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1 vacillate
tr['væsɪleɪt]1 (hesitate) vacilar1) hesitate: vacilar2) sway: oscilarv.• vacilar v.'væsəleɪt['væsɪleɪt]VI (=hesitate) vacilar, dudar; (=waver) oscilar ( between entre)* * *['væsəleɪt] -
2 vacillate
v.1 vacilar, quedarse indeciso, estar indeciso.2 oscilar.vi.vacilar, titubear ( between entre)(pt & pp vacillated) -
3 oscillate
tr['ɒsɪleɪt]1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL oscilar2 (vacillate) oscilar, vacilarv.• oscilar v.'ɑːsəleɪt, 'ɒsɪleɪta) (Elec, Phys) oscilarb) ( fluctuate) (frml) \<\<prices/values\>\> oscilar, fluctuar*; \<\<person\>\> oscilar['ɒsɪleɪt]1. VI1) (Phys) oscilar; [compass, needle etc] oscilar, fluctuar2) (fig) oscilarhe oscillates between boredom and keenness — pasa del aburrimiento al entusiasmo, oscila entre el aburrimiento y el entusiasmo
2.* * *['ɑːsəleɪt, 'ɒsɪleɪt]a) (Elec, Phys) oscilarb) ( fluctuate) (frml) \<\<prices/values\>\> oscilar, fluctuar*; \<\<person\>\> oscilar -
4 seesaw
'si:so:
1. noun(a long flat piece of wood, metal etc, balanced on a central support so that one end of it goes up as the other goes down: The boy fell off the seesaw in the park.) balancín
2. verb(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) balancearseesaw n balancíntr['siːsɔː]1 (move) oscilar, vacilarseesaw ['si:.sɔ] vi1) : jugar en un subibaja2) vacillate: vacilar, oscilarseesaw n: balancín m, subibaja mn.• balancín s.m.• columpio s.m.• subibaja (columpio) s.f.v.• columpiar v.• columpiarse v.'siːsɔːnoun ( in playground) balancín m, subibaja m['siːsɔː]1.N (=apparatus, game) subibaja m, balancín m2.ADJ [movement] oscilante, de vaivénseesaw motion — movimiento m oscilante or de vaivén
3.VI columpiarse; (fig) vacilar* * *['siːsɔː]noun ( in playground) balancín m, subibaja m -
5 waver
'weivə(to be unsteady or uncertain: He wavered between accepting and refusing.) vacilar, titubeartr['weɪvəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (falter - gen) vacilar, flaquear, flojear; (- voice) temblar, fallar3 (flicker) vacilar, parpadearwaver ['weɪvər] vi1) vacillate: vacilar, fluctuar2) flicker: parpadear, titilar, oscilar3) falter: flaquear, tambalearsev.• balancear v.• fluctuar v.• oscilar v.• titubear v.• vacilar v.'weɪvər, 'weɪvə(r)1) ( falter) \<\<person\>\> flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> tambalearse2) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar['weɪvǝ(r)]VI1) (=oscillate) [needle] oscilar; [flame] temblar2) (fig) (=hesitate) vacilar, dudar ( between entre); (=weaken) [courage, support] flaquear; (=falter) [voice] temblarhe's beginning to waver — está empezando a vacilar or dudar
* * *['weɪvər, 'weɪvə(r)]1) ( falter) \<\<person\>\> flaquear; \<\<faith\>\> tambalearse2) ( be indecisive) titubear, vacilar -
6 dudar
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo to doubt;◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished itverbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent; dudar en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth; dudar de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize ' dudar' also found in these entries: Spanish: vacilar - ver - titubear English: debate - doubt - falter - hesitate - shot - suspect - vacillate - waver -
7 oscilar
oscilar ( conjugate oscilar) verbo intransitivo 1 [ péndulo] to swing, oscillate (tech); [ aguja] to oscillate; [torre/columna] to sway 2 ( fluctuar) [cotización/valores] to fluctuate;◊ sus edades oscilaban entre … their ages ranged between …
oscilar verbo intransitivo
1 Fís to oscillate, swing (la luz de una vela) to flicker
2 (variar) to vary, fluctuate: en verano la temperatura oscila entre los 25 y los 35 grados centígrados, summer temperatures range from 25 to 35 degrees centigrade ' oscilar' also found in these entries: Spanish: vacilar English: oscillate - range - reciprocate - seesaw - swing - vary - dangle - pulsate - vacillate -
8 vacilar
vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo 1 no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation 2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter 3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter (una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off ' vacilar' also found in these entries: Spanish: titubear English: dilly-dally - falter - hang back - hesitate - hold back - little - shilly-shally - shrink - straight - vacillate - waver - dither -
9 vacillating
adj.vacilante, inestable.ger.gerundio del verbo VACILLATE.
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