hover
UK: /ˈhɒv.ər/ US: /ˈhɑː.və`/Translation
v [i]
› (un ave)
⇨ cernerse
› (un helicóptero)
⇨ sobrevolar
⇨ mantenerse en el aire
› (una persona)
⇨ rondar
The children hovered around the kitchen waiting for the cakes to appear Los niños rondaban la cocina a la espera de que llegaran los pasteles
›
⇨ tener dudas
He was hovering on the brink of a big decision Tenía grandes dudas sobre qué decisión tomar
›
⇨ debatirse
After the accident, she hovered between life and death for several hours Tras el accidente, se debatió entre la vida y la muerte durante horas
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio(Definition of hover v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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