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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespaso vacilante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paso βaθiˈlante
"El jugador realizó un paso vacilante para evadir al defensor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A movement characterized by a hesitation or interruption in the rhythm of steps, often used in sports or dance.
"The player executed a stutter-step to evade the defender." - 2
A technique in which a person momentarily pauses or hesitates before making a decisive move.
"His stutter-step before the jump made it difficult for his opponent to predict his next move."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'stutter-step' combines 'stutter', derived from Middle English 'stuttern' meaning to stammer, and 'step', from Old English 'stæpe'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century, often used in sports and dance to describe a hesitant or awkward movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stutter-step" is said worldwide
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pas hésitant
Transliteration: pɑ ɛz.itɑ̃
"Le joueur a exécuté un pas hésitant pour éviter le défenseur."
Zöger-Schritt
Transliteration: tsøːɡɐ ʃrɪt
"Der Spieler machte einen Zöger-Schritt, um dem Verteidiger zu entkommen."
passo esitante
Transliteration: pɑsso eziˈtante
"Il giocatore ha eseguito un passo esitante per evitare il difensore."
paso vacilante
Transliteration: paso βaθiˈlante
"El jugador realizó un paso vacilante para evadir al defensor."
passo hesitante
Transliteration: ˈpasu eziˈtɐ̃tʃi
"O jogador fez um passo hesitante para evitar o defensor."
हिचकिचाते कदम
Transliteration: hichkichāte kadam
"खिलाड़ी ने रक्षक से बचने के लिए हिचकिचाते कदम उठाए।"
犹豫的步伐
Transliteration: yóuyù de bùfá
"球员做了一个犹豫的步伐以躲避防守者。"
주저하는 걸음
Transliteration: jujeohaneun georeum
"선수가 수비수를 피하기 위해 주저하는 걸음을 보였다."
ためらいのステップ
Transliteration: tamerai no suteppu
"選手はディフェンダーを避けるためにためらいのステップを踏んだ。"
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