English-German translation for "vacillate"

"vacillate" German translation

„vacillate“: intransitive verb

vacillate

[ˈvæsileit; -sə-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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schwanken, sich ändern schwanken, zaudern, lavieren hin- u. herschwingen, wackeln schwanken, torkeln

schwanken
vacillate fluctuate:, of feelings figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

vacillate fluctuate:, of feelings figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
sich ändern
vacillate fluctuate:, of intentet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

vacillate fluctuate:, of intentet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

schwanken (between zwischendative (case) | Dativ dat)
vacillate hesitate, waver

zaudern, lavieren
vacillate hesitate, waver

vacillate hesitate, waver

(hin-and | und u. her)schwingen, wackeln
vacillate swing to and fro, wobble

vacillate swing to and fro, wobble

schwanken, torkeln
vacillate sway, totter

vacillate sway, totter
he vacillated on his feet syn vgl. → see „hesitate“

he vacillated on his feet syn vgl. → see „hesitate“

Example sentences from external sources for "vacillate"
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Amerikas unentschlossene Politik gegenüber Syrien legt diesen Schluss nahe.

America ’ s vacillating policy toward Syria certainly suggests so.

Source: News-Commentary

Source

News-Commentary
- Source: OPUS
- Original database: News Commentary

Synonyms for "vacillate"

waver, fluctuate
vibrate, hover, oscillate

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