shaky

shaky
adjective
1) (unsteady) wack[e]lig [Möbelstück, Leiter]; zittrig [Hand, Stimme, Bewegung, Greis]

feel shaky — sich zittrig fühlen

be shaky on one's legs — wacklig auf den Beinen sein (ugs.)

his German is rather shaky — sein Deutsch steht auf wackligen Füßen (ugs.)

* * *
adjective
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) zittrig
2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) wackelig
3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) unsicher
* * *
shaky
[ˈʃeɪki]
adj
1. (unsteady) hands, voice, handwriting zittrig; ladder, table wack[e]lig
his voice was a bit \shaky on the high notes bei den hohen Tönen war seine Stimme leicht brüchig
to be \shaky on one's feet unsicher auf den Beinen sein
to feel a bit \shaky (physically) noch etwas wack[e]lig auf den Beinen sein; (emotionally) beunruhigt sein
2. (fig: unstable) basis, foundation schwankend, unsicher; economy, government instabil
his English is rather \shaky sein Englisch ist etwas holprig
on \shaky ground auf unsicherem Boden
to get off to a \shaky start mühsam in Gang kommen
* * *
['ʃeIkɪ]
adj (+er)
chair, position wackelig; evidence fragwürdig, unsicher; voice, hands, writing zitt(e)rig; knowledge unsicher, wackelig

in rather shaky French — in ziemlich holprigem Französisch

to be shaky on one's legs — wackelig auf den Beinen sein

to feel shaky (physically) — sich ganz schwach fühlen; (from nerves) sich zitt(e)rig fühlen

I still feel a bit shaky about this theory — diese Theorie sitzt bei mir noch nicht

to get off to a shaky start (fig) — einen unsicheren or holprigen Anfang nehmen

to be on shaky ground (fig) — sich auf schwankendem or unsicherem Boden bewegen

* * *
shaky [ˈʃeıkı] adj (adv shakily)
1. wack(e)lig (auch fig Firma etc):
be shaky on one’s legs wacklig auf den Beinen sein umg
2. zitt(e)rig, bebend (Hände, Stimme)
3. fig (sch)wankend:
shaky courage wankender Mut
4. fig unsicher, zweifelhaft
5. angeschlagen (Gesundheit)
6. (kern)rissig (Holz)
* * *
adjective
1) (unsteady) wack[e]lig [Möbelstück, Leiter]; zittrig [Hand, Stimme, Bewegung, Greis]

feel shaky — sich zittrig fühlen

be shaky on one's legs — wacklig auf den Beinen sein (ugs.)

2) (unreliable)

his German is rather shaky — sein Deutsch steht auf wackligen Füßen (ugs.)

* * *
adj.
schlotterig adj.
wacklig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • shaky — shak‧y [ˈʆeɪki] adjective not definite or firm, and likely to fail: • The market began a shaky recovery. • After a shaky start at the beginning of the decade, the economy began to grow fast. * * * shaky UK US /ˈʃeɪki/ adjective ► not in good… …   Financial and business terms

  • Shaky — Shak y, a. [Compar. {Shakier}; superl. {Shakiest}.] 1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. Gwilt. [1913 Webster] 3. Easily shaken;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shaky — Studioalbum von Shakin’ Stevens Veröffentlichung 1981 Label Epic Records Format …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • shaky — [adj1] trembling all aquiver*, aquake, aquiver, ashake, faltering, fluctuant, infirm, insecure, jellylike, jerry built*, jittery, nervous, not set, precarious, quaking, quivery, rattletrap, rickety, rocky, rootless, shaking, tottering, tottery,… …   New thesaurus

  • shaky — index diffident, insecure, precarious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • shaky — (adj.) 1834 of structures; 1840, of handwriting; 1841 of persons and credit; from SHAKE (Cf. shake) + Y (Cf. y) (2). General sense of uncertain is from 1834. Earliest of trees or logs, split, having fissures (1808). Related: Shakily; shakiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • shaky — ► ADJECTIVE (shakier, shakiest) 1) shaking or trembling. 2) unstable. 3) not safe or reliable. DERIVATIVES shakily adverb shakiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • shaky — [shā′kē] adj. shakier, shakiest 1. not firm, substantial, or secure; weak, unsound, or unsteady, as a structure, belief, etc. 2. a) trembling or tremulous b) nervous or jittery 3. not dependable or reliable; questionable shakily adv …   English World dictionary

  • shaky — [[t]ʃe͟ɪki[/t]] shakier, shakiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a situation as shaky, you mean that it is weak or unstable, and seems unlikely to last long or be successful. A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between rival… …   English dictionary

  • shaky — adjective 1 weak and unsteady because of old age, illness or shock: shaky voice | be shaky on your feet (=not able to walk very well): Grandad was a little shaky on his feet after the accident. 2 not thorough, complete, or certain: My knowledge… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shaky — adjective (shakier; est) Date: 1703 1. characterized by shakes < shaky timber > 2. a. lacking stability ; precarious < a shaky economy > < performed well after a shaky start > b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”