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traballare

to wobble

verb trah-bahl-LAH-reh Rare

Also means

to totter

Usage Note

Traballare describes physical unsteadiness — a wobbly table (il tavolo traballa), a staggering person — and is also used figuratively for an unstable situation or shaky argument (il governo traballa = the government is tottering). It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses.

Examples

"Il tavolo traballa su quel pavimento."

Natural Translation

The table wobbles on that floor.

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