Meaning of aestuo | Babel Free
[ˈae̯s.tu.oː]Definitions
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to be in agitation or violent commotion, move to and fro, writhe, rage, toss, boil up, heave conjugation-1
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to burn, blaze, rage conjugation-1
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to be warm or hot, swelter, glow, burn conjugation-1
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to rise in waves or billows, surge, whirl, seethe conjugation-1
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to burn with desire, be agitated or excited, be inflamed, fret conjugation-1, figuratively
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to vacillate, hesitate, be in doubt or undecided conjugation-1, figuratively
Equivalents
Български
колебая се
Català
vacil·lar
Deutsch
Schwänken
Ελληνικά
ταλαντεύομαι
Íslenska
bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
한국어
흔들리다
Te Reo Māori
tatau
Português
vacilar
Examples
“et ramosa tamen cum ventis pulsa vacillans / aestuat in ramos incumbens arboris arbor”
Yet also when a many-branched tree, / beaten by winds, writhes swaying to and fro, pressing 'gainst branches of a neighbour tree
“[…] aestuat ut clausis rapidus fornacibus ignis”
[…] as the rapacious fire blazes in a sealed furnace
“[…] et cum exustus ager morientibus aestuat herbis / ecce […]”
[…] and see, when the scorched land burns with the grasses withering […]
“[…] ubi Maura semper / aestuat unda”
[…] and Moorish wave / that whirls the sand.
“quod ubi auditum est aestuare illi qui pecuniam dederant”
And when this was known, they began to fret who had paid the money.
“sic anceps inter utrumque animus aestuat […]”
Consequently, the mind will waver in doubt between the two alternatives […]
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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