vacilar

Eran los Grulla de Hierro, y no vacilaban.	They were the Iron Crane, and they did not falter.
Al verlo, ellos se postraron, pero algunos vacilaban.	When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
Olvidándose de sí mismos, no vacilaban frente al cansancio, el hambre y el frío.	Forgetful of self, they faltered not when weary, hungry, and cold.
Las grandes masas vacilaban.	The great masses were wavering.
Por siglos los lugareños fueron, en general, poco receptivos a la novedad y vacilaban para aceptar los cambios.	For ages the villagers were, in general, unreceptive to novelty and hesitant to accept change.
Me es imposible explicar por qué precisamente ellos vacilaban, salvo que lo hicieran con ánimo de broma.	Why they hesitated I never could tell, unless they did it by way of a joke.
Al menos había los componentes de la demanda de la inversión que están conectados de cerca con demanda del consumidor que vacilaban.	However there were components of investment demand which are closely connected with consumer demand which were faltering.
Los girondinos, a diferencia de los jacobinos, vacilaban entre la revolución y la contrarrevolución y seguían la senda de las componendas con la monarquía.	The Girondists, in distinction to them vacillated between revolution and counter-revolution, and their policy was one of compromise with the monarchy.
La excusa para el largamente demorado reconocimiento de la presencia de Nibiru sería que ellos vacilaban, en generar pánico si no estaban seguros de ello.	The excuse for the long delay in this admission would be that they hesitated to create panic if they were not sure.
El músico nunca miraba sus manos; éstas parecían tener vida propia, moviéndose con gran rapidez y firmeza, golpeando con precisión la tensa piel; jamás vacilaban.	The player never looked at his hands; they seemed to have a life of their own, moving with great rapidity and firmness, striking the taut skin with precision; there was never hesitation.
Kim miraba la TV con una expresión extraña en el rostro, mientras mis emociones vacilaban entre estar llena de ira ha estar excitada con lo que veía delante de mí.	Kim watched the TV with a strange expression on her face, while my emotions vacillated from being filled with rage to being turned on with the sight before me.
La parte occidental de Alemania había empuñado las armas en defensa de la Asamblea; las tropas vacilaban por todas partes; en los estados pequeños se inclinaban evidentemente por el movimiento.	The western half of Germany had taken up arms in its behalf; the military everywhere were vacillating; in the lesser States they were undoubtedly favorable to the movement.
Sin duda, debe ser moderado, pero supongamos que fuese moderado, pero en ese momento, aún los extremistas vacilaban al hablar de revolución, aún los izquierdistas de la época.	Undoubtedly, he must be a moderate; but let us suppose that he is a moderate. But at that time, even the extremists hesitated to speak of revolution, even the leftists of the era.
No sabían que hacer, vacilaban, todo se volvían sostener conferencias telefónicas con sus superiores y recibir instrucciones, hasta, que al cabo declararon que echarían abajo la puerta, pues no tenían más remedio que ejecutar las órdenes recibidas.	The agents did not know what to do; they hesitated, consulted with their chiefs by telephone, and when they had received instructions, announced that they were going to force the door, since they must carry out their orders.
Los maestros en la escuela de Harry eran estrictos y crueles, y no vacilaban en usar el castigo corporal.	The teachers at Harry's school were very strict and cruel, and did not shy away from using corporal punishment.
Vacilaban en el borde durante mucho tiempo.	They were teetering on the brink for a long time.
Muchos vacilaban cuando se trataba de confiar plenamente en su dirección.	Many hesitated to place full confidence in his leadership.
Los hombres faltos de escrúpulos no vacilaban en suprimir por este medio a los que estorbaban sus ambiciones.	Unscrupulous men did not hesitate to remove by this means those who stood in the way of their ambition.
Los dirigentes de ambos campos vacilaban y conjeturaban, pues nadie podía medir a priori la proporción de fuerzas.	The leaders in both camps guessed and vacillated, for not one of them could estimate a priori the relation of forces.
Por ejemplo, algunos animales disminuyeron su actividad, vacilaban al caminar, se cayeron al suelo y no pudieron pararse y mantenían los párpados parcialmente cerrados.	For example, some became less active, staggered, fell down, were unable to get up, and had partially closed eyelids.