stagger

stagger
I ['stægə(r)]
nome (movement)

with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando

II 1. ['stægə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare
2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]
2.
verbo intransitivo [person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [animal] vacillare

to stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando

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['stæɡə]
verb
1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) barcollare
2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) sconcertare
3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) scaglionare
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stagger /ˈstægə(r)/
n.
1 (solo al sing.) barcollamento; ondeggiamento; vacillamento; andatura barcollante
2 scaglionamento
3 (pl.) (med.) vertigini
4 [u] (vet.) (= blind staggers) capogatto; vermocane; capostorno
5 (mecc.) sfalsamento
6 (aeron.) scalamento.
(to) stagger /ˈstægə(r)/
A v. i.
1 barcollare; traballare; vacillare: He staggered out of the room, è uscito barcollando dalla stanza
2 esitare; ondeggiare; titubare
B v. t.
1 far barcollare; far vacillare: a staggering blow, un colpo da far vacillare
2 scuotere (anche fig.); far vibrare; commuovere; impressionare; sconcertare; sbalordire; mettere nell'imbarazzo: He was staggered by the news, la notizia lo ha sconcertato
3 (fig.) scaglionare; distribuire nel tempo: The vacation periods have been staggered, i periodi delle ferie sono stati scaglionati
4 (mecc.) sfalsare
5 (aeron.) scalare (le ali di un biplano)
6 (atletica) sfalsare (i corridori sulla pista; per es., nei 400 metri)
● to stagger about (o around), camminare barcollando □ to stagger along, avanzare barcollando □ (di un pugile atterrato, ecc.) to stagger up, alzarsi barcollando.
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I ['stægə(r)]
nome (movement)

with a stagger — (weakly) vacillando; (drunkenly) barcollando

II 1. ['stægə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (astonish) sconcertare, meravigliare
2) (spread out) scaglionare [holidays, journeys, payments]
2.
verbo intransitivo [person] (from weakness, illness) vacillare; (drunkenly) barcollare; [animal] vacillare

to stagger in, out, off — entrare, uscire, andarsene barcollando


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  • Stagger — Stag ger ( g[ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered} ( g[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stagger — [stag′ər] vi. [ME stakeren < ON stakra, to totter, intens. of staka, to push (for IE base see STAKE): akin to & prob. infl. in form by MDu staggeren] 1. to move unsteadily, as though about to collapse; totter, sway, or reel, as from a blow,… …   English World dictionary

  • stagger — (v.) 1520s, altered from stakeren (c.1300), from O.N. stakra or O.Dan. stagra, both to push, stagger. Cognate with Du. staggelen to stagger, Ger. staggeln to stammer. Transitive sense of bewilder, amaze first recorded 1550s; that of arrange in a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Stagger — Stag ger, n. 1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stagger — Stag ger, v. t. 1. To cause to reel or totter. [1913 Webster] That hand shall burn in never quenching fire That staggers thus my person. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stagger — [v1] walk falteringly alternate, careen, dither, falter, halt, hesitate, lurch, overlap, pitch, reel, shake, stammer, step, sway, swing, teeter, titubate, topple, totter, vacillate, waver, wheel, whiffle, wobble, zigzag; concept 151 stagger [v2]… …   New thesaurus

  • stagger — index overcome (overwhelm), vacillate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stagger — vb *reel, whirl, totter Analogous words: sway, waver, fluctuate (see SWING): *stumble, lurch, blunder, flounder …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • stagger — ► VERB 1) walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 2) astonish. 3) spread over a period of time. 4) arrange (objects or parts) so that they are not in line. ► NOUN ▪ an act of staggering or a staggered arrangement. ORIGIN Old Norse …   English terms dictionary

  • stagger — v. 1) (D; intr.) to stagger from; into (to stagger into a room) 2) (D; intr.) to stagger out of (to stagger out of a building) 3) (R) it staggered me to learn of his defection 4) (misc.) to stagger to one s feet; to stagger under a heavy burden * …   Combinatory dictionary

  • stagger — The schedule of months in which quarterly returns for VAT and Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) are due. Traders registered for VAT and IPT are generally required to submit returns every quarter. For administrative purposes, the dates on which returns… …   Financial and business terms

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