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yoyo

/ˈjoʊjoʊ/

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noun

Yo-yo

A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.

Examples :

"I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday."

Compré un yo-yo en la juguetería ayer.

entertainment sport item thing

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noun

Mercado volátil, mercado inestable

A volatile market that moves up and down.

Examples :

"The stock market acted like a yoyo this week, going up one day and crashing the next. "

El mercado de valores actuó como un mercado volátil esta semana, subiendo un día y desplomándose al día siguiente.

economy finance business

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noun

Alguien que vacila, indeciso

Someone who vacillates.

Examples :

"He's such a yoyo about his college major; one week he wants to study biology, the next week he's set on history. "

Es una persona tan indecisa con respecto a su carrera universitaria; una semana quiere estudiar biología, la semana siguiente está decidido por la historia.

character person attitude tendency

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noun

Roseta de tela

A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.

Examples :

"She sewed many colorful yoyos together to make a decorative quilt. "

Ella cosió muchas rosetas de tela coloridas juntas para hacer un edredón decorativo.

material style art wear

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noun

Tonto, idiota

A foolish, annoying or incompetent person.

Examples :

"It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos."

Es difícil observar a la gerencia durante mucho tiempo y no concluir que el lugar está dirigido por un montón de tontos.

person character

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verb

Vacilar, moverse arriba y abajo

To vacillate; to move up and down.

Examples :

"The stock market seemed to yoyo up and down all day, making it hard to predict where it would close. "

El mercado de valores parecía vacilar arriba y abajo todo el día, lo que dificultaba predecir dónde cerraría.

tendency action process