"vacilo" meaning in All languages combined

See vacilo on Wiktionary

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /vaˈsi.lu/ [Brazil], /vaˈsi.lu/ [Brazil], /vaˈsi.lo/ [Southern-Brazil], /vɐˈsi.lu/ [Portugal], /vɐˈsi.lu/ [Portugal], /bɐˈsi.lu/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: vacilos [plural]
Rhymes: -ilu Etymology: Deverbal from vacilar. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|pt|vacilar}} Deverbal from vacilar Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} vacilo m (plural vacilos), {{tlb|pt|Brazil|colloquial}} (Brazil, colloquial)
  1. an instance of hesitation Tags: Brazil, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: vacilada
    Sense id: en-vacilo-pt-noun-gJ8em8Nv
  2. a screwup, a mistake Tags: Brazil, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: vacilada
    Sense id: en-vacilo-pt-noun-g7-CnjgR Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese deverbals Disambiguation of Brazilian Portuguese: 19 81 Disambiguation of Portuguese deverbals: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /vaˈsi.lu/ [Brazil], /vaˈsi.lu/ [Brazil], /vaˈsi.lo/ [Southern-Brazil], /vɐˈsi.lu/ [Portugal], /vɐˈsi.lu/ [Portugal], /bɐˈsi.lu/ [Northern, Portugal]
Rhymes: -ilu Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} vacilo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of vacilar Tags: Brazil, colloquial, first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: vacilar
    Sense id: en-vacilo-pt-verb-3mTrIkvL Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 34 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 63 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 10 38 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} vacilo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of vacilar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: vacilar
    Sense id: en-vacilo-es-verb-3mTrIkvL Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from vacilar.",
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          "english": "I hesitated and lost my chance.",
          "text": "Dei um vacilo e perdi minha chance.",
          "translation": "I hesitated and lost my chance.",
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          "english": "Forgive me, dude. It was my mistake.",
          "text": "Me desculpa, cara. O vacilo foi meu.",
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      "ipa": "/vɐˈsi.lu/",
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      "rhymes": "-ilu"
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      "ipa": "/vɐˈsi.lu/",
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          "english": "I hesitated and lost my chance.",
          "text": "Dei um vacilo e perdi minha chance.",
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          "english": "Forgive me, dude. It was my mistake.",
          "text": "Me desculpa, cara. O vacilo foi meu.",
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