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1 wackelig
I Adj.2. wackelig auf den Beinen sein umg. wegen Krankheit: be a bit shaky (on one’s legs oder pins); wegen Alter: be (getting) doddery; wegen Alkohol: be a bit unsteady (on one’s legs)II Adv. gehen etc.: shakily; wackelig stehen Schrank etc.: wobble, be wobbly; umg., Unternehmen, Stelle etc.: be very shaky; Regierung: auch be teetering; Schüler: be doing badly; Sportmannschaft: be in danger of being relegated* * *dodgy; waggly; ramshackle; unsteady; wobbly; rickety; cranky; shaky; loose; wiggly; tipsy* * *wạ|cke|lig ['vakəlɪç]1. adjwobbly; Möbelstück auch rickety; Zahn, Schraube auch loose; (fig) Firma, Unternehmen, Kompromiss shaky; Mehrheit flimsywackelig auf den Beinen sein (inf) (Patient) — to be wobbly on one's legs, to be shaky; (alter Mensch) to be doddery (esp Brit) or shaky
2. advwackelig stehen (lit) — to be unsteady or wobbly; (fig: Unternehmen, Schüler) to be shaky
* * *1) (which rocks or shakes; unsteady; unsafe.) rocky2) wobbly3) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) shaky4) shakily5) (not straight; going up and down, from side to side etc: a wiggly line.) wiggly* * *wa·cke·lig, wack·lig[ˈvak(ə)lɪç]1. (nicht fest stehend) rickety; (Konstruktion) rickety, unsound; (Säule) shaky; (Steckdose) loose; (Stuhl, Tisch) unsteady* * *1.1) (nicht stabil) wobbly <chair, table, etc.>; loose < tooth>; shaky, rickety < structure>; rickety <car, furniture>2.er steht in der Schule/in Latein ziemlich wackelig — things are dodgy for him at school (Brit. coll.) /his Latin is somewhat shaky
* * *A. adj1. wobbly; alte Möbel etc: auch rickety; Zahn, Schraube: loose2.wackelig auf den Beinen sein umg wegen Krankheit: be a bit shaky (on one’s legs oder pins); wegen Alter: be (getting) doddery; wegen Alkohol: be a bit unsteady (on one’s legs)3.eine wackelige Vier etc (Schulnote) umg a shaky D, a scraped DB. adv gehen etc: shakily;wackelig stehen Schrank etc: wobble, be wobbly; umg, Unternehmen, Stelle etc: be very shaky; Regierung: auch be teetering; Schüler: be doing badly; Sportmannschaft: be in danger of being relegated* * *1.1) (nicht stabil) wobbly <chair, table, etc.>; loose < tooth>; shaky, rickety < structure>; rickety <car, furniture>2.er steht in der Schule/in Latein ziemlich wackelig — things are dodgy for him at school (Brit. coll.) /his Latin is somewhat shaky
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2 Schlangenlinie
* * *Schlạn|gen|li|niefwavy line* * *Schlan·gen·li·nief wavy linein \Schlangenlinien fahren to weave [one's way] [from side to side]* * *die wavy lineSchlangenlinien fahren — < cyclist> weave along
* * *in Schlangenlinien fahren weave, zigzag (along the road)* * *die wavy lineSchlangenlinien fahren — < cyclist> weave along
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3 Selbstbedienungsgeschäft
Selbstbedienungsgeschäft n V&M self-service store* * *n <V&M> self-service store* * *Selbstbedienungsgeschäft, Selbstbedienungsladen
riggly-wiggly store (US), non-service store, self-service shop (Br.) (store, US), groceteria (US), supermarket (US), super (coll.)Business german-english dictionary > Selbstbedienungsgeschäft
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4 Selbstbedienungsampel
Selbstbedienungsampel
zigzag;
• Selbstbedienungsautomat self-service terminal;
• Selbstbedienungsgeschäft, Selbstbedienungsladen riggly-wiggly store (US), non-service store, self-service shop (Br.) (store, US), groceteria (US), supermarket (US), super (coll.);
• kleiner Selbstbedienungsladen superette (US);
• Selbstbedienungsrestaurant self-service restaurant, cafeteria;
• Selbstbedienungssystem self-service system;
• Selbstbedienungstankstelle self-service petrol station (Br.), gaseteria (US);
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wiggly-waggly — adjective see wiggly … Useful english dictionary
