tambalearse

pron.v.

1 to stagger, to totter (bambolearse) (person).

2 to totter (gobierno, sistema).

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tambalearse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to stagger, totter; (mueble) to wobble

2 figurado to be shaky

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VPR

1) [persona] to stagger; [vehículo] to lurch, sway; [mueble] to wobble

ir tambaleándose — to stagger along

2) [gobierno] to totter

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verbo pronominal, tambalear verbo intransitivo silla/botella to wobble; persona (de adelante a atrás) to stagger, totter; (de lado a lado) to sway

(se) tambaleó y cayó — she tottered and fell

caminaba tambaleándose — he was staggering o lurching

el régimen empezó a tambalearse — the regime began to teeter

todo empezó a tambalearse — everything began to shake

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= reel, lurch, dodder, wobble, teeter, stagger.

Ex. The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.

Ex. These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.

Ex. The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.

Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

Ex. Other data from observations and interviews suggest that this seemingly effective local management system may be beginning to teeter.

Ex. He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.

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* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

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verbo pronominal, tambalear verbo intransitivo silla/botella to wobble; persona (de adelante a atrás) to stagger, totter; (de lado a lado) to sway

(se) tambaleó y cayó — she tottered and fell

caminaba tambaleándose — he was staggering o lurching

el régimen empezó a tambalearse — the regime began to teeter

todo empezó a tambalearse — everything began to shake

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= reel, lurch, dodder, wobble, teeter, stagger.

Ex: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.

Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.

Ex: The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.

Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

Ex: Other data from observations and interviews suggest that this seemingly effective local management system may be beginning to teeter.

Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.

* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás = wobble back and forth.

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tambalearse [A1 ]

v pron,

tambalear [A1 ]

vi perdió el equilibrio, (se) tambaleó y cayó she lost her balance, staggered o tottered and fell

caminaba tambaleándose por efecto del alcohol he was staggering o lurching drunkenly, he was swaying drunkenly as he walked

el régimen empezó a tambalearse the regime began to teeter

la botella quedó tambaleándose or tambaleando al borde de la mesa the bottle teetered on the edge of the table

todo empezó a tambalearse everything began to shake

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tambalearse (conjugate tambalearse) verbo pronominal verbo intransitivo [silla/botella] to wobble;
[persona] to stagger;

◊ caminaba tambaleándose he was staggering;

todo empezó a tambalearse everything began to shake
■tambalearse vr (persona) to totter, stagger: iba hacia la ventana tambaleándose, he staggered towards the window
(un objeto) to wobble
fig (un régimen, una relación) to teeter

'tambalearse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bambolearse
- trastabillar
English:
lurch
- reel
- stagger
- sway
- totter
- wobble
- teeter
- waver

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tambalearse vpr

1. [persona] to stagger, to sway;

[mueble, estante] to wobble, to be unsteady;

el borracho caminaba tambaleándose the drunk was staggering o lurching along;

el golpe hizo que se tambaleara he staggered under the blow

2. [gobierno, economía] to totter;

las bases de la democracia se tambalean the foundations of democracy are crumbling

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tambalearse

v/r stagger, lurch; de coche sway

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tambalearse vr

1) : to teeter

2) : to totter, to stagger, to sway

♦ tambaleante adj

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tambalearse vb

1. (mueble) to wobble

2. (persona) to stagger