What does cambalear in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cambalear in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cambalear in Portuguese.

The word cambalear in Portuguese means stagger, falter, cambalear, vacilar, cambalear, cambalear, cambalear, titubear, cambalear, balançar, vacilar, cambalear, cambalear, cambalear, cambalear, cambalear, cambalear, cambalear. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cambalear

stagger

(tremer)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

falter

(figurado (demonstrar fragilidade) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

cambalear

intransitive verb (walk unsteadily)

O jovem cambaleou quando saiu do bar.
The young man staggered as he left the bar.

vacilar, cambalear

intransitive verb (totter, wobble)

The two-year-old girl stood up, teetering as she attempted to walk.

cambalear

intransitive verb (walk unsteadily)

The little boy, unsure of his footing, tottered towards the piece of candy.

cambalear, titubear

intransitive verb (walk shakily) (andar tremulamente)

cambalear

intransitive verb (walk with a totter)

The small child toddled into the room.

balançar, vacilar, cambalear

intransitive verb (be about to fall, collapse)

Dizzy because of the heat, the elderly man tottered and grasped the handrail.

cambalear

intransitive verb (stagger)

Gary cambaleou para casa após uma longa noite bebendo.
Gary lurched home after a long night of drinking.

cambalear

intransitive verb (move unsteadily)

O cavalo cambaleou e não conseguiu fazer um salto limpo.
The horse faltered and didn't manage to clear the jump.

cambalear

intransitive verb (figurative (be about to fall, collapse) (figurado)

The empire tottered on the brink of collapse.

cambalear

intransitive verb (sway: when punched, etc.)

Tim cambaleou para trás, atordoado pela força do soco de Larry.
Tim reeled backwards, stunned by the force of Larry's punch.

cambalear

intransitive verb (figurative (person: move in a zigzag) (figurado, bêbado)

The drunken man was weaving as he walked.

cambalear

intransitive verb (be unsteady)

Philip bebeu uns drinques e estava cambaleando ao caminhar.
Philip had had a few drinks and he was swaying as he walked.

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