Polyglot Dictionary

vacilar

/basiˈlaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
vacilo
preterite (yo)
vacilé
past participle
vacilado

Meaning

  1. to hesitate

    • No vaciles.

      Don't hesitate.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

titubear

titubear and vacilar are close synonyms for "to hesitate," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

hesitar

hesitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Portuguese

titubear

titubear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Practice

1 What does vacilar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches vacilar?

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