staggered
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stag·ger
(stăg′ər)v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers
v.intr.
To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. See Synonyms at blunder.
v.tr.
1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.
2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs.
3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.
4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.
5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.
n.
1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.
2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.
3. staggers(used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, that are characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling.
[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]
stag′ger·er n.
stag′ger·y adj.
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staggered
(ˈstæɡəd)adj
shocked, overwhelmed, or astounded
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staggered
adjective astounded, amazed, stunned, surprised, shocked, shaken, overwhelmed, astonished, confounded, taken aback, bowled over (informal), dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, nonplussed, struck dumb, throw off balance I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentine high-summer.
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staggered
[ˈstægəd] ADJ1. (= amazed) → anonadado, pasmado
I was staggered to learn I'd won first prize → me quedé anonadado or pasmado al enterarme de que había ganado el primer premio
I was staggered to hear that (= dismayed) → me consterné al saber que ...
I was staggered to learn I'd won first prize → me quedé anonadado or pasmado al enterarme de que había ganado el primer premio
I was staggered to hear that (= dismayed) → me consterné al saber que ...
2. [hours, junction] → escalonado
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staggered
adj
working hours etc → gestaffelt, gestuft; they work staggered hours → ihre Arbeitszeit ist gestaffelt; a staggered junction → eine Kreuzung mit versetzt angeordneten Straßen; a staggered start → ein versetzter Start; (in time) → ein zeitlich gestaffelter Start
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staggered
[ˈstægəd] adja. (amazed) → sbalordito/a, stupefatto/a
b. (hours, holidays) → scaglionato/a
staggered working hours → orario di lavoro scaglionato or diversificato
staggered working hours → orario di lavoro scaglionato or diversificato
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