hesitating in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hesitating in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

hesitate [Am ˈhɛzəˌteɪt, Brit ˈhɛzɪteɪt] VB intr

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hesitate
vacilar
hesitate
titubear
try to speak slowly, but without hesitating
trata de hablar despacio, pero sin vacilar or titubear
I hesitated before going in
dudé or vacilé antes de entrar
I'd hesitate before committing myself, if I were you
yo que tú lo pensaría dos veces antes de comprometerme
to hesitate to + infin
dudar en +  infin
I hesitate to ask such a personal question, but …
no sé si hacer una pregunta tan personal, pero …
I hesitate to criticize a colleague, but …
no me gusta criticar a una colega, pero …
if you have any problems/questions, please don't hesitate to ask
si tienes algún problema/alguna duda, no dejes de preguntar
if you need more, don't hesitate to ask me
si necesitas más, pídemelo con toda confianza
if I thought he was wrong, I wouldn't hesitate to say so
si creyera que está equivocado, no dudaría en decirlo
to hesitate about/over sth/-ing they hesitated for several days about buying the house
estuvieron dudando varios días si comprar la casa
she's still hesitating about accepting the job
todavía no ha decidido si aceptar o no el trabajo
he hesitated over the difficult words
titubeaba con las palabras difíciles
he who hesitates is lost
la ocasión la pintan calva

Translations for hesitating in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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tras un momento de vacilación
after hesitating for a moment
trepidar
to hesitate
titubear
to hesitate
no titubeó un instante en aceptar
he didn't hesitate for a moment before accepting
vacilar
to hesitate
respondió sin vacilar
he replied without hesitating o without hesitation
vacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí
she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here
no vacilaron en aceptar
they did not hesitate to accept
vamos, cómpralo, no sigas dudando
go ahead and buy it, stop hesitating o dithering
dudar en + infinit.
to hesitate to +  infinit.
no dudes en llamarme
don't hesitate to call me
regodearse
to hesitate
si te encuentras apurado, no tienes más que decírmelo
if you run into any difficulties, don't hesitate to let me know

hesitating in the PONS Dictionary

hesitating Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to (not) hesitate to do sth
(no) dudar en hacer algo
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Judging from its physical make-up, it would not hesitate to attack a man in open water.
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While student attendance may be full at academic, entertainment, or sports events organized by these parties, for any other events, students hesitate.
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White was still hesitating up to the time the label copy was made.
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But it's sufficiently vague to make one hesitate it sounds like it.
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Upper-class characters in the film even hesitate to pronounce the dance's name.
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The breed excels at hunting in marshes and will not hesitate to jump into water.
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Doubt may encourage people to hesitate before acting, and/or to apply more rigorous methods.
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He commits himself to the revolution, then hesitates and wavers.
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Because of the attributes, developers did not hesitate to tear these houses down and build new houses.
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He did not hesitate to express his opinion, laudatory or not.
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