit ;3 ( move) [eye, eyelid] cligner. -
13 weave
A n tissage m ; open weave, loose weave tissage lâche ; close weave, fine weave tissage serré or fin.1 Tex tisser [thread, fabric, blanket, rug] ; to weave sth on a loom tisser qch sur un métier ; to weave silk into cloth, to weave cloth out of silk tisser de l'étoffe de soie ;2 (interlace, make by interlacing) tresser [cane, raffia, flowers, basket, garland, wreath] ; [spider] tisser [web] ; to weave sth out of sth tresser qch de qch ; to weave flowers into a garland tresser une guirlande de fleurs ;3 fig ( create) inventer [story, narrative, plot] ; to weave the plot around one's own experience inventer l'intrigue à partir de sa propre expérience ; to weave sth into sth introduire qch dans qch ; to weave together sth and sth mêler qch à qch ; to weave two things together mêler deux choses ; the writer weaves a spell l'écrivain nous tient sous le charme ;4 ( move) to weave one's way through/around sth se faufiler entre/autour de qch ; to weave a path/course through sth s'ouvrir un chemin/un passage à travers qch.C vi ( prét wove ou weaved ; pp woven ou weaved) to weave in and out se faufiler (of entre) ; he was weaving in and out of the traffic il se faufilait entre les voitures ; to weave between se faufiler entre ; to weave towards sth ( drunk) s'approcher en titubant de qch ; ( avoiding obstacles) se frayer un chemin vers qch ; he was weaving unsteadily il titubait.to get weaving on ou with sth se mettre à qch ; get weaving! remue-toi! -
14 groggily
groggily ['grɒgɪlɪ] -
15 shakily
shakily ['ʃeɪkɪlɪ](a) (unsteadily → walk) d'un pas chancelant ou mal assuré; (→ write) d'une main tremblante; (→ speak) d'une voix tremblante ou chevrotante(b) (uncertainly) d'une manière hésitante ou peu assurée;∎ she started shakily then went on to win the game au début, elle n'était pas très sûre d'elle, mais elle a fini par gagner la partie -
16 toddle
toddle ['tɒdəl]∎ he's just started to toddle il vient de commencer à marcher;∎ he managed to toddle across the room il a réussi à faire quelques pas dans la pièce∎ she toddled along after him elle trottinait derrière lui;∎ could you just toddle down to the shops for me? pourrais-tu faire une ou deux courses pour moi?□2 noun∎ familiar I'm just going for a toddle je vais faire un tour ou une balade∎ she toddled off somewhere on her own elle est partie faire un tour toute seule□ ;∎ he toddled off to the pub il est allé au bistrot -
17 weave
weave [wi:v] (vt senses (a), (b), (c) & vi senses (a) & (b) pt wove [wəʊv], pp woven ['wəʊvən], vt sense (d) & vi sense (c) pt & pp weaved)∎ she wove the strands together into a necklace elle a tressé ou entrelacé les fils pour en faire un collier∎ also figurative to weave a spell over sb ensorceler qn;∎ the witch wove a spell to make sure that they could not escape la sorcière leur a jeté un sort pour les empêcher de s'échapper;∎ a tightly woven plot une intrigue bien ficelée(c) (introduce) introduire, incorporer;∎ he managed to weave all the facts together to make a fascinating report il a réussi à incorporer tous les faits dans un rapport passionnant;∎ political elements have been woven into the plot des éléments politiques ont été introduits dans ou intégrés à l'intrigue∎ he weaved his way across the room/towards the bar il s'est frayé un chemin à travers la salle/vers le bar;∎ I had to weave my way through the crowd j'ai dû me frayer un chemin à travers la foule;∎ the cyclist weaved his way through the traffic le cycliste se faufilait entre les voitures(b) (road, river) serpenter(c) (as verb of movement) se faufiler, se glisser;∎ he weaved unsteadily across the street il a traversé la rue en titubant ou en zigzaguant;∎ to weave through the traffic se faufiler entre les voitures;∎ to weave in and out of the crowd se faufiler dans la foule ou parmi la foule;∎ the boxer ducked and weaved le boxeur a esquivé tous les coups;∎ familiar come on, get weaving! allons, grouillez-vous!3 nountissage m;∎ the basket has a loose/tight weave le panier a un tissage lâche/serré
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