"of two minds" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-of two minds.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Undecided or unsure; equivocating; conflicted in one's opinions. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: ambivalent, in two minds Related terms: half a mind, of one mind Translations (undecided or unsure): kahden vaiheilla (Finnish), indécis (French), partagé (French), határozatlan (Hungarian), bizonytalan (Hungarian), idir dhá chomhairle (Irish), ruarua (Maori), matawaenga (Maori), but see bić się z myślami [imperfective] (Polish), в сомнениях (v somnenijax) (Russian), eadar dà bharail (Scottish Gaelic), eadar dà bheachd (Scottish Gaelic), eadar dà lionn (Scottish Gaelic), eadar a' chlach is an sgrath [idiomatic] (Scottish Gaelic), ann an ioma-chomhairle (Scottish Gaelic)

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