"pussyfoot" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

IPA: \ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt\ Audio: En-au-pussyfoot.ogg Forms: to pussyfoot [infinitive], pussyfoots [present, third-person, singular], pussyfooted [preterite], pussyfooted [participle, past], pussyfooting [participle, present]
  1. Se déplacer silencieusement, furtivement, à pas de loup.
    Sense id: fr-pussyfoot-en-verb-3a7oj0rt
  2. Agir timidement ou avec prudence, ne pas se mouiller.
    Sense id: fr-pussyfoot-en-verb-bGfV-K5G Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  3. Utiliser un langage euphémique ou une périphrase.
    Sense id: fr-pussyfoot-en-verb-dVIrMrA0 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "parents": [],
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    },
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de pussy (« minou ») et de foot (« pied »), du fait de la présence de coussinet léger et soigneux des chats."
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "pussyfooting",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Se déplacer silencieusement, furtivement, à pas de loup."
      ],
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    },
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          "ref": "Jeph Jacques, Fripp and Eno, 2004",
          "text": "— So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye?\n— Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being."
        }
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          ],
          "ref": "Tennessee Williams, The Unsatisfactory Supper, 1946",
          "text": "\"Then you talk up! And plain! What’s there to be so pussyfooting about?\""
        }
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      ],
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    },
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    "Composé de pussy (« minou ») et de foot (« pied »), du fait de la présence de coussinet léger et soigneux des chats."
  ],
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pussyfoots",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pussyfooted",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pussyfooted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pussyfooting",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbe",
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        "Se déplacer silencieusement, furtivement, à pas de loup."
      ]
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        "Agir timidement ou avec prudence, ne pas se mouiller."
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              52,
              64
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          ],
          "ref": "Tennessee Williams, The Unsatisfactory Supper, 1946",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Utiliser un langage euphémique ou une périphrase."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "(Royaume-Uni)"
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    },
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      "audio": "En-au-pussyfoot.ogg",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
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