wobble

wobble
wobble [{{t}}'wɒbəl]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (hand, jelly, voice) trembler; (chair, table) branler, être branlant ou bancal; (compass needle) osciller; (drunkard) tituber, chanceler; (building, tooth) bouger; (cyclist) aller de travers, aller en zigzag;
the stone wobbled as I stood on it la pierre a oscillé quand je suis monté dessus;
the pile of books wobbled dangerously la pile de livres oscilla dangereusement;
the tightrope walker wobbled and almost fell le funambule oscilla et faillit tomber;
the child wobbled across the room l'enfant traversa la pièce en chancelant;
she wobbled off/past on her bike elle partit/passa sur son vélo, en équilibre instable
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (hesitate, dither) hésiter
2 transitive verb
faire bouger;
don't wobble the table when I'm writing ne fais pas bouger la table quand j'écris
3 noun
the chair has got a bit of a wobble la chaise est légèrement bancale ou branlante;
there is a slight wobble in the front wheel of the bike la roue avant du vélo a un léger jeu;
after a few wobbles, he finally got going après avoir cherché son équilibre, il se mit enfin en route

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