"tergiversation" meaning in French

See tergiversation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɛʁ.ʒi.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tergiversation.wav Forms: tergiversations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tergiversātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|tergiversātiō|tergiversātiōnem}} Latin tergiversātiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tergiversation f (plural tergiversations)
  1. delays in providing a clear answer caused by hesitations or an outright unwillingness to be forthright Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tergiversation-fr-noun-hbql5TDv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for tergiversation meaning in French (1.6kB)

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