Polyglot Dictionary

vacilar

/vasiˈlaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
vacilo
preterite (eu)
vacilei
past participle
vacilado

Meaning

  1. to hesitate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

hesitar

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

titubear

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

Similar in other languages

German

zögern

zögern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Spanish

titubear

titubear is the Spanish 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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