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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinquietar-se
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩ.ki.eˈtaɾ.si
"Ele começou a inquietar-se com a demora."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.
"The child began to fidget during the long lecture."
- 1
A state of nervous restlessness or a tendency to make small, continuous movements.
"He had the fidgets and could not sit still for more than five minutes."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 16th-century English word 'fidget' or 'fidge', meaning to shrug or twitch, possibly related to the Old Norse 'fíkja', meaning to be restless or eager. Over time, it evolved to describe small, repetitive, nervous movements of the hands or body.
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gigoter
Transliteration: ʒi.ɡo.te
"Les enfants commencent à gigoter quand ils s'ennuient."
zappeln
Transliteration: ˈtsapln̩
"Hör auf, so auf dem Stuhl zu zappeln!"
agitarsi
Transliteration: a.dʒiˈtar.si
"Non smetteva di agitarsi durante la riunione."
inquietarse
Transliteration: in.kjeˈtaɾ.se
"El niño empezó a inquietarse en la sala de espera."
inquietar-se
Transliteration: ĩ.ki.eˈtaɾ.si
"Ele começou a inquietar-se com a demora."
बेचैन होना
Transliteration: bechain hona
"वह अपनी सीट पर बेचैन हो रहा था।"
烦躁乱动
Transliteration: fán zào luàn dòng
"他在座位上坐立不安，不停地乱动。"
안절부절못하다
Transliteration: anjeolbujeolmot-hada
"아이들이 자리에 가만히 있지 못하고 안절부절못했다."
そわそわする
Transliteration: sowasowa suru
"彼は会議中ずっとそわそわしていた。"
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