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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestambaleante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tam.ba.leˈan.te/
"La silla está tambaleante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to move unsteadily from side to side; rocking or shaking.
"The chair has a wobbly leg that needs to be fixed before someone sits on it." - 2
Feeling unsteady, weak, or dizzy, especially due to illness, nervousness, or lack of confidence.
"After recovering from the flu, she still felt a bit wobbly on her feet."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the frequentative form of 'wobble', which likely originated in the late 16th century as an imitative or expressive formation related to Middle Low German or Middle Dutch words meaning to swing or totter. Over time, the suffix '-y' was added to form the adjective describing unsteady or shaky physical movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wobbly" is said worldwide
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chancelant
Transliteration: /ʃɑ̃s.lɑ̃/
"La table est chancelante et a besoin d'être réparée."
wackelig
Transliteration: /ˈvakəlɪç/
"Der Stuhl hat ein wackelig Beinchen."
vacillante
Transliteration: /vatʃilˈlante/
"Quel tavolo è vacillante."
tambaleante
Transliteration: /tam.ba.leˈan.te/
"La silla está tambaleante."
bamba
Transliteration: /ˈbɐ̃.bɐ/
"A perna da mesa está bamba."
डोलता हुआ
Transliteration: dolta hua
"कुर्सी का एक पाया डोलता हुआ है।"
摇晃的
Transliteration: yáohuàng de
"这张桌子有点摇晃。"
흔들리는
Transliteration: heundeullineun
"의자의 다리가 흔들립니다."
グラグラする
Transliteration: guragura suru
Script: ぐらぐらする
"その椅子はグラグラしています。"
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