stagger
stagger
englantihoipertelu, horjunta
(toiminnan) porrastus
Synonyymisanakirja
stagger
astunta, käynti, hoipertelu, kompurointi, horjahtelu, järjestää, laittaa, vallata, saada valtaansa, pyyhkäistä yli, yllättää, järkyttyä, mennä pois tolaltaan, kävellä, hoippua, horjua, hoiperrella, toikkaroida, räpiköidä.
Rimmaavat sanat
stagger rimmaa näiden kanssa:
penger, suojapenger, rantapenger, tiepenger, jokipenger, tienpenger, laaksopenger...
Englannin sanakirja
stagger (englanti > suomi)
stagger englanniksi
An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion
7 October 2012, Paolo Bandini in (w), https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/07/denver-broncos-new-england-patriots-live Denver Broncos 21 New England Patriots 31 - as it happened
*1861, (w), East Lynne Chapter 39
(usex)
1843, (w), (w) Stave 2
puhekieltä A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling
The space out|spacing out of various actions over time.
19 April 2016, (w) in (w), https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/apr/19/vignarola-spring-vegetable-stew-recipe-rachel-roddy-kitchen-in-rome Rachel Roddy’s Roman spring vegetable stew recipe
puhekieltä The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.http://www.stockcarracing.com/techarticles/scrp_0805_tire_stagger/ Stock Car Racing magazine article on stagger, February 2009
puhekieltä The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane|multiplane's wings in relation to one another.
Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
puhekieltä In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.
She began to stagger across the room.
Dryden
puhekieltä To cause to reel or totter.
The powerful blow of his opponents fist staggered the boxer.''
Shakespeare
puhekieltä To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.
Addison
Doubt, waver, be shocked.
puhekieltä To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate.
Bible, Rom. iv. 20
puhekieltä To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.
He will stagger the committee when he presents his report.
Howell
Burke
puhekieltä Multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=stagger Etymology in :w:Online Etymology Dictionary|Online Etymology Dictionary).
To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam.
To arrange similar objects such that each is ahead or above and to one side of the next.
We will stagger the starting positions for the race on the oval track.
We will stagger the run so the faster runners can go first, then the joggers.