staggered

stag·ger  (stgr)

v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers

v.intr.

1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.

2. To begin to lose confidence or strength of purpose; waver.

v.tr.

1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.

2.

a. To overwhelm with emotion or astonishment.

b. To cause to waver or lose confidence.

3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.

4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.

5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.

6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.

n.

1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.

2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.

3. staggers (used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases of the nervous system in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling. Also called blind staggers.

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[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]

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stagger·er n.

stagger·y adj.

Thesaurus

staggered

adjective astounded, amazed, stunned, surprised, shocked, shaken, overwhelmed, astonished, confounded, taken aback, bowled over (informal), dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, nonplussed, struck dumb, throw off balance I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentine high-summer.

Translations

staggered [ˈstægəd] ADJ

1. (= amazed) → anonadado, pasmado
I was staggered to learn I'd won first prize → me quedé anonadado or pasmado al enterarme de que había ganado el primer premio
I was staggered to hear that (= dismayed) → me consterné al saber que ...

2. [hours, junction] → escalonado

staggered [ˈstægə^rd] adj (= astounded) → stupéfait(e)

staggered

adj

(= amazed) → verblüfft, platt (inf)

working hours etc → gestaffelt, gestuft; they work staggered hours → ihre Arbeitszeit ist gestaffelt; a staggered junction → eine Kreuzung mit versetzt angeordneten Straßen; a staggered start → ein versetzter Start; (in time) → ein zeitlich gestaffelter Start

staggered [ˈstægəd] adj

a. (amazed) → sbalordito/a, stupefatto/a

b. (hours, holidays) → scaglionato/a
staggered working hours → orario di lavoro scaglionato or diversificato