oscilar

to swing

to waver

oscilar(oh-see-lahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to move back and forth)

a. to swing

Cuando abrí la ventana, la lámpara de techo comenzó a oscilar por el viento.

When I opened the window, the hanging lamp began to swing because of the wind.

b. to oscillate

(technical)

Tengo que arreglar el péndulo del reloj cucú porque dejó de oscilar.

I have to fix the pendulum of the cuckoo clock because it stopped oscillating.

2. (to waver)

a. to fluctuate

El número de desempleados oscila entre el cinco y el nueve por ciento.

The number of unemployed people fluctuates between five and nine percent.

b. to vary

En el país, el consumo per cápita osciló entre el 51 y el 141% del promedio nacional.

Across the country, consumption per capita varied between 51% and 141% of the national average.

c. to range

Los precios de los vuelos oscilan entre los 250 y los 400 dólares.

The prices of the flights range from 250 to 400 dollars.

3. (to vacillate)

a. to waver

Oscilo entre estudiar arquitectura y dedicarme a la jardinería.

I'm wavering between studying architecture and doing gardening for a living

oscilar

intransitive verb

1. (moverse)

a. to swing

2. (physics)

a. to oscillate

3. (variar)

a. to fluctuate

el precio oscila entre los mil y los dos mil eurosthe price can be anything between one and two thousand euros

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oscilar

intransitive verb

1 [+péndulo] to swing; oscillate

2 [+luz] to wink; blink; [+llama] to flicker

3 [+precio, peso, temperatura] to fluctuate;entre between; [+calidad, diseño] to vary;entre between; [+distancia, intensidad] to range;entre between

la distancia oscila entre los 100 y 500m the distance ranges between 100 and 500m o from 100 to 500m; los precios oscilan mucho prices are fluctuating a lot

4 (dudar) to hesitate;entre between; waver;entre between

oscila entre la alegría y el pesimismo his mood swings from cheerfulness to pessimism