vacillate

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• /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/
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From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”). By surface analysis, Latin vacill- + -ate.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: люлея се (ljuleja se) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Bulgarian: колебая се (kolebaja se) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Catalan: vacil·lar — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Chinese Mandarin: 搖擺不定 /摇摆不定 (yáobǎibúdìng) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Czech: kolísat — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Dutch: wankelen — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Finnish: horjua — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Finnish: huojua — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Finnish: heilua — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• French: vaciller — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Georgian: რწევა (rc̣eva) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Georgian: რხევა (rxeva) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Georgian: რყევა (rq̇eva) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• German: schwanken — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Greek: ταλαντεύομαι (talantévomai) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Italian: vacillare — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Italian: ondeggiare — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Italian: oscillare — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Italian: sbandare — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Italian: esitare — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Korean: 흔들리다 (heundeullida) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Latin: vacillō — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Portuguese: vacilar — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Russian: колеба́ться (kolebátʹsja) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Russian: кача́ться (kačátʹsja) — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Spanish: vacilar — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Spanish: tambalear — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Spanish: tambalearse — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Spanish: trastrabillar — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Spanish: trastabillar — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Turkish: sendelemek — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Turkish: yalpalamak — to sway unsteadily from one side to the other
• Bulgarian: двоумя се (dvoumja se) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Bulgarian: не се решавам (ne se rešavam) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Bulgarian: колебая се (kolebaja se) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Catalan: vacil·lar — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Chinese Mandarin: 犹豫不定 — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Czech: váhat — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Dutch: weifelen — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Finnish: horjua — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Finnish: epäröidä — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Finnish: soutaa ja huovata — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• French: hésiter — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Georgian: ყოყმანი (q̇oq̇mani) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Georgian: მერყეობა (merq̇eoba) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• German: schwanken — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Greek: ταλαντεύομαι (talantévomai) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Greenlandic: nakimavoq — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Icelandic: bera kápuna á báðum öxlum — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Italian: dubitare — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Korean: 흔들리다 (heundeullida) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Latin: duabus sellis sedeo — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Latin: aestuō — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Latin: vacillō — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Māori: tātāu — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Portuguese: vacilar — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Russian: колеба́ться (kolebátʹsja) — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Spanish: vacilar — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Spanish: titubear — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another
• Turkish: bocalamak — to swing from one course of action or opinion to another