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seesaw

UK
/ˈsiːsɔː/
US
/ˈsiːsɔː/

Übersetzungen

seesawsubstantiv
seesaws
Pl.
UK
/ˈsiːsɔː/
US
/ˈsiːsɔː/
The children laughed as they played on the seesaw in the park.
Les enfants riaient en jouant sur la bascule dans le parc.
fluctuationDans le sens figuré, pour une alternance rapide de gains et de pertes.
The stock market has been a seesaw of gains and losses this week.
Le marché boursier a connu une fluctuation de gains et de pertes cette semaine.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
alternanceDans un contexte figuré, avec des changements rapides et répétés.
balançoire à bascule
Synonyme
playground equipment
teeter-totter
teeterboard
seesaw board
seesawverb
seesawed
Präteritum
seesawed
Partizip Perfekt
seesawing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈsiːsɔː/
US
/ˈsiːsɔː/
oscillerVerbe intransitif, surtout pour des changements répétés entre deux états ou positions.
Her emotions seesawed between joy and despair as she awaited the test results.
Ses émotions oscillaient entre la joie et le désespoir tandis qu'elle attendait les résultats de l'examen.
faire oscillerSens transitif.
The coach seesawed the bar to test its balance before the athletes practiced.
L'entraîneur a fait osciller la barre pour tester son équilibre avant l'entraînement des athlètes.
basculerVerbe intransitif au sens de mouvement de va-et-vient ou de bascule.
The stock market seesawed throughout the day, leaving investors uncertain.
Le marché boursier a basculé toute la journée, laissant les investisseurs dans l'incertitude.
Synonyme
fluctuate
waver
vacillate
sway
oscillate
seesawadjektiv
more seesaw
Komp.
most seesaw
Super.
UK
/ˈsiːˌsɔː/
US
/ˈsiˌsɔ/
Used attributively to describe something that alternates back and forth (e.g., a seesaw battle).
en dents de scieS'emploie surtout pour décrire une évolution irrégulière et alternante.
The match was a seesaw affair, with the lead changing hands several times.
Le match a été un duel en dents de scie, la tête changeant de camp plusieurs fois.
Synonyme
changeable
shifting
unsteady
volatile
wobbly
erratic
back-and-forth
up-and-down
fluctuating
oscillating
alternating
vacillating
variable

Definitionen

seesawsubstantiv
A long, narrow board supported by a central pivot, on which children sit at each end and move up and down by pushing off the ground with their feet.
The children laughed as they played on the seesaw in the park.
A situation characterized by rapid, repeated changes in position or condition.
The stock market has been a seesaw of gains and losses this week.
seesawverb
To move back and forth or up and down in a manner similar to a seesaw.
The stock market seesawed throughout the day, leaving investors uncertain.
To change rapidly and repeatedly from one state or condition to another.
Her emotions seesawed between joy and despair as she awaited the test results.
To cause (someone or something) to move back and forth or up and down in the manner of a seesaw.
The coach seesawed the bar to test its balance before the athletes practiced.
seesawadjektiv
Characterized by rapid or alternating changes, especially between opposite states or positions.
The match was a seesaw affair, with the lead changing hands several times.
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