WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| falter⇒ vi | (strength: fail) | flaquear⇒ vi |
| | Fred held the weight above his head until his arms began to falter. |
| | Fred sostuvo el peso por encima de su cabeza hasta que los brazos empezaron a flaquearle. |
| falter vi | (speech: be halting) | titubear⇒ vi |
| | | vacilar⇒ vi |
| | Sarah started explaining to her boss why she deserved a pay rise, but she faltered when she saw the angry look on his face. |
| | Sarah empezó a explicarle a su jefe por qué merecía un aumento de sueldo, pero titubeó cuando vio su cara de enfado. |
| falter vi | (move unsteadily) | tambalearse⇒ v prnl |
| | The horse faltered and didn't manage to clear the jump. |
| | El caballo se tambaleó y no pudo hacer un salto limpio. |
| falter vi | figurative (waver, give way) | flaquear⇒ vi |
| | | tambalearse⇒ v prnl |
| | Mark was going to ask Emily out, but at the last moment his courage faltered. |
| | Mark iba a pedirle a Emily que saliera con él, pero le flaqueó el coraje en el último momento. |