hover

to fly or stay in the air without moving forward, especially at a low height

planear, sobrevolar

• hover over something

Collocations a helicopter hovering above the city · an insect hovering near a flower

• A helicopter hovered overhead.

  Un helicóptero planaba sobre nuestras cabezas.

to stay near someone or something, especially in a way that is annoying or worrying

permanecer cerca de, rondar alrededor de

• hover around somebody/something

Collocations a group of people hovering around the entrance · the dog hovered near its food bowl

• She was hovering nervously outside the door.

  Ella permanecía cerca de la puerta, nerviosa.

to stay in one place without moving or changing

permanecer estático, mantenerse constante

• hover at a level

Collocations prices hovering around the 10% mark · the temperature hovered just above freezing point

• The price of oil has been hovering around $50 per barrel.

  El precio del petróleo ha estado fluctuando alrededor de los 50 dólares por barril.

to move the cursor on a computer screen by moving a mouse or similar device

mover el cursor, desplazar

• hover over something

Collocations hover the cursor over a link · the mouse hovers over an icon

• Hover your mouse over this button.

  Desplaza el ratón sobre este botón.

to move a character or object in a video game so that it stays near another character or object without moving away

mantener cerca, mantener al personaje cercano

• hover something around somebody/something

Collocations a player hovers a character near the boss · the drone hovers close to the target

• He hovered his character near the treasure chest.

  Él mantuvo al personaje cerca del cofre de tesoro.