teeter-totter

Übersetzungen

teeter-tottersubstantiv
Chiefly North American; countable.
The children took turns on the teeter-totter.
Дети по очереди качались на качелях-качалке.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
балансиро детской площадке
teeter-totterverb
Chiefly North American; regular verb.
The raft teeter-tottered on the waves.
Плот качался на волнах.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
балансироватьпереносное значение
teeter-totteradjektiv
Attributive/relational use only; no comparative or superlative forms.
The bridge gave the car a teeter-totter motion.
Мост придавал машине качающееся движение.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

teeter-tottersubstantiv
a playground device with a long board balanced in the middle, used by two children who sit at opposite ends and move up and down alternately
The children took turns on the teeter-totter.
teeter-totterverb
to move up and down alternately on a pivot or balance; to make something do this
The raft teeter-tottered on the waves.
to fluctuate or waver between two states, outcomes, or choices
The negotiations teeter-tottered between progress and collapse.
teeter-totteradjektiv
used attributively to describe something that involves or resembles a teeter-totter; alternating or unsteady
The bridge gave the car a teeter-totter motion.