teeter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for teeter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

teeter [Am ˈtidər, Brit ˈtiːtə] VB intr

teeter

tambalearse

he teetered toward me

se me acercó tambaleándose

they are teetering on the edge of war

están al borde de la guerra

teeter-totter [Am ˈtidərˌtɑdər, Brit ˈtiːtətɒtə] N Am

teeter-totter → seesaw

See also seesaw

I.seesaw [Am ˈsiˌsɔ, Brit ˈsiːsɔː] N

1. seesaw (in playground):

seesaw

balancín m

seesaw

subibaja m

2. seesaw (of opinion, prices):

seesaw

vaivén m

seesaw

oscilación f

seesaw motion

balanceo m

seesaw motion

movimiento m oscilante or de vaivén

II.seesaw [Am ˈsiˌsɔ, Brit ˈsiːsɔː] VB intr

seesaw prices/emotions:

seesaw

oscilar

to seesaw between despair and euphoria

oscilar entre la desesperación y la euforia

Translations for teeter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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columpio basculante

teeter-totter Am

machín-machón

teeter-totter Am

balancín

teeter-totter Am

teeter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for teeter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

teeter [ˈti:təʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

to teeter (around)

tambalearse

to teeter on the brink of sth

estar a punto de algo

Translations for teeter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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balancín

teeter-totter Am

teeter Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to teeter (around)

tambalearse

to teeter on the brink of sth

estar a punto de algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Losses of partnerships also threatened the studio's stability and sent it teetering towards bankruptcy.

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A boy is teetering on the steep, slippery bank attempting to retrieve a football from the pool with a stick.

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Although he's always smiling, the bank he owns is teetering on the brink of failure.

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Other countries suffer similarly disastrous defeats, and human civilization teeters on the brink of destruction.

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Thus, most of the trails also contain man-made obstacles like skinny bridges, twisting ladders raised above the ground, and teeter-totters to ride on.

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Their relationship teeters between a familiar, cooperative interaction and downright annoyance or frustration with each other.

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That area included an outdoor grill, picnic tables, swings, teeter-totters, tennis courts, an ice-skating rink, a baseball diamond, swimming pool, and a community center.

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The transport emerges from the passage and teeters on the edge of a vast pit of lava.

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They would then dump the rice into a basket on a third teeter-totter.

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By 1990, the company was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

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