Hesitate
//ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt//
Translations of "hesitate" (56 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | druaj(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | αἰσχύνομαι(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), φοβέομαι(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ὀκνέω(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | aiskhúnomai, phobéomai, oknéō | |
| Arabic | اتردد(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), تَرَدَّدَ(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | etraded, taraddada | |
| Armenian | վարանել(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), տատանվել(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | varanel, tatanvel | |
| Azerbaijani | tərəddüd etmək(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Bashkir | икеләнеү(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | ikelənew | |
| Basque | zalantzan egon(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Belarusian | вага́цца(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), хіста́цца(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | vahácca, xistácca | |
| Bulgarian | двоумя се(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), заеквам(to stammer; to falter in speaking), заекна(to stammer; to falter in speaking), колеба́я се(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), чудя се(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | dvoumja se, zaekvam, zaekna, kolebája se, čudja se | |
| Catalan | dubtar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), hesitar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), titubejar(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | دوودڵ بوون(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | dûdill bûn | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 猶豫 /犹豫(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), 躊躇 /踌躇(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), 遲疑 /迟疑(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | yóuyù, chóuchú, chíyí | |
| Czech | váhat(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), zaváhat(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | — | |
| Danish | hakke i det(to stammer; to falter in speaking), stamme(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | — | |
| Dutch | aarzelen(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Egyptian | s-i-in:n-D54(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | sjnj | |
| Esperanto | heziti(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Finnish | aikailla(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), empiä(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), epäröidä(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), epäröidä(to stammer; to falter in speaking), viivytellä(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), vitkastella(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| French | hésiter(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), hésiter(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | — | |
| Galician | dubidar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| German | stammeln(to stammer; to falter in speaking), zögern(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), zögern(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | — | |
| Greek | διστάζω(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | distázo | |
| Hebrew | היסס(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | hisés | |
| Hungarian | habozik(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), hezitál(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), tétovázik(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Indonesian | ragu(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Italian | esitare(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), titubare(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Japanese | ためらう(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), 躊躇う(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), 躊躇する(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | tamerau, tamerau, chūcho suru | |
| Kazakh | баяулату(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), бұраландау(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), дүдәмал болу(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), кекештену(to stammer; to falter in speaking), күмәндану(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), тұтығу(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | baäulatu, būralandau, düdämal bolu, kekeştenu, kümändanu, tūtyğu | |
| Khmer | ច្រិមច្រុម(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ច្រេញច្រុញ(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ញីញញូញ(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), តេងតាង(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ទីទើរ(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ទីមទាម(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | crəmcrom, crəñcroñ, ñiiññuuñ, teengtaang, tiitəə, tiimtiəm | |
| Korean | 망설이다(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | mangseorida | |
| Latin | dubito(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), haesitō(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Lithuanian | dvejoti(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), svyruoti(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | zécken(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Macedonian | се колеба(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | se koleba | |
| Māori | kōrapa(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), tawhitawhi(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Norwegian | nøle med å(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | nøle(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Old English | wandian(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Polish | jąkać się(to stammer; to falter in speaking), wahać się(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Portuguese | hesitar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), titubear(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), vacilar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Quechua | iskayyay(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Romanian | a se codi(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ezita(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), pregeta(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), șovăi(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Russian | заика́ться(to stammer; to falter in speaking), заикну́ться(to stammer; to falter in speaking), запина́ться(to stammer; to falter in speaking), запну́ться(to stammer; to falter in speaking), колеба́ться(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), ме́длить(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), сомнева́ться(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | zaikátʹsja, zaiknútʹsja, zapinátʹsja, zapnútʹsja, kolebátʹsja, médlitʹ, somnevátʹsja | |
| Scots | hover(to stammer; to falter in speaking), swither(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | sòr(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | dvoumiti(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), kolebati(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), nećkati(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), oklevati(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), oklijevati(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), pokolebati(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), двоумити(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), колебати(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), нећкати(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), оклевати(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), оклијевати(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), поколебати(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Sicilian | trantulijari(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Slovak | váhať(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Spanish | dudar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), hesitar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), titubear(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), vacilar(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Swedish | tveka(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Tagalog | magdalawang-isip(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Tamil | குழறு(to stammer; to falter in speaking), தயங்கு(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), திக்கு(to stammer; to falter in speaking) | kuḻaṟu, tayaṅku, tikku | |
| Thai | ลังเล(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | lang-lee | |
| Turkish | kararsız kalmak(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), tereddüt etmek(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), çekinmek(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — | |
| Ukrainian | вага́тися(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), колива́тися(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), хита́тися(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | vahátysja, kolyvátysja, xytátysja | |
| Vietnamese | chần chừ(to stop or pause respecting decision or action), do dự(to stop or pause respecting decision or action) | — |
druaj
tərəddüd etmək
zalantzan egon
двоумя се, заеквам, заекна, колеба́я се, чудя се
dvoumja se, zaekvam, zaekna, kolebája se, čudja se
dubtar, hesitar, titubejar
váhat, zaváhat
hakke i det, stamme
aarzelen
heziti
aikailla, empiä, epäröidä, epäröidä, viivytellä, vitkastella
hésiter, hésiter
dubidar
stammeln, zögern, zögern
habozik, hezitál, tétovázik
ragu
esitare, titubare
баяулату, бұраландау, дүдәмал болу, кекештену, күмәндану, тұтығу
baäulatu, būralandau, düdämal bolu, kekeştenu, kümändanu, tūtyğu
ច្រិមច្រុម, ច្រេញច្រុញ, ញីញញូញ, តេងតាង, ទីទើរ, ទីមទាម
crəmcrom, crəñcroñ, ñiiññuuñ, teengtaang, tiitəə, tiimtiəm
dubito, haesitō
dvejoti, svyruoti
zécken
kōrapa, tawhitawhi
nøle med å
nøle
wandian
jąkać się, wahać się
hesitar, titubear, vacilar
iskayyay
a se codi, ezita, pregeta, șovăi
заика́ться, заикну́ться, запина́ться, запну́ться, колеба́ться, ме́длить, сомнева́ться
zaikátʹsja, zaiknútʹsja, zapinátʹsja, zapnútʹsja, kolebátʹsja, médlitʹ, somnevátʹsja
hover, swither
dvoumiti, kolebati, nećkati, oklevati, oklijevati, pokolebati, двоумити, колебати, нећкати, оклевати, оклијевати, поколебати
trantulijari
váhať
dudar, hesitar, titubear, vacilar
tveka
magdalawang-isip
kararsız kalmak, tereddüt etmek, çekinmek
chần chừ, do dự
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