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stagger

/ˈstæɡɚ/ nom B2

En français : vaciller, tituber, chanceler, flageoler

  1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion. · the stagger of a drunken man
  2. A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling. · parasitic staggers· apoplectic or sleepy staggers
  3. Bewilderment; perplexity.
  4. The spacing out of various actions over time.
  5. The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.
  6. The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one another.

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At this moment Danglars, who had been incessantly observing every change in Fernand’s look and manner, saw him stagger and fall back, with an almost convulsive spasm, against a seat placed near one of the open windows.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 30 · C1
But even while they watched his daring progress, Edmond’s foot slipped, and they saw him stagger on the edge of a rock and disappear.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 250 · C1
I confess this staggers me.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 306 · C1
He tried to stagger to his feet; but he was still ghastly pale and trembling in every limb.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 195 · C1

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