English–Spanish
“hesitate” in Spanish
How to say “hesitate” in Spanish
“Hesitate” in Spanish is vacilar.
A person frozen half a step, unsure which way to go.
Example sentences with vacilar
Él vacila ante la idea de hablar en público.
He hesitates at the idea of speaking in public.
Tips for using vacilar
- No vaciles en... is a common set phrase encouraging someone not to delay, yet in casual speech vacilar can also mean to joke with or mock someone, so rely on context.