dither

ˈdɪðər
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Translation of dither into German,

Verb

1.

indecision

intr.UK
act indecisively
intr.UK
zögern unsicher sein
  • She continued to dither over which dress to wear..Sie zögerte weiterhin, welches Kleid sie anziehen sollte
2.

nervousness

intr.UK
act nervously or hesitantly
intr.UK
  • He dithered before giving his speech.Er zögerte, bevor er seine Rede hielt.

Noun

1.

indecision

state of being undecided or uncertain
  • She was in a dither about which dress to wear.Sie war in voller Unentschlossenheit, welches Kleid sie anziehen sollte.
2.

emotion

UK
state of nervous agitation or excitement
UK
Aufregung fNervosität fZustand der Aufregung
  • He was in a dither before the big presentation.Er war in einem Zustand der Aufregung vor der großen Präsentation.
3.

computer graphics

TECH.
dot patterns used to simulate unavailable colors
TECH.
Dithering Rasterung
  • The image used dither to show more colors.Das Bild verwendete Dithering, um mehr Farben darzustellen.
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Expressions with dither: examples in English and translations in German

trödeln
zaudern
He was dithering about instead of starting his work.
zögern
hin und her überlegen
She dithered over which dress to wear.
herumtrödeln
herumdümpeln
He spent the afternoon dithering around instead of working.
aufgelöst
völlig durcheinander
I was in a dither, unsure whether to stay or leave.
zögern
zaudern
She tends to dither over a decision when shopping.
ganz aufgeregt sein
ganz nervös sein
She was all of a dither before her big speech.

Images of dither

  • dither: dot patterns used to simulate unavailable colors
    (computer graphics) Dithering

Synonyms and analogies of dither in English

Examples of dither in a sentence

  • Don't dither too long or you'll miss the opportunity.
  • She dithered over the menu choices.
  • They dithered at the crossroads, unsure of the path.
  • The program dithered the graphic for a retro look.
  • He dithered the photo to match the old style.
  • To reduce distortion, the technician dithered the digital image.

Translations of "dither" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
diePixelschattierungnf.

You can use a plot style to assign color, screening, grayscale, and dither properties.

Mit Hilfe eines Plotstils können Sie die Eigenschaften für Farbe, Rasterung, Grauskala und Pixelschattierung zuweisen.

dasZögernnn.

Amid the dither, he finally chose the path less traveled.

Mitten im Zögern wählte er schließlich den weniger begangenen Pfad.

dieAufregungnf.

In a dither, she mixed up all the ingredients for the cake.

Vor Aufregung brachte sie alle Zutaten für den Kuchen durcheinander.

Verb
zaudernv.

But while they dither, the forces of good lose hope.

Aber während sie zaudern, verlieren die Kräfte des Guten ihre Hoffnung.

zögernv.

Rather than tackle the problem head-on, she chose to dither and delay her response.

Anstatt das Problem direkt anzugehen, wählte sie zu zögern und ihre Antwort zu verzögern.

zitternv.

A DITHER METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AN IMAGE DISPLAY

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM ZITTERN FÜR EINE BILDANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG

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dither: Examples and translations in context

Her dither over the job offer made her miss the opportunity completely.

Ihr Zögern bezüglich des Jobangebots ließ sie die Gelegenheit komplett verpassen.

His constant dither over the details frustrated everyone in the meeting.

Sein ständiges Zögern bezüglich der Details frustrierte alle im Meeting.

Rather than tackle the problem head-on, she chose to dither and delay her response.

Anstatt das Problem direkt anzugehen, wählte sie zu zögern und ihre Antwort zu verzögern.

The dither he experienced was palpable as friends waited for his decision.

Das Zögern, das er erlebte, war spürbar, während Freunde auf seine Entscheidung warteten.

The candidate began to dither during the interview, which made everyone feel uncomfortable.

Der Kandidat begann im Vorstellungsgespräch zu zögern, was bei allen Anwesenden für Unbehagen sorgte.

To dither is to play with the lives of people.

Zögern heißt, mit Menschenleben zu spielen.

The committee's dither delayed the project's launch for weeks.

Das Zögern des Komitees verzögerte den Start des Projekts um Wochen.

The team's dither about the game plan confused the players.

Das Zögern des Teams bezüglich des Spielplans verwirrte die Spieler.

See also:

in a ditherdither aboutdither overdither around
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