Translations for shaky in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

shaky [Brit ˈʃeɪki, Am ˈʃeɪki] ADJ

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1. shaky (liable to shake):

shaky chair, ladder, structure

traballante, barcollante

my hands are rather shaky

mi tremano le mani

I feel a bit shaky

mi tremano le gambe

2. shaky (liable to founder) fig:

shaky marriage, relationship

shaky position

insicuro, privo di certezza

shaky evidence, argument, grounds

poco solido, inaffidabile

shaky knowledge, memory, prospects

shaky regime, democracy

debole, vacillante

3. shaky (uncertain) fig:

shaky start

incerto, malsicuro

we got off to a rather shaky start (in relationship, business)

l'inizio è stato un po' incerto

we got off to a rather shaky start (in performance)

all'inizio eravamo un po' insicuri

my French is a bit shaky

il mio francese è un po' incerto or traballante

to be on shaky ground

essere su terreno infido

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Translations for shaky in the English»Italian Dictionary

shaky <-ier, -iest> [ˈʃeɪ·ki] ADJ

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1. shaky (jerky):

shaky

to be shaky on one's feet

avere un passo malfermo

2. shaky (wavering):

shaky

3. shaky (unstable):

shaky

to be shaky on one's feet

avere un passo malfermo

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The set and filming methods, including shaky hand-held video cameras, lent a documentary feel. en.wikipedia.org

However, the club was on extremely shaky financial ground and did not have many opportunities to generate revenue. en.wikipedia.org

The date of 1270 may be shaky, but he does seem to have issued such an order some time between 1270 and 1284. en.wikipedia.org

Finances were shaky, and most of the income came from sales of booklets, maps and message blanks. en.wikipedia.org

John says he has a shaky marriage, but his kids are important and doesn't know if he can divorce his wife. en.wikipedia.org

He did admit that the fiend's identity is perhaps less obscured than usual; motivation a trifle shaky, but clue details are brilliant. en.wikipedia.org

In their first scenes together, he was shaky and missing his lines, and she soothed and coached him. en.wikipedia.org

Because of the telegraph, word of the office closure spread quickly and many investors, already shaky over declining markets, caused a financial panic. en.wikipedia.org

Having been refused the right to sell another round of bonds to unsuspecting investors, the shaky empire tottered. en.wikipedia.org

The magazine grew from a shaky start to a peak circulation of around 3 million; it has since dropped to approximately 500,000. en.wikipedia.org

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