teeter

1. (непереходный)To tilt back and forth on an edge.

   He teetered on the brink of the precipice.

   schwanken, wankeln, sich winden

   кача́тьсяkačátʹsja, колеба́тьсяkolebátʹsja

2. (непереходный)To totter (move unsteadily).

   move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

3. (переносно)To be indecisive; to hesitate.

   We teetered on the fence about buying getaway tickets and missed the opportunity.

4. (переносно)To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.

   Despite appearances, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

1. Tom and Mary were playing on the teeter-totter.

   Том и Мэри качались на качелях.

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2. The book teetered on the edge of the table.

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3. Because of his maladministration, his company was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

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4. What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.

   deWas wir jetzt sehen, ist ein Land, welches am Rande eines Bürgerkriegs entlangtaumelt.

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5. Many small businesses with limited cash reserves are teetering on the edge of financial ruin.

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