neerlandés

laveren

Significado
Conceptos
Sinónimos
Traducciones
Notes
Practica tu pronunciación
Extra tools
(Inglés)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to tack, to beat up (to manoeuvre by turning a sailing vessel's bow through the wind; to zigzag against the wind when sailing)
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to manoeuvre carefully in order to ride something out, to zigzag, to navigate with care
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to walk with a swaying zigzag, usually unsteadily and aimlessly, especially when drunk

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˌlaːˈveː.rə(n)/
Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de neerlandés medio
laveren
In summary

From Middle Dutch laveren (“to tack”), from older loveren, ultimately from Middle Dutch loef.

Sign in to write sticky notes