chanceler
ʃɑ̃s(ə)le
chancèle, chancèlent, chancèlera
Definition of chanceler - Reverso French Dictionary
Verb
1.
stabilitéRare ne pas être stable ou solideRare
- Le gouvernement chancelle face à cette crise politique majeure.
2.
équilibreRare vaciller sur ses pieds comme si on allait tomberRare
- Après cette longue marche, il commençait à chanceler de fatigue.
Origin of chanceler
français, chanceler (chancel, vaciller)
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démarche instable
action de chanceler et de vaciller en perdant l'équilibre
Examples of chanceler in a sentence
La vieille chaise chancelle sous le poids du sac. Il a commencé à chanceler après avoir reçu le coup. L’enfant chancelle sous le poids de son cartable.
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- English:waver, stagger, ...
- German:wanken, taumeln, ...
- Italian:oscillare, barcollare, ...
- Spanish:tambalearse, ...
- Portuguese:vacilar, ...
- Chinese:动摇, 踉跄, ...
- Japanese:ぐらつく, ふらつく, ...
- Arabic:تزعزع, ترنّح, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְעַרְעֵר, לִמְעוֹד, ...
- Russian:шататься, пошатываться, ...
- Ukrainian:хитатися, шкандибати, ...
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