juggling

jug·gle

 (jŭg′əl)

v. jug·gled, jug·gling, jug·gles

v.tr.

1. To toss and catch (two or more objects) so that at least one of them is in the air at all times.

2. To have difficulty holding; balance insecurely: juggled the ball but finally caught it; shook hands while juggling a cookie and a teacup.

3. To keep (more than two activities, for example) in motion or progress at one time: managed to juggle a full-time job and homemaking.

4. To manipulate in order to deceive: juggle figures in a ledger.

v.intr.

1. To juggle objects or perform other tricks of manual dexterity.

2. To make rapid motions or manipulations: juggled with the controls on the television to improve the picture.

3. To use trickery; practice deception.

n.

1. The act of juggling.

2. Trickery for a dishonest end.

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[Middle English jogelen, to entertain by performing tricks, from Old French jogler, from Latin ioculārī, to jest, from ioculus, diminutive of iocus, joke; see yek- in Indo-European roots.]

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juggling

(ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ)

n

(Theatre) the act of throwing and catching several objects continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	juggling - the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression juggle rearrangement - changing an arrangement
	2.	juggling - throwing and catching several objects simultaneously juggle performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

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Translations

jonglage

juggling

[ˈdʒʌglɪŋ]

A. N → juegos mpl malabares, malabarismo m (fig) (pej) → trampas fpl, fraude m

B. CPD juggling act N (fig) → malabarismos mpl
balancing the budget is a complex juggling act → hay que hacer malabarismos para nivelar el presupuesto

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juggling

[ˈdʒʌg^əlɪŋ] n (lit) → jonglage mjuggling act n (fig) → exercice m de jonglerie
the juggling act between job and family → l'exercice de jonglerie entre le travail et la famille

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juggling

n

(lit) → Jonglieren nt

(fig) → Verdrehen nt → (with von); juggling with words/figures → Wort-/Zahlenakrobatik f; there has been a bit of juggling here → das ist doch so hingedreht worden, dass es passt, das ist doch nicht ganz hasenrein (inf)

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juggling

[ˈdʒʌglɪŋ] n → giochi mpl di destrezza (fig) → manipolazione f

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