tottering in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tottering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tottering [Am ˈtɑdərɪŋ, Brit ˈtɒtərɪŋ] ADJ attr

tottering regime

tambaleante

tottering steps

inseguro

tottering steps

vacilante

totter¹ [Am ˈtɑdər, Brit ˈtɒtə] VB intr

totter person/object/government:

totter

tambalearse

the old man tottered over to us

el viejo se nos acercó tambaleándose

the regime is tottering on the brink of collapse

el régimen está a punto de caer

totter² N Brit

totter

ropavejero m / ropavejera f

totter

trapero m / trapera f

totter

botellero m / botellera f CSur

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 tottering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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columpio basculante

teeter-totter Am

machín-machón

teeter-totter Am

pepenador (pepenadora)

totter Brit

un anciano de paso tambaleante

a tottering o doddery old man

balancín

teeter-totter Am

tambalearse

totter

el régimen empezó a tambalearse

the regime began to totter

tambalear

totter

tottering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tottering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

totter [ˈtɒtəʳ, Am ˈtɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

totter

tambalearse

Translations for tottering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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titubeo

tottering

tambalear fig

to totter

balancín

teeter-totter Am

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Trudging, staggering, limping, stumbling, tottering, doddering, shuffling, and crawling marked the downward trajectory.

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Even before the new league got started, it was reported to be tottering on the brink and a big flop.

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Your words have helped the tottering to stand, and you have strengthened feeble knees.

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