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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But it's sufficiently vague to make one hesitate it sounds like it.
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He commits himself to the revolution, then hesitates and wavers.
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The breed excels at hunting in marshes and will not hesitate to jump into water.
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He hesitated a long time before accepting this charge.
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He hesitates, before sarcastically saying that he was just trying to follow her logic.
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Upper-class characters in the film even hesitate to pronounce the dance's name.
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Hesitating at the idea of throwing a large party, he considers instead inviting only a few friends.
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She hesitates to intimate interaction with people, and often acts cold, selfish and irresponsible, in order to keep people from becoming close to her.
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He also hesitated to write the series because his own life experiences did not reflect the dreams of his characters.
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As a result, multimarket competitors may hesitate to attack in one market for fear of retaliation in other markets.
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