Polyglot Dictionary

tambalear

/tambaleˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
tambaleo
preterite (yo)
tambaleé
past participle
tambaleado

Meaning

  1. to stagger

    • Se tambaleó al caminar.

      He staggered as he walked.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

tituber

tituber is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to stagger."

Portuguese

cambalear

cambalear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stagger."

Practice

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