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1 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 -
2 waver
s.1 vacilación, titubeo.2 escrúpulo.v.1 vacilar, desfallecer, estar indeciso, perder el aplomo.2 mecerse.3 fluctuar, titilar.vi.vacilar, titubear (persona); temblar (voice); flaquear (courage)(pt & pp wavered) -
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4 falter
'fo:ltə1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) vacilar2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) titubear•- falteringly
tr['fɔːltəSMALLr/SMALL]1) totter: tambalearse2) stammer: titubear, tartamudear3) waver: vacilarv.• decir titubeando v.• desfallecer v.• desmayar v.• titubear v.• vacilar v.'fɔːltər, 'fɔːltə(r)a) ( speak hesitantly) titubear, balbucearb) \<\<enthusiasm/interest\>\> decaer*; \<\<courage/resolve\>\> flaquearc) ( move unsteadily) tambalearsed)['fɔːltǝ(r)]1.VI (=waver) [person] vacilar, titubear; [voice] entrecortarse, quebrarse; [steps] vacilar; [courage] fallar, faltar2.* * *['fɔːltər, 'fɔːltə(r)]a) ( speak hesitantly) titubear, balbucearb) \<\<enthusiasm/interest\>\> decaer*; \<\<courage/resolve\>\> flaquearc) ( move unsteadily) tambalearsed) -
5 wobble
'wobl
1. verb(to rock unsteadily from side to side: The bicycle wobbled and the child fell off.) moverse, tambalearse
2. noun(a slight rocking, unsteady movement: This wheel has a bit of a wobble.) tamboleo, movimiento- wobbly- wobbliness
wobble vb tambalear / cojeartr['wɒbəl]1 (table, chair, ladder) tambaleo, bamboleo; (bicycle) movimiento; (voice, jelly) temblor nombre masculino1 (table, chair, ladder) cojear; (bicycle, tooth) moverse; (legs, jelly, voice) temblar; (wheel) bailar; (person) tambalearse, bambolearse, vacilar1 (table, ladder) moverwobble n: tambaleo m, bamboleo mv.• bambolear v.• cojear v.• oscilar v.• tambalearse v.• vacilar v.n.• tambaleo s.m.'wɑːbəl, 'wɒbəl
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a) ( tremble) \<\<jelly\>\> temblar*b) (sway, waver) \<\<cyclist\>\> bambolearse; \<\<wheel\>\> bailar; \<\<chair\>\> tambalearse
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vt mover*, bambolear['wɒbl]1.N [of chair, table etc] tambaleo m, bamboleo m ; [of voice] temblor mto walk with a wobble — tambalearse al andar, andar tambaleándose
2. VI1) (=move unsteadily) tambalearse, bambolearse; [voice] temblar2) (=hesitate) vacilar* * *['wɑːbəl, 'wɒbəl]
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a) ( tremble) \<\<jelly\>\> temblar*b) (sway, waver) \<\<cyclist\>\> bambolearse; \<\<wheel\>\> bailar; \<\<chair\>\> tambalearse
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6 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 -
7 sway
swei
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) balancear(se), mecer(se)2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) influir, influenciar; persuadir
2. noun1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) balanceo, bamboleo2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) dominio, influenciasway vb mecerse / balancearsetr[sweɪ]1 (movement) balanceo, vaivén nombre masculino, movimiento1 (swing) balancear, bambolear2 figurative use (influence) influir en, influenciar, convencer1 (person, tree, ladder) balancearse, bambolearse; (tower) bambolearse; (crops) mecerse; (person - totter) tambalearse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto hold sway over somebody dominar a alguiensway ['sweɪ] vi: balancearse, mecersesway vtinfluence: influir en, convencersway n1) swinging: balanceo m2) influence: influjo mn.• balanceo s.m.• dominio s.m.• mando s.m.• oscilación s.f.• soberanía s.f.• vaivén s.m.v.• bambalear v.• bambolear v.• cimbrar v.• columpiar v.• desviar v.• dominar v.• hacer oscilar v.• inclinar v.• influir en v.• mecer v.• mimbrear v.• tartalear v.sweɪ
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mass noun1) ( movement) balanceo m, oscilación f2) ( influence) influjo m; ( domination) dominio mto hold sway — \<\<ideas\>\> prevalecer*; \<\<leader\>\> ejercer* dominio
to hold sway OVER somebody — ejercer* dominio sobre alguien
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1) ( swing) \<\<branchee\>\> balancearse; \<\<building/tower\>\> bambolearse, balancearse, oscilar2) ( veer) \<\<public opinion\>\> cambiar, dar* un viraje
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vt1) ( influence) \<\<person/crowd\>\> influir* en, influenciar2) ( move) \<\<hips\>\> menear, bambolear[sweɪ]1. N1) (also: swaying) (=movement) balanceo m, oscilación f ; [of train, bus, boat] vaivén m, balanceo m ; (=violent swaying) bamboleo m ; (=violent jerk) sacudimiento m ; (=totter) tambaleo m2) (=rule) dominio m ; (=influence) influencia f ; (=power) poder mhis sway over the party — su influencia en el partido, su dominio del partido
to hold sway over a nation — gobernar or dominar una nación
2.the train swayed from side to side — el tren se balanceaba or bamboleaba de un lado para otro
3. VT2) (=influence) mover, influir enthese factors finally swayed me — estos factores terminaron de or por convencerme
* * *[sweɪ]
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mass noun1) ( movement) balanceo m, oscilación f2) ( influence) influjo m; ( domination) dominio mto hold sway — \<\<ideas\>\> prevalecer*; \<\<leader\>\> ejercer* dominio
to hold sway OVER somebody — ejercer* dominio sobre alguien
II
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1) ( swing) \<\<branch/tree\>\> balancearse; \<\<building/tower\>\> bambolearse, balancearse, oscilar2) ( veer) \<\<public opinion\>\> cambiar, dar* un viraje
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vt1) ( influence) \<\<person/crowd\>\> influir* en, influenciar2) ( move) \<\<hips\>\> menear, bambolear -
8 vacillate
tr['væsɪleɪt]1 (hesitate) vacilar1) hesitate: vacilar2) sway: oscilarv.• vacilar v.'væsəleɪt['væsɪleɪt]VI (=hesitate) vacilar, dudar; (=waver) oscilar ( between entre)* * *['væsəleɪt] -
9 ánimo
Del verbo animar: ( conjugate animar) \ \
animo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
animó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: animar ánimo
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo 1 ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up; ánimo a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth 2 ‹ programa› to present, host 3 ( impulsar) to inspire animarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to liven up◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call youc) ( atreverse):◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
ánimo sustantivo masculino 1a) ( espíritu):tu visita le levantó el ánimo your visit cheered her up; con el ánimo por el suelo in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted; apaciguar los ánimos to calm everyone down; hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on;◊ ¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!;no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada I don't feel up to anything 2
animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up (una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
ánimo
I sustantivo masculino
1 (talante) spirit: no estoy de ánimo para ir allí, I'm not in the mood to go there
tenemos un estado de ánimo ideal para trabajar, we are in the best frame of mind for working
es propensa a frecuentes cambios de ánimo, she is prone to frequent mood changes
2 (estímulo, fuerza) courage: su madre le dio ánimos, his mother encouraged him
3 (intención) intention: lo dijo con ánimo de ofender, she said it with the intention of being offensive
II exclamación ¡ánimo!, cheer up! ' ánimo' also found in these entries: Spanish: aliento - animada - animado - apagada - apagado - bajón - consabida - consabido - desfallecer - desinflarse - disposición - espíritu - estado - estímulo - ir - humor - impulsar - levantar - lucro - moral - muchachada - presencia - suelo - talante - animar - brío - decaer - grandeza - impacto - infundir - mentiroso English: agitation - bear up - chin - frame of mind - life-giving - lift - mind - morale - muster - nonprofit - organization - pep talk - pluck - spirit - spur - state - waver - buck - encourage - encouragement - frame - pep - presence - rise - up -
10 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 -
11 flaquear
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12 tambalearse
tambalearse ( conjugate tambalearse) verbo pronominal verbo intransitivo [silla/botella] to wobble; [ persona] to stagger; todo empezó a tambalearse everything began to shake
■tambalearse vr (persona) to totter, stagger: iba hacia la ventana tambaleándose, he staggered towards the window (un objeto) to wobble fig (un régimen, una relación) to teeter ' tambalearse' also found in these entries: Spanish: bambolearse - trastabillar English: lurch - reel - stagger - sway - totter - wobble - teeter - waver -
13 temblar
temblar ( conjugate temblar) verbo intransitivo (por nervios, miedo) to shake, tremble; (+ me/te/le etc) [ párpado] to twitch; [ mano] to shake; [ voz] to tremble; temblar v impers:◊ ¡está temblando! (AmL) it's an earthquake!;tembló ayer there was a(n earth) tremor yesterday
temblar verbo intransitivo
1 (de emoción: la voz) to quiver (: el pulso) to shake: estoy tan nerviosa que me tiemblan las piernas, I'm so nervous that my legs are shaking
2 (de miedo, temor) to tremble: temblaba de miedo, she was trembling with fear
tiemblo solo de pensarlo, I shudder to think about it
3 (de frío) to shiver: temblaba por la fiebre, he was shivering with fever
4 (la tierra, un edificio) to shake
5 fam (acabar con algo) dejamos el jamón temblando, we ate almost all the ham
la factura me dejó la cuenta temblando, the bill cleaned out my bank account ' temblar' also found in these entries: Spanish: sacudir English: falter - feel - quake - quaver - quiver - shake - shiver - tremble - waver - wobble - quail -
14 titubear
titubear ( conjugate titubear) verbo intransitivo
titubear verbo intransitivo
1 (mostrarse indeciso) to hesitate
2 (balbucear) to stammer, get tongue-tied ' titubear' also found in these entries: Spanish: vacilar English: dither - falter - hesitate - waver -
15 vacile
Del verbo vacilar: ( conjugate vacilar) \ \
vacilé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
vacile es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: vacilar vacile
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
vacile sustantivo masculino (fam) ( tomadura de pelo) joke;◊ basta de vacile that's enough kidding (colloq)
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 -
16 wavering
adj.1 ligero, inconstante.2 oscilante.3 vacilante, inconstante, titubeante.ger.gerundio del verbo WAVER.
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