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1 vacilación
f.hesitation, dilly-dallying, hesitance, inconstancy.* * *1 (duda) hesitation, wavering2 (falta de decisión) irresolution3 (oscilación) swaying, vacillation\sin vacilaciones without hesitation* * *noun f.* * *SF hesitation, vacillation* * *femenino hesitation, vacillation (frml)* * *= hesitancy, flip-flop, vacillation.Ex. Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.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.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *femenino hesitation, vacillation (frml)* * *= hesitancy, flip-flop, vacillation.Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.
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.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *hesitation, vacillation ( frml)respondió sin vacilaciones she answered without any hesitationtras un momento de vacilación after a moment's hesitation, after hesitating for a moment* * *
vacilación sustantivo femenino
hesitation, vacillation (frml);
vacilación sustantivo femenino hesitation
' vacilación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pues
- titubeo
English:
hesitancy
- vacillation
- hesitation
* * *vacilación nf1. [duda] hesitation;[al elegir] indecision;entró en el edificio sin vacilación she entered the building without hesitation2. [oscilación] wobbling;[de la luz] flickering* * *f hesitation, vacillation fml* * ** * *vacilación n hesitation -
2 capricho
m.whim, caprice.darse un capricho to treat oneself* * *1 (deseo) caprice, whim, fancy2 MÚSICA caprice, capriccio\hacer algo por/a capricho to do something because it takes one's fancy* * *noun m.1) whim, fancy2) caprice* * *SM1) (=antojo) whim, (passing) fancy, caprice literpor puro capricho — just to please o.s.
2) (=cualidad) whimsicality, fancifulness3) * [amante] plaything *4) (Mús) caprice, capriccio; (Arte) caprice* * *1) ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter)los caprichos de la moda — the caprices o whims of fashion
hace siempre su santo capricho — (fam) she always does exactly what she wants
a capricho: los libros están colocados a capricho — the books are arranged any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
entran y salen a capricho — they come in and go out at will o as they please
2) (Mús) capriccio* * *= caprice, whim, vacillation, whimsy, treat.Ex. Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.Ex. If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.----* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* caprichos = vagaries.* consentir caprichos = pamper.* consentir los caprichos de Alguien = pander.* dar caprichos = pamper.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* * *1) ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter)los caprichos de la moda — the caprices o whims of fashion
hace siempre su santo capricho — (fam) she always does exactly what she wants
a capricho: los libros están colocados a capricho — the books are arranged any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
entran y salen a capricho — they come in and go out at will o as they please
2) (Mús) capriccio* * *= caprice, whim, vacillation, whimsy, treat.Ex: Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.
Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.* capricho pasajero = passing fancy, passing whim.* caprichos = vagaries.* consentir caprichos = pamper.* consentir los caprichos de Alguien = pander.* dar caprichos = pamper.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* * *le consienten todos los caprichos they indulge his every whim, they let him have his own way in everythingun verdadero capricho de la naturaleza a real quirk o caprice of naturelos caprichos de la moda the caprices o whims of fashionse lo compró por puro capricho he just took it into his head to buy it, he bought it on an impulseestá acostumbrada a hacer siempre su santo capricho ( fam); she's used to doing whatever takes her fancy o exactly what she feels likeB ( Mús) capriccio* * *
capricho sustantivo masculino
1 ( antojo) whim, caprice (liter);
se lo compró por puro capricho he bought it on a whim;
entran y salen a capricho they come in and go out at will o as they please
2 (Mús) capriccio
capricho sustantivo masculino
1 (deseo) whim, caprice: ponte el vestido rojo, dame ese capricho, put on that red dress just for me
2 (marca de nacimiento) birthmark
3 Mús caprice, capriccio
' capricho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- ventolera
- manía
- maña
- pasajero
- puro
- someter
English:
caprice
- fancy
- folly
- freak
- gratify
- indulge
- passing
- quirk
- spoil
- whim
* * *capricho nm1. [deseo] whim, caprice;a mi capricho at my whim;darse un capricho to treat oneself;se compró el yate por capricho he bought the yacht on a whim;este caballo es su último capricho this horse is his latest whim;tener dos casas es un capricho al alcance de muy pocos having two houses is a luxury few can afford2. Arte caprice3. Mús capriccio* * *m1 whim;2 MÚS capriccio* * *capricho nmantojo: whim, caprice* * *capricho n whim -
3 incertidumbre
f.1 uncertainty.2 acatalepsia.* * *1 uncertainty* * *SF uncertainty* * *femenino uncertainty* * *= limbo, uncertainty, ambivalence, perplex, quandary, vacillation.Ex. We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.Ex. A language interface based on fuzzy set techniques is proposed to handle the uncertainty inherent in natural-language semantics.Ex. J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.----* despejar una incertidumbre = relieve + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* incertidumbre económica = economic uncertainty.* incertidumbre financiera = economic uncertainty.* * *femenino uncertainty* * *= limbo, uncertainty, ambivalence, perplex, quandary, vacillation.Ex: We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.
Ex: A language interface based on fuzzy set techniques is proposed to handle the uncertainty inherent in natural-language semantics.Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* despejar una incertidumbre = relieve + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* incertidumbre económica = economic uncertainty.* incertidumbre financiera = economic uncertainty.* * *uncertainty* * *
incertidumbre sustantivo femenino
uncertainty
incertidumbre sustantivo femenino uncertainty, doubt
' incertidumbre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duda
English:
limbo
- suspense
- uncertainty
- unpredictability
- rocky
* * *uncertainty* * *f uncertainty* * *: uncertainty, suspense -
4 indecisión
f.indecision, hesitation, doubt, indecisiveness.* * *1 indecision* * *noun f.hesitation, indecision* * *SF indecision* * *femenino indecision* * *= ambivalence, hesitancy, vacillation.Ex. J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.Ex. Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *femenino indecision* * *= ambivalence, hesitancy, vacillation.Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.
Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *indecisionun momento de indecisión a moment's indecision* * *
indecisión sustantivo femenino
indecision
indecisión sustantivo femenino indecision, hesitation
' indecisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indeterminación
- duda
English:
hesitancy
- hesitation
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- tentatively
- doubtful
* * *indecisión nfindecisiveness;una indecisión del piloto causó el accidente indecisiveness o indecision on the part of the pilot caused the accident;me molesta su indecisión her indecisiveness annoys me* * *f indecisiveness* * * -
5 balance
m.1 balance sheet (finance) (document).balance consolidado consolidated balance sheet2 outcome.hacer balance (de) to take stock (of)el accidente tuvo un balance de seis heridos a total of six people were wounded in the accident3 remainder, residue, rest, balance.* * *1 (movimiento) rocking3 (cálculo) total4 (resultado) outcome, result■ el balance de la reunión ha sido positivo on balance, the meeting was successful5 (equilibrio) balance\hacer un balance de to take stock of, weigh up, evaluatebalance acústico sound balance* * *SM1) (Econ) [de una cuenta] balance; (=documento) balance (sheet); (Com) [de existencias] stocktaking, inventory (EEUU)hacer balance — [de una cuenta] to draw up a balance; [de existencias] to take stock, do the stocktaking
2) (=resultado)el balance de víctimas mortales en el accidente — the death toll in the accident, the number of dead in the accident
el equipo tiene un balance de dos victorias y tres derrotas — so far the team have had two wins and three defeats
un abogado con un buen balance de casos ganados — a lawyer who has won a good proportion of his cases
3) (=evaluación) [de hecho, situación] assessment, evaluationlos puntos negros en el balance del año académico — the black spots in the assessment o evaluation of the academic year
hizo balance de los cinco años de su gobierno — he assessed o evaluated o took stock of the five years of his government
4) (=balanceo) to-and-fro motion; [de un barco] roll, rolling5) (=indecisión) vacillation6) Caribe (=mecedora) rocking chair* * *1)a) (resumen, valoración) assessment, evaluationhacer balance de algo — to take stock of something, to evaluate something
b) ( resultado) result, outcomeun balance positivo/negativo — a positive/negative result o outcome
2) (Com, Fin)a) ( inventario) stocktakingb) (cálculo, cómputo) balancec) ( documento) balance sheetd) ( de cuenta) balance* * *= supply balance sheet, balance, balance sheet.Ex. The OECD publishes annual supply balance sheets for meat, dairy products and eggs, and food consumption statistics, for each of its twenty-four member states.Ex. The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.Ex. The balance sheets indicate the degree of dependence on certain imported minerals.----* balance bancario = bank balance.* balance comercial = balance of trade, trade balance.* balance de cuentas = financial statement.* balance final = balance.* balance final, el = bottom line, the.* hacer balance de = take + stock of.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.* * *1)a) (resumen, valoración) assessment, evaluationhacer balance de algo — to take stock of something, to evaluate something
b) ( resultado) result, outcomeun balance positivo/negativo — a positive/negative result o outcome
2) (Com, Fin)a) ( inventario) stocktakingb) (cálculo, cómputo) balancec) ( documento) balance sheetd) ( de cuenta) balance* * *= supply balance sheet, balance, balance sheet.Ex: The OECD publishes annual supply balance sheets for meat, dairy products and eggs, and food consumption statistics, for each of its twenty-four member states.
Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.Ex: The balance sheets indicate the degree of dependence on certain imported minerals.* balance bancario = bank balance.* balance comercial = balance of trade, trade balance.* balance de cuentas = financial statement.* balance final = balance.* balance final, el = bottom line, the.* hacer balance de = take + stock of.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.* * *A1(resumen, valoración): elaboró un balance sobre sus dos años en el puesto she took stock of her two years in the jobhizo un balance económico y artístico del festival he evaluated o assessed the festival from a financial and artistic point of view2 (resultado) result, outcomesu gestión arroja un balance positivo/negativo his management has produced positive/negative resultsun total de 25 muertos es el balance definitivo del incendio the final death toll in the fire is 251 (inventario) stocktaking2 (cálculo, cómputo) balance3 (documento) balance sheetcuadrar un balance to balance (off) the accounts, to get the accounts to balance4 (de una cuenta) balanceCompuesto:masculine trial balance* * *
balance sustantivo masculino
1
hacer balance de algo to take stock of sth, to evaluate sth
2 (Com, Fin) (cálculo, cómputo) balance;
( documento) balance sheet;
( de cuenta) balance
balance sustantivo masculino
1 Fin balance
(documento financiero) balance sheet
2 (valoración, resultado) outcome: se desconoce el balance de víctimas, the number of victims is unknown
3 fig (reflexión, valoración) tienes que hacer balance de tu matrimonio, you must take stock of your marriage
' balance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balanza
- casar
- cuadrar
- deficitaria
- deficitario
- desequilibrar
- desnivelar
- desnivelada
- desnivelado
- deudor
- deudora
- equilibrar
- equilibrio
- nivelar
- saldo
- ajustar
- balancear
- contrapeso
- desequilibrado
- mantener
- perder
English:
balance
- balance of payments
- balance of power
- balance out
- balance sheet
- bank balance
- bottom line
- consolidate
- debit balance
- doctor
- off-balance
- outstanding
- quarterly statement
- trading results
- weekly statement
- bank
- credit
- fine
- footing
- over
- stock
- strike
* * *balance nm[documento] balance sheet balance de comprobación trial balance;balance consolidado consolidated balance sheet;balance de inventario stock check;Am balance de pagos balance of payments2. [resultado] outcome;el balance de la experiencia fue positivo on balance, the experience was a positive one;el accidente tuvo un balance de seis heridos a total of six people were wounded in the accident;el balance de muertos the death toll3. [análisis, reflexión] assessment;han hecho un balance positivo de la gestión del nuevo presidente their assessment of the new president's performance is positive;al acabar la temporada, hicieron balance de los resultados at the end of the season they took stock of o reflected on their results4. [en equipo de música] balance* * *m COM balance;hacer balance do the books;* * *balance nm1) : balance2) : balance sheet -
6 balanceo
m.1 swinging.2 wheel balance. ( Latin American Spanish)3 balancing.4 rocking, oscillation, sway, swing.5 equilibrium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: balancear.* * ** * *noun m.sway, rocking* * *SM1) (=vaivén) [al andar] to-and-fro motion; [al mecerse] rocking; [de barco, avión] roll, rolling* * ** * *= swaying, sway.Ex. The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * ** * *= swaying, sway.Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *el suave balanceo del barco sobre las olas the gentle rocking of the boat on the wavescon el balanceo de la hamaca se quedó dormida the swinging of the hammock sent her to sleepel balanceo de los árboles the swaying of the trees* * *
Del verbo balancear: ( conjugate balancear)
balanceo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
balanceó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
balancear
balanceo
balancear ( conjugate balancear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹paquetes/carga› to balance
2 ‹pierna/brazo› to swing;
‹ barco› to rock
balancearse verbo pronominal
[ objeto colgante] to swing
balanceo sustantivo masculino ( de hamaca) swinging;
( de árboles) swaying;
( de barco) rocking
balancear vtr (una silla, una mecedora) to rock
(los brazos, las piernas) to swing
balanceo sustantivo masculino rocking, swinging
' balanceo' also found in these entries:
English:
roll
- sway
- swing
* * *balanceo nm1. [de columpio, hamaca] swinging;[de cuna, mecedora] rocking2. [de barco] rolling;el balanceo del barco me marea the rolling motion of the boat makes me feel sick* * *m1 swinging, swaying2 MAR rocking* * *balanceo nm1) : swaying, rocking2) : vacillation -
7 fluctuación
f.fluctuation, vacillation, change, wavering.* * *1 fluctuation* * *SF1) (=cambio) fluctuation2) (=indecisión) uncertainty, hesitation* * *femenino fluctuation* * *= fluctuation, ebb and flow, oscillation.Ex. There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex. This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.Ex. This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.----* fluctuaciones emocionales = emotional ups and downs.* * *femenino fluctuation* * *= fluctuation, ebb and flow, oscillation.Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.Ex: This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.* fluctuaciones emocionales = emotional ups and downs.* * *fluctuationlas fluctuaciones de las opiniones en los últimos días the fluctuations o the shifts in people's opinions in the last few days* * *
fluctuación sustantivo femenino fluctuation
' fluctuación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oscilación
English:
fluctuation
* * *fluctuación nf1. [variación] fluctuationfluctuación del mercado market fluctuation2. [vacilación] wavering* * *f fluctuation -
8 oscilación
f.oscillation, sway, swinging, swing.* * *1 (de precios) fluctuation2 FÍSICA oscillation* * *SF1) [de péndulo] swinging, swaying, oscillation2) [de luz] winking, blinking; [de llama] flickering3) [de precios, peso, temperatura] fluctuation4) [de parecer, pensar] hesitation, wavering* * ** * *= oscillation, flicker, flip-flop, seesaw [see-saw], swaying, sway.Ex. This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.Ex. Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.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.Ex. The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.Ex. The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * ** * *= oscillation, flicker, flip-flop, seesaw [see-saw], swaying, sway.Ex: This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.
Ex: Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.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.Ex: The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a ' seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* * *1 (movimiento) oscillation2 (fluctuación) fluctuationla oscilación de los precios/de la temperatura the fluctuation in prices/in temperature* * *
oscilación sustantivo femenino ( movimiento) oscillation;
( fluctuación) fluctuation
oscilación sustantivo femenino
1 (movimiento) oscillation
2 (cambio en un valor) fluctuation
' oscilación' also found in these entries:
English:
swing
* * *oscilación nf1. [de péndulo] [movimiento] swinging;[espacio recorrido] swing2. [de llama] flickering3. Fís oscillation4. [variación] fluctuation;la oscilación de los precios the fluctuation in prices* * *f oscillation; de precios fluctuation* * *oscilación nf, pl - ciones1) : oscillation2) : fluctuation3) : vacillation, wavering -
9 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 -
10 irresolución
f.irresolution, doubt, vacillation, shilly-shally.* * *1 indecision* * *SF hesitation, indecision* * *( frml)indecision, irresolution ( frml)* * *irresolución nfirresolution, indecisiveness* * *f1 de problema failure to resolve2 de persona indecision, indecisiveness* * * -
11 fluctuación
• change• fluctuating rate mortgage• fluctuation interval• vacillation• waver• wavering light -
12 incertidumbre
• doubt• dubiousness• inception of the lease• incessant• indecently• indecisive• indeterminate sentence• index• lack of cash• lack of charm• quandary• suspense• unpredictability• vacillation -
13 inconstancia
• changeability• fickleness• fleeting• fleetness• flight surgeon• flightless• inconspicuously• inconstant• unsteadiness• vacillation -
14 indecisión
• doubt• hesitate to• hesitative• indecently• indecisive• indeclinable• indefinite tenure• indegree• irresolution• lack of vision• lackadaisical• shilly-shally• vacillation -
15 inestabilidad
• emotional instability• inspiritingly• install• precariousness• touch and go• unsteadiness• vacillation -
16 irresolución
• doubt• irresolution• shilly-shally• vacillation -
17 precariedad
• fleeting• fleetness• precariousness• unsteadiness• vacillation -
18 titubeo
• hesitate to• hesitative• shilly-shally• stammering• titubation• tottering• vacillation• waveless• waverer -
19 vacilación
• Hertzian wave• Hertzian waves• hesitancy• hesitant• hesitate to• hesitative• inconspicuously• inconstant• irresolution• shaking• shilly-shally• unsteadiness• vacillation• waveless• waverer• wobbling -
20 voluntad antojadiza
• capriciousness• inconspicuously• inconstant• vacillation
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См. также в других словарях:
vacillation — Vacillation. s. f. v. Branslement, mouvement irregulier tantost d un costé, tantost d un autre. Il n a guere d usage au propre. La vacillation d une barque, d un vaisseau, d un bateau. Il signifie figur. Variation, incertitude, irresolution.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Vacillation — Vac il*la tion, n. [L. vacillatio: cf. F. vacillation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering. [1913 Webster] His vacillations, or an alternation of knowledge and doubt. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacillation — index ambivalence, doubt (indecision), hesitation, incertitude, inconsistency, indecision Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
vacillation — (n.) c.1400, from L. vacillationem (nom. vacillatio) a reeling, wavering, noun of action from pp. stem of vacillare sway to and fro. Originally in reference to opinion or conduct; literal sense is recorded from 1630s … Etymology dictionary
vacillation — Vacillation, Vacillatio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
vacillation — vacillement [ vasijmɑ̃; vasilmɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1606; de vaciller 1 ♦ Mouvement, oscillation de ce qui vacille. « À voir sous la cognée tomber ces grands arbres, avec des vacillements de blessés à mort » (Goncourt). 2 ♦ Fig. Hésitation à agir, à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
VACILLATION — s. f. Mouvement de ce qui vacille. La vacillation d une barque. La vacillation de la lumière. Il signifie figurément, Incertitude, irrésolution, variation. Vacillation dans les sentiments. Vacillation dans les opinions, dans les projets. La… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
VACILLATION — n. f. Mouvement de ce qui vacille. La vacillation d’une barque. La vacillation de la lumière. Il signifie figurément Incertitude, irrésolution, variation. Vacillation dans les sentiments. La vacillation des témoins rendit les dépositions… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
vacillation — (va sil la sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Mouvement de ce qui vacille. Vacillation d une barque, d une lumière. 2° Fig. Irrésolution, variation. Vacillation des témoins. • J ai dit mon credo avant que d ouvrir l Écriture ; vaut… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
vacillation — /vas euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of vacillating. 2. a state of indecision or irresolution. 3. unsteady movement; fluctuation. [1350 1400; ME vacillacion < L vacillation (s. of vacillatio) a swaying. See VACILLATE, ION] * * * … Universalium
vacillation — vacillate ► VERB ▪ waver between different opinions or actions. DERIVATIVES vacillation noun. ORIGIN Latin vacillare sway … English terms dictionary