tentatively

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tentatively

[ˈtentətɪvlɪ]

adverbio

1. con vacilación, con titubeo (hesitantly); provisionalmente (provisionally)

tentatively [ten-ta-tiv-li]

adverbio

1. Provisionalmente (provisionally), provisoriamente.

2. Indecisamente (hesitantly), cautelosamente.

They started very tentatively -> empezaron muy cautelosamente

tentatively [ˈtentətɪvlɪ]

adverb

1 (provisionally) [+agree, arrange, plan] provisionalmente; provisoriamente; (LAm)

...a new [agreement], which was tentatively approved last summer The Yugoslavian republics have tentatively [agreed] to the EC plan the US has tentatively [agreed] to postpone the visit the trial is tentatively [scheduled for] October The album is tentatively scheduled for release in June ...a televised debate, tentatively set for October 11th The talks had been tentatively planned for May the third a new book, tentatively [titled] "Big Brother" ...Hoggard's upcoming album, tentatively entitled `The Fountain" ...a joint venture, tentatively called Cablesoft

2 (hesitantly) [+smile] tímidamente

He [smiled] tentatively at her

[+say] tímidamente; con vacilación

he touched one of the boxes tentatively tocó una de las cajas con cuidado

Feeling she'd hardly earned such praise, Jessica [said] tentatively, `Shall I read another poem?" Perhaps, he suggested tentatively, they should send for the doctor Hart [moved] tentatively toward the two men He knocked tentatively at the bedroom door and waited She raised her hand and waved, tentatively ...a pile of unmarked boxes. He touched one of them tentatively She tugged off her shoes and wiggled her toes tentatively `yes', he said tentatively

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