tambalearse
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to stagger
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tambalearse(
tahm
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bah
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leh
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ahr
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seh
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A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
1. (to teeter)
a. to stagger
El borracho salió del bar tambaleándose.The drunk man staggered out of the bar.
b. to lurch
El soldado herido se tambaleó hacia la retaguardia.The wounded soldier lurched towards the rear.
c. to sway
La camioneta se tambaleaba mientras cruzaba el terreno rocoso.The pick-up truck swayed across the rocky terrain.
d. to wobble
Durante el terremoto, los muebles se tambalearon.The furniture wobbled during the earthquake.
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(to be unstable)
a. to totter
La confianza en el gobierno se tambaleó con los continuos paros y protestas.The continuing protests and the strikes made the citizens' faith in the government totter.
b. to waver
El apoyo para la campaña presidencial de López se tambaleó cuando se bajó su vicepresidente.Support for López's presidential campaign wavered when his vice president stepped down.
c. to falter
Aunque no tenía chances de ganar, su determinación jamás se tambaleó.Although he had no chances of winning, his resolution never faltered.
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tambalearse
pronominal verb
1. to stagger, to totter (bambolearse) (persona); to wobble, to be unsteady (mueble); to sway (tren)
2. to totter (gobierno, sistema)
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tambalear
transitive verb
to shake; rock
pronominal verb
tambalearse
1 [+persona] to stagger; [+vehículo] to lurch; sway; [+mueble] to wobble
ir tambaleándose to stagger along
2 [+gobierno] to totter
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb Conjugations for tambalear
Present Participle: tambaleando
Past Participle: tambaleado
PresentPreteriteImperfectConditionalFuture
yo
me tambaleo
me tambaleé
me tambaleaba
me tambalearía
me tambalearé
tú
te tambaleas
te tambaleaste
te tambaleabas
te tambalearías
te tambalearás
él/ella/Ud.
se tambalea
se tambaleó
se tambaleaba
se tambalearía
se tambaleará
nosotros
nos tambaleamos
nos tambaleamos
nos tambaleábamos
nos tambalearíamos
nos tambalearemos
vosotros
os tambaleáis
os tambaleasteis
os tambaleabais
os tambalearíais
os tambalearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.
se tambalean
se tambalearon
se tambaleaban
se tambalearían
se tambalearán
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