Waver
//ˈweɪvə//
Translations of "waver" (19 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | колебание(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), маша(tool used to make hair wavy), варирам(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), двоумя се(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), изнемогвам(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), изнемощявам(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), колебая се(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), отмалявам(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), развявам се(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), треперя(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), трепкам(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver) | kolebanie, maša, variram, dvoumja se, iznemogvam, iznemoštjavam, kolebaja se, otmaljavam, razvjavam se, treperja, trepkam | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 動搖 /动摇(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way) | dòngyáo | |
| Czech | být nerozhodný(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), chvět se(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), klátit se(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), kolísat(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), mihotat se(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), ochabovat(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), třepotat se(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), váhat(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), zaváhat(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate) | — | |
| Dutch | wuiver(one who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave), zwaaier(one who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave), beven(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), flikkeren(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), flitsen(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), schommelen(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), schudden(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), twijfelen(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), variëren(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), wankelen(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), weifelen(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), wiegen(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), wuiven(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), zwaaien(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter) | — | |
| Finnish | epäröinti(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), heilunta(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), horjunta(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), huojunta(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), jätetty taimi(sapling or other young tree left standing when other trees around it have been felled), käherrin(tool used to make hair wavy), kähertäjä(person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy), lepatus(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), liehunta(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), viittoilija(one who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave), vilkuttaja(one who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave), värinä(act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving — see also flutter, tremble), epäröidä(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), heilua(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), horjua(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), horjua(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), huojua(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), lepattaa(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), liehua(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), täristä(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), väristä(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble) | — | |
| French | vaciller(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter) | — | |
| Greenlandic | aalajavoq(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), angaluppoq(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), isumaa oqippoq(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), sajuppoq(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), sakavoq(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), ukamarpoq(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter) | — | |
| Hungarian | habozik(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate) | — | |
| Ido | fluktuar(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary) | — | |
| Italian | vacillare(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way) | — | |
| Japanese | 揺らぐ(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), 揺らぐ(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble) | yuragu, yuragu | |
| Latin | labō(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), vacillō(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), vacillō(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate) | — | |
| Māori | kōrapa(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), kōrapa(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), manei(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), mānenei(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), mānenei(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), ngākaurua(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), takahuirangi(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way) | — | |
| Portuguese | vacilar(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate) | — | |
| Russian | дрожа́ть(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), колыха́ться(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver) | drožátʹ, kolyxátʹsja | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kolebati se(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), kolebati se(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), njihati se(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), pokolebati se(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), teturati se(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), treperiti(of light, shadow, or a partly obscured thing: to flicker, to glimmer, to quiver — see also flicker, glimmer, quiver), trepèriti(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), varírati(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), вари́рати(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), колебати се(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), колебати се(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), тетурати се(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), трепѐрити(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble), њихати се(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter) | — | |
| Spanish | balancearse(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), flaquear(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), fluctuar(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), ondear(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter), oscilar(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), vacilar(to begin to weaken or show signs of weakening in resolve — see also falter, flinch, give way), variar(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary) | — | |
| Swedish | skälva(of a body part such as an eye or hand, or the voice: to become unsteady — see also shake, tremble) | — | |
| Tamil | அலை(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), அலை(chiefly of a quality or thing: to change, to fluctuate, to vary — see also change, fluctuate, vary), தயங்கு(to feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices — see also vacillate), தள்ளாடு(to sway back and forth, as if about to fall — see also reel, stagger, totter) | alai, alai, tayaṅku, taḷḷāṭu |
колебание, маша, варирам, двоумя се, изнемогвам, изнемощявам, колебая се, отмалявам, развявам се, треперя, трепкам
kolebanie, maša, variram, dvoumja se, iznemogvam, iznemoštjavam, kolebaja se, otmaljavam, razvjavam se, treperja, trepkam
být nerozhodný, chvět se, klátit se, kolísat, mihotat se, ochabovat, třepotat se, váhat, zaváhat
wuiver, zwaaier, beven, flikkeren, flitsen, schommelen, schudden, twijfelen, variëren, wankelen, weifelen, wiegen, wuiven, zwaaien
epäröinti, heilunta, horjunta, huojunta, jätetty taimi, käherrin, kähertäjä, lepatus, liehunta, viittoilija, vilkuttaja, värinä, epäröidä, heilua, horjua, horjua, huojua, lepattaa, liehua, täristä, väristä
vaciller
aalajavoq, angaluppoq, isumaa oqippoq, sajuppoq, sakavoq, ukamarpoq
habozik
fluktuar
vacillare
labō, vacillō, vacillō
kōrapa, kōrapa, manei, mānenei, mānenei, ngākaurua, takahuirangi
vacilar
kolebati se, kolebati se, njihati se, pokolebati se, teturati se, treperiti, trepèriti, varírati, вари́рати, колебати се, колебати се, тетурати се, трепѐрити, њихати се
balancearse, flaquear, fluctuar, ondear, oscilar, vacilar, variar
skälva
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