shaky

shaky
adjective
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) tembloroso
2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) cojo, inestable
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.) flojo
shaky adj tembloroso / poco firme
El comparativo de shaky se escribe shakier; el superlativo se escribe shakiest
shaky
tr['ʃeɪkɪ]
adjective (comp shakier, superl shakiest)
1 (hand, voice) tembloroso,-a; (writing) temblón,-ona; (step) inseguro,-a; (health) débil, delicado,-a
2 (ladder, table, etc) cojo,-a, inestable, poco firme
3 figurative use (argument etc) sin fundamento; (government, currency) débil; (theory, start) flojo,-a
■ you're treading on very shaky ground estás pisando terreno poco firme
■ his French is a bit shaky anda flojo en francés
■ the team got off to a shaky start this season el equipo empezó la temporada jugando con poca confianza
shaky ['ʃeɪki] adj, shakier ; -est
1) shaking: tembloroso
2) unstable: poco firme, inestable
3) precarious: precario, incierto
4) questionable: dudoso, cuestionable
shaky arguments: argumentos discutibles
shaky
adj.
• dudoso, -a adj.
• débil adj.
• inseguro, -a adj.
• movedizo, -a adj.
• poco sólido adj.
• tembloroso, -a adj.
'ʃeɪki
adjective -kier, -kiest
a) (trembling) <hands/voice> tembloroso, tembleque (fam); <writing> de trazo poco firme
b) (unsteady) <table> poco firme; <structure> tambaleante, poco firme or sólido; <health> delicado; <currency/government> débil; <theory/start> flojo

I still feel a bit shaky — todavía no me siento del todo bien

['ʃeɪkɪ]
ADJ (compar shakier) (superl shakiest)
1) (=trembling) [person, legs] tembloroso
2) (=wobbly) inestable, poco firme
3) (=weak) [person] débil
4) (fig) (=uncertain) [health, memory] frágil, precario; [finances] precario; [knowledge] deficiente, flojo

my Spanish is rather shaky — mi español es bastante flojo

* * *
['ʃeɪki]
adjective -kier, -kiest
a) (trembling) <hands/voice> tembloroso, tembleque (fam); <writing> de trazo poco firme
b) (unsteady) <table> poco firme; <structure> tambaleante, poco firme or sólido; <health> delicado; <currency/government> débil; <theory/start> flojo

I still feel a bit shaky — todavía no me siento del todo bien


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