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1 waggle
waggle [ˈwægl][+ pencil, branch] agiter ; [+ one's toes, fingers] remuer[toes, fingers] remuer* * *['wægl] 1.transitive verb remuer [tail]; faire bouger [tooth, ear, object]; ( shake) agiter [object]2. -
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A vtr remuer [tail] ; faire bouger [tooth, ear, object] ; ( shake) agiter [object] ; to waggle one's hips rouler des hanches. -
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I ['wægl]nome colloq. scuotimento m., scrollata f.II 1. ['wægl]verbo transitivo dimenare [ tail]; fare muovere [tooth, object]; (shake) scuotere, scrollare [ object]2.* * *['wæɡl] 1. verb(to (cause to) move from side to side: She waggled her hips as she walked down the street; His beard waggled as he ate.) muoversi2. noun(such a movement.) scuotimento, scrollata* * *waggle /ˈwægl/n.(fam.) scuotimento; scrollata; dimenamento● waggle of the tail, scodinzolio.(to) waggle /ˈwægl/ (fam.)A v. t.agitare; dimenare; scrollare; scuotereB v. i.2 dondolare; tentennare; traballare● to waggle one's forefinger in the air, agitare l'indice in aria ( per ammonire, ecc.).* * *I ['wægl]nome colloq. scuotimento m., scrollata f.II 1. ['wægl]verbo transitivo dimenare [ tail]; fare muovere [tooth, object]; (shake) scuotere, scrollare [ object]2. -
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6 dimenare
wavecoda wag* * *dimenare v.tr. ( muovere in qua e in là) to wave, to swing*, to waggle, to wiggle; ( la coda) to wag; ( fare ondeggiare) to toss; to sway: il cane dimena la coda, the dog wags (o waggles) his tail; dimenare le braccia, le gambe, to wave one's arms, one's legs; quando cammina dimena i fianchi, when she walks, she wiggles her hips // dimenare le ganasce, to eat greedily (o voraciously) // dimenare una questione, (fig.) to discuss (o to go into) a question.◘ dimenarsi v.rifl.1 ( agitarsi) to fidget, to squirm; ( divincolarsi) to struggle; ( fare movimenti convulsi) to fling* oneself about, to throw* oneself about; ( nel letto) to toss about; ( camminando) to sway: ''Smettetela di dimenarvi sulle sedie'', disse la maestra, ''Stop fidgeting in your seats'', said the teacher; dimenare come un pazzo, to struggle like a madman // chi va a letto senza cena, tutta notte si dimena, (prov.) who goes to bed supperless, all night tumbles and tosses* * *[dime'nare]1. vt2. vr (dimenarsi)(agitarsi: nel letto) to toss (about), toss and turn, (per liberarsi, ballando) to fling o.s. about, (gesticolare) to gesticulate wildly* * *[dime'nare] 1.verbo transitivo [ persona] to flail (about) [braccia, gambe]; to sway [ fianchi]; [ animale] to wag(gle) [ coda]2.verbo pronominale dimenarsi (agitarsi) to flail (about), to flounce (about), to jig (about), to waggle (about), to wriggle (about)* * *dimenare/dime'nare/ [1]II dimenarsi verbo pronominale(agitarsi) to flail (about), to flounce (about), to jig (about), to waggle (about), to wriggle (about). -
7 wackeln
v/i1. (hat gewackelt) Stuhl etc.: be wobbly; Zahn, Schraube: be loose; Haus etc.: shake; umg., beim Gehen: totter; umg., fig. Regierung etc.: be very shaky; stärker: be teetering (on the brink); mit dem Schwanz wackeln wag its tail; mit dem Kopf / den Ohren wackeln waggle one’s head / ears; nicht wackeln! beim Fotografieren etc.: keep still!; Wand2. (ist) umg., Ente, Mensch etc.: waddle* * *to wag; to wiggle; to wobble; to waver; to waggle* * *wạ|ckeln ['vakln]vi1) (= sich bewegen) to wobble; (= zittern) to shake; (Zahn, Schraube) to be loose; (fig ) (Thron) to totter; (Position) to be shakydu hast gewackelt — you wobbled/shook; (beim Fotografieren) you moved
mit den Ohren wackeln — to waggle (Brit) or wiggle one's ears
mit den Hüften/dem Hintern wackeln — to wiggle one's hips/bottom
mit dem Kopf/Schwanz wackeln — to wag one's head/its tail
2) aux sein (= langsam, unsicher gehen) to totter; (kleines Kind) to toddle* * *1) (to (cause to) jump (about) or move jerkily: The television picture kept jiggling up and down.) jiggle2) (to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) wobble3) (a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) wobble4) (to (cause to) move from side to side: She waggled her hips as she walked down the street; His beard waggled as he ate.) waggle5) (such a movement.) waggle6) (to waggle or wriggle: She wiggled her hips.) wiggle* * *wa·ckeln[ˈvakl̩n]vi2. Hilfsverb: haben (hin und her bewegen)mit dem Kopf \wackeln to shake one's headmit den Hüften \wackeln to wiggle one's hipsmit den Ohren \wackeln to wiggle [or waggle] one's ears3. Hilfsverb: sein (sich unsicher fortbewegen)* * *intransitives Verb1) wobble; <post etc.> move about; <tooth etc.> be loose; <house, window, etc.> shakemit dem Kopf/den Hüften wackeln — waggle or wag one's head/wiggle one's hips
3) (ugs.): (gefährdet, bedroht sein) <job, government> be insecure; < firm> be in a dodgy (Brit. coll.) or shaky state* * *wackeln v/i1. (hat gewackelt) Stuhl etc: be wobbly; Zahn, Schraube: be loose; Haus etc: shake; umg, beim Gehen: totter; umg, fig Regierung etc: be very shaky; stärker: be teetering (on the brink);mit dem Schwanz wackeln wag its tail;mit dem Kopf/den Ohren wackeln waggle one’s head/ears;2. (ist) umg, Ente, Mensch etc: waddle* * *intransitives Verb1) wobble; <post etc.> move about; <tooth etc.> be loose; <house, window, etc.> shakemit dem Kopf/den Hüften wackeln — waggle or wag one's head/wiggle one's hips
3) (ugs.): (gefährdet, bedroht sein) <job, government> be insecure; < firm> be in a dodgy (Brit. coll.) or shaky state* * *(mit) v.to waggle v. v.to totter v.to waggle v.to wiggle v. -
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9 сплетничать
1) General subject: be given to gossip, blab, bring tales, cant, chitchat, fan, fan out, gossip, gossip about, mag, natter, peddle, scandal, scandalize, slander, talk, talk scandal, tattle, tell tales, tell tales out of school, tittle tattle, tittle-tattle, twittle twattle, twittle-twattle, wag chin, wiggle waggle, spill dirt3) American: schmooze, wiggle-waggle, fan the breeze4) Australian slang: chew the fat, spin a yarn6) Jargon: cut up ( the) jackpots, cut up (the) pipes, cut up (the) touches, dig dirt, dish, dish the dirt, flap (one's) chops, flap (one's) jaw, flap (one's) jowls, flap (one's) mouth, gas, gum, jaw, open (one's) yap, rattle, schmoos, schmoose, shoot (the) bull, yack, yak, yap, yock, yuck, yuk, bend (someone's) ear, mud slinging7) Invective: bullshit bull-shit8) Makarov: carry tales, cut up, dish out dirt, dish up, flap about, flap chops, flap jaw, flap jowls, flap mouth9) Taboo: bitch, bitch about somebody (о ком-л.), shoot the crap -
10 болтать
1) General subject: babble, blab, blab (о чем-л.), blabber, blatter, bleat, buck, burble, cackle, chaffer, chat, chatter, chipper, clatter, confabulate, fan out, flap one's mouth, gab, gabble, gas, gossip, haver, jabber, mag, make chin music, natter, palaver, parleyvoo, peach, prate, prattle, quack, rattle, rattle along, rattle away, shake up, shoot off mouth, swing, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, tongue, troll, twaddle, twitter, waffle, wag, wag (языком), wiggle-waggle, yackety yak, yak, yak yak, yakety yak, yap, yarn, go on, make a small talk, wag chin, wag tongue (языком), clap2) Colloquial: blat, confab, confab (сокр. от confabulate), cosher, piffle, pill, prose, quacksalver, witter (Lingvo 9.0), sound off3) Dialect: knap4) American: bat the breeze, visit, woffle, chew the rag5) Military: work the bolt6) Rare: chin7) British English: chin wag9) Jargon: beat chops, beat gums, blob, chewed, chinwag, chop ( one's) teeth, fan, fan the breeze, flap (one's) jaw, flap (one's) jowls, flip (one's) up, jibber-jabber, schmoos, schmoose, shoot the breeze, yack, yackety-yak, yak-yak, yakety-yak, yatata yatata, yock, yuck, yuk, bowler, throw the crap, shoot the shit, dish, flap (one's) chops (jowls; jaw; lip), gum, open (one's) yap, shoot (someone) down, shoot (the) bull, wig10) Makarov: chipper (о детях), puddle (перемешивать), shake (взбалтывать), shake up (взбалтывать), stir (перемешивать), waggle, chew the fat, dish up, flap about, flap chops, flap jaw, flap jowls, flap mouth, flip lip11) Taboo: shoot the crap -
11 cimbrear
v.1 to wave about (vara).2 to sway (caderas).3 to shake, to sway, to waggle.4 to make quiver, to shake.* * *1 (hacer vibrar) to make quiver; (caña) to waggle2 (contonear) to sway1 (contonearse) to sway* * *1.VT (=hacer oscilar) to swish, swing; (=curvar) to bend; (=agitar) to shake2.3.See:* * *1.cimbrar verbo transitivoa) < vara> to shakeb) < caderas> to sway2.cimbrearse, cimbrarse v pron to sway* * *1.cimbrar verbo transitivoa) < vara> to shakeb) < caderas> to sway2.cimbrearse, cimbrarse v pron to sway* * *vt1 ‹vara› to shake2 ‹caderas› to swayto sway* * ** * *v/t swing -
12 dangle
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1) General subject: dangle, dangle around, diddle, gallivant about, hang about, hang loose, hover, moon, muddle about, loaf about, knock about (по свету), hustle (разг.), goof around3) American: slosh4) Scornful: patrol5) Jargon: cruise, jack around, potsky, stooge around, fool around6) Makarov: be loose (быть плохо закреплённым), dangle (быть плохо закреплённым), hang (hung, hanged), hang loosely (быть плохо закреплённым), waggle, dangle about, dangle round -
14 menear
v.1 to move.El perro meneó su cola The dog waggles his tail.2 to get moving.* * *1 (moverse) to move2 (darse prisa) to hurry (up), get a move on\de no te menees familiar a hell of ameneársela tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *1. VT1) [+ cola] to wag; [+ cabeza] to shake; [+ líquido] to stir; [+ pelo] to toss; [+ caderas] to swing2) [+ asunto] to get on with, get moving on; [+ negocio] to handle, conduct3)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) (fam) <asunto/problema> to go on about (colloq)2.menearse v prona) ( con inquietud) to fidgetb) ( provocativamente) to wiggle one's hipsc) (fam) ( apresurarse) to hurry up* * *= stir, wiggle.Ex. The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.Ex. I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.----* menear el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.* menearse = twitch.* * *1.verbo transitivob) (fam) <asunto/problema> to go on about (colloq)2.menearse v prona) ( con inquietud) to fidgetb) ( provocativamente) to wiggle one's hipsc) (fam) ( apresurarse) to hurry up* * *= stir, wiggle.Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.
Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.* menear el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.* menearse = twitch.* * *menear [A1 ]vt1 ‹rabo› to wag; ‹cabeza› to shakecaminaba meneando las caderas she wiggled her hips as she walked■ menearse1 (con inquietud) to fidget2 (provocativamente) to wiggle one's hipsde no te menees ( Esp fam): se armó un escándalo de no te menees there was one hell of a scandal ( colloq), the shit really hit the fan (sl)3 ( fam) (apresurarse) to hurry up* * *
menear ( conjugate menear) verbo transitivo ‹ rabo› to wag;
‹ cabeza› to shake;
‹ caderas› to wiggle
menearse verbo pronominal
menear verbo transitivo
1 to shake, move: mira cómo menea a la muñeca, look how he shakes the doll
2 (el rabo) to wag, waggle
' menear' also found in these entries:
English:
swing
- wag
- whisk
- wriggle
- sway
* * *♦ vt1. [mover] to move;[cabeza] to shake; [cola] to wag; [caderas] to wiggle;el viento meneaba las aguas the wind ruffled the water;Ven Fammenear la mata to shake things up2. [activar] to get moving;Fammás vale no menearlo o [m5]meneallo: el tema ése, más vale no menearlo o [m5] meneallo it would be best not to mention that subject* * *v/t1 ( agitar) shakemenear la cola wag its tail;menear la cabeza shake one’s head* * *menear vt1) : to shake (one's head)2) : to sway, to wiggle (one's hips)3) : to wag (a tail)4) : to stir (a liquid)* * *menear vb -
15 колебаться
1) General subject: alternate, be in a state of uncertainty, be in two minds, be of two minds, boggle (at, about, over), chop, crane, demur, dilly-dally, dillydally, doubt, flicker, fluctuate, go seesaw, halt, hang in the wind, hover, hover on the brink of decision, hum, hum and haw, jib at (сделать что-либо), librate, make boggle, nibble, nutate, oscillate (тж. перен.), pendulate, quake, rock, scruple (особенно в отриц. предложениях), seesaw, shake, shilly-shally, shimmy, shuffle, stagger, stick (перед - at), stickle, straddle, stumble, stumble at, sway, teeter, temporize, thrill, throb, to be in (of) two minds, totter, wabble, wabble (тж. перен.), waffle, whiffle, wibble wobble, wobble, balance, beat up and down, blow hot and cold, boggle, falter, hang back, hem and haw, hesitate, hum and ha, jib at, range, swing, swing in the balance, vary, vibrate, waver, (при выборе,принятии решения) spinning, buffet about2) Aviation: wave4) Medicine: surge5) Colloquial: shillyshally, weaken, wibble-wobble, wiggle6) American: back and fill, sit on the rail7) Engineering: fluctuate (изменяться по величине), hunt (о стрелке прибора), modulate, pulsate, pulse, ripple, sweep, tremble, vary (изменяться по величине)8) Rare: dubitate9) Construction: jiggle10) Mathematics: be variable, vacillate13) Automobile industry: flare (о пламени), flutter, jar, wag, waggle (напр. о стрелке измерительного прибора), weave15) Diplomatic term: (свободно) float (о курсах валют), shy16) Electronics: ring18) Special term: librate (тж. перен.)19) Simple: yoyo20) Metrology: range (в пределах)21) Business: deliberate, float (о курсах валют)22) Automation: see-saw23) Makarov: dither, fluctuate (по величине), hang (hung, hanged), hang in the balance, jib (at), poise, roll, to dilly-dally, twist in the wind, waverer, chop and change24) Taboo: hang an arse, hang the arse, undulate -
16 wippen
vt/i (schaukeln) seesaw, rock; Haare, Rock etc.: bob; wippen mit dem Fuß: jiggle; dem Stuhl: rock backward(s) and forward(s); auf den Zehenspitzen wippen rock up and down; in den Knien wippen bob up and down; ein Kind auf seinen Knien wippen ( lassen) dandle a child on one’s knee(s), bounce a child up and down on one’s knee; der Vogel wippt mit dem Schwanz the bird whisks its tail up and down (bzw. from side to side); wippender Gang bouncing gait* * *to nod; to waggle; to wag; to teeter; to seesaw* * *wịp|pen ['vɪpn]vi(auf und ab) to bob up and down; (hin und her) to teeter; (Schwanz) to wag; (= mit Wippe schaukeln) to seesawden Fuß/Kopf im Takt or Rhythmus wippen — to move one's foot/head in time to the music or rhythm
* * *(to move up and down like a seesaw: The boat seesawed on the crest of the wave.) seesaw* * *wip·pen[ˈvɪpn̩]vi* * *er wippte in den Knien — he bobbed up and down, bending at the knees
* * *auf den Zehenspitzen wippen rock up and down;in den Knien wippen bob up and down;ein Kind auf seinen Knien wippen (lassen) dandle a child on one’s knee(s), bounce a child up and down on one’s knee;der Vogel wippt mit dem Schwanz the bird whisks its tail up and down (bzw from side to side);wippender Gang bouncing gait* * *er wippte in den Knien — he bobbed up and down, bending at the knees
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17 махам
махна 1. wave(с криле) flap(опашка) wag(размахвам) flourish, brandish(с ръка-за да повикам) beckon, ( правя знак да се отдалечи) wave away, ( да се върне) wave back, ( да върви напред) wave onwardмахам с кърпичка wave o.'s handkerchiefмахам с ръка за сбогом wave goodbyeмахам с ръка на нещо (не одобрявам) wave away (a proposal etc.), ( отказвам се) throw in o.'s hand, give up s.th. as lost/hopelessтой махна да ме удари he aimed a blow at me2. (премествам, отстранявам) take away/down/out, put away, put out of sight, remove(бързо) whip offпеч. kill(свалям дреха) take off, remove(обувки, ръкавици) take/pull off, remove(служител) dismiss, разг. sack, fireмахам погледа си remove o.'s eyes/glanceмахам нещо от главата си прен. get s.th. off o.'s hands3. (напускам) give upкога ще махнеш тютюна? when are you going to give up smoking?махни го (не се занимавай с това) don't bother about itмахам се4. (отмествам се) move away/aside, step aside(избягвам) get away/off, clear offмахай се (оттук) clear/get out (of here), out you go, be off, chase yourself, hop it, off with you, make yourself scarce5. (за петно, за нещо залепено) come off(за облаци) disperse, disappearда ми се махне от главата to get rid of it/him/her* * *ма̀хам,и ма̀хвам, ма̀хна гл.1. wave; (с криле) flap; ( опашка) wag; ( размахвам) flourish, brandish; (с ръка за да повикам) beckon, ( правя знак да се отдалечи) wave away, (да се върне) wave back; \махам с кърпичка wave o.’s handkerchief; \махам с ръка за сбогом wave good-bye; \махам с ръка на нещо (не одобрявам) wave away (a proposal etc.), ( отказвам се) give up s.th. as lost/hopeless; той махна да ме удари he aimed a blow at me;2. ( премествам, отстранявам) take away/down/out, put away, put out of sight, remove; ( бързо) whip off; ( свалям дреха) take off, remove; ( обувки, ръкавици) take/pull off, remove; ( служител) dismiss, разг. sack, fire; \махам нещо от главата си прен. get s.th. off o.’s hands;\махам се 1. ( отмествам се) move away/aside, step aside; ( избягвам) get away/off, clear off; да се махаме let’s get out of here, let’s take ourselves off; махай се ( оттук) clear/get out (of here), out you go, come out of that, be off, hop it, off with you, make yourself scarce; амер., разг. go fly a kite;2. (за петно, за нещо залепено) come off; (за облаци) disperse; disappear; • да ми се маха от главата to get rid of it/him/her; да ми се махаш от очите! out of my sight!* * *flap (с криле); flirt; frisk; pick; remove: махам o.'s eyes - махам поглед; swing; switch; unstop (пломба на зъб); wag; waggle (разг.); wave - махам o.'s handkerchief - махам с кърпичка* * *1. (бързо) whip off 2. (за облаци) disperse, disappear 3. (за петно, за нещо залепено) come off 4. (избягвам) get away/off, clear off 5. (напускам) give up 6. (обувки, ръкавици) take/pull off, remove 7. (опашка) wag 8. (отмествам се) move away/aside, step aside 9. (премествам, отстранявам) take away/down/out, put away, put out of sight, remove 10. (размахвам) flourish, brandish 11. (с криле) flap 12. (с ръка - за да повикам) beckon, (правя знак да се отдалечи) wave away, (да се върне) wave back, (да върви напред) wave onward 13. (свалям дреха) take off, remove 14. (служител) dismiss, разг. sack, fire 15. МАХАМ нещо от главата си прен. get s.th. off o.'s hands 16. МАХАМ погледа си remove o.'s eyes/glance 17. МАХАМ с кърпичка wave o.'s handkerchief 18. МАХАМ с ръка за сбогом wave goodbye 19. МАХАМ с ръка на нещо (не одобрявам) wave away (a proposal etc.), (отказвам се) throw in o.'s hand, give up s.th. as lost/hopeless 20. МАХАМ се 21. да ce МАХАМЕ let's get out of here, let's take ourselves off 22. да ми се махне от главата to get rid of it/him/her 23. кога ще махнеш тютюна? when are you going to give up smoking? 24. махай се (оттук) clear/get out (of here), out you go, be off, chase yourself, hop it, off with you, make yourself scarce 25. махна wave 26. махни го (не се занимавай с това) don't bother about it 27. печ. kill 28. той махна да ме удари he aimed a blow at me -
18 hesitate
1. v колебаться, сомневатьсяI hesitated about taking the position — я раздумывал, согласиться ли мне на эту должность
2. v не решаться3. v стеснятьсяdo not hesitate to ask me — спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь
4. v запинаться, заикатьсяhe hesitated for a word — он запнулся, подыскивая нужное слово
Синонимический ряд:1. balk (verb) balk; recoil; shrink2. delay (verb) defer; delay; deliberate; demur; linger; wait3. falter (verb) alternate; dither; falter; flounder; fluctuate; halt; hover; pause; shilly-shally; stagger; straddle; vacillate; waver; whiffle; wiggle-waggleАнтонимический ряд:act; attack; career; carry on; confront; continue; decide; determine; embrace; flow; go; hasten; hustle; jump; persevere; resolve -
19 sallanmak
v. keep oneself close, swing, rock, wave, shake, oscillate, vibrate, dawdle, dilly dally, dodder, flap, flirt, hang about, hang around, hang down, hang on, hover, loiter, lurch, quake, be slung from, sway, take a swing, teeter, waggle, waver, wobble--------sallanmak (gemi)v. bear away--------sallanmak (tekne)v. toss -
20 sallanmamak
v. (neg. form of sallanmak) keep oneself close, swing, rock, wave, shake, oscillate, vibrate, dawdle, dilly dally, dodder, flap, flirt, hang about, hang around, hang down, hang on, hover, loiter, lurch, quake, be slung from, sway, take a swing, teeter, waggle, waver, wobble
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wave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wag, shake, sway, flutter, stream (in the wind); signal, motion, gesture, indication; roll, undulate; ripple, swell, billow, flood, surge; flaunt, flourish. n. sea, tide, water, ripple, billow, etc.,… … English dictionary for students
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