 English |
 German |
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| indecision | Unentschiedenheit {f}; Unschlüssigkeit {f} | |
| indecisiveness; indecision; irresolution | Unentschlossenheit {f}; Zögerlichkeit {f} | |
to hesitate (pause in indecision before doing sth.) ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "hesitate"){kind=small} |
zögern; zaudern [poet.] {vi} |
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| hesitating | zögernd; zaudernd | |
| hesitated |
gezögert; gezaudert | |
| hesitates | zögert; zaudert | |
| hesitated |
zögerte; zauderte | |
| to barely hesitate (before doing sth.) | keine Sekunde zögern (und etw. tun) | |
| He hesitated before replying. | Er zögerte, bevor er antwortete. | |
| Something in his smile made her hesitate. | An seinem Lächeln war etwas, das sie zögern ließ. | |
| He who hesitates is lost. [prov.] | Wer zögert, hat schon verloren. [Sprw.] |