hovering in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hovering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hover [Am ˈhəvər, Brit ˈhɒvə] VB intr

1. hover (in air):

hover helicopter:

sostenerse en el aire (sin avanzar)

hover helicopter:

mantenerse inmóvil en el aire

hover bird:

cernerse

to hover over or above sth/sb hawk/threat:

cernerse sobre algo/alguien

2. hover (linger, be poised):

hover

rondar

the temperature hovered around 20°

la temperatura rondaba los 20°

her secretary was hovering at her elbow

su secretario le andaba alrededor

a smile/question hovered on her lips

sus labios esbozaron una sonrisa/una pregunta

they were hovering on the brink of disaster

estaban casi al borde del desastre

3. hover (be undecided):

hover

dudar

hover

vacilar

hover

estar indeciso

I.hover about VB [Am ˈhəvər -, Brit ˈhɒvə -], hover around VB (v + adv) (linger)

hover about

rondar

hover about

revolotear inf

II.hover about VB [Am ˈhəvər -, Brit ˈhɒvə -], hover around VB (v + prep + o) (wait at)

hover about

rondar

Translations for hovering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cernerse sobre alg./algo ave:

to hover over sb/sth

cernerse sobre alg./algo peligro/amenaza:

to hang o hover over sb/sth

la rentabilidad ronda el 3%

the yield is hovering around the 3% mark

hovering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hovering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hover [ˈhɒvəʳ, Am ˈhʌvɚ] VB intr

1. hover (stay in air):

hover

cernerse

2. hover (be in an uncertain state):

hover

estar vacilante

3. hover (wait near):

hover

rondar

4. hover (hesitate):

hover

dudar

to hover on the brink of accepting sth

estar casi a punto de aceptar algo

hover VB

User Entry

hover COMPUT

poner [o colocar] el cursor

to hover over an image or a link ex

poner el cursor sobre una imagen o un enlace

Translations for hovering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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planear (ave)

to hover

cernerse sobre algo

to hover over sth

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte

to hover between life and death

hovering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hover on the brink of accepting sth

estar casi a punto de aceptar algo

to hover over an image or a link ex

poner el cursor sobre una imagen o un enlace

to hover between life and death

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

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The waiters are hovering, making it another question to be answered diplomatically, and the governor warmly compliments the cutlets.

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It was cold, with the temperature hovering around six degrees centigrade.

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Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering.

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A robot as small as a housefly has managed the delicate task of flying and hovering the way the actual insects do.

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He collapses in a field, hovering near death for several days.

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There is a saucer hovering over the barn, and large barnyard animals to the side.

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They include wind tunnel experiments of a tethered locust and a tethered fly, and free hovering flight of a fruit fly.

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The warehouse's folded design of the solar modules extends vertically, bending over the roof and hovering on a framed mounted system above the landscaped roof.

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The second theme lacks the energy of the first, remaining a static motif hovering over oscillating major and minor harmonies.

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