"hésitation" meaning in Français

See hésitation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \e.zi.ta.sjɔ̃\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-hésitation.wav Forms: hésitations [plural]
  1. Action d'hésiter, doute, indécision qu’une personne manifeste par ses mouvements, par sa conduite, etc.
    Sense id: fr-hésitation-fr-noun-Xfpjy~Bn Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. Incertitude dans l’énonciation.
    Sense id: fr-hésitation-fr-noun-kvmN9SGd Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hésitation vaccinale, valse-hésitation Translations (action d'hésiter): Zögern (Allemand), Zaudern (Allemand), Häsitation (Allemand), hesitation (Anglais), hesitance (Anglais), durdurika (Basque), ezbai (Basque), vacilación [feminine] (Espagnol), esitazione (Italien), klabura (Kotava), aarzeling (Néerlandais), esitacion (Occitan), tratalhament (Occitan), 後退ち (Okinawaïen), あとぅしじち (Okinawaïen), دودلی (Persan), wahanie (Polonais), колебание (kolebanie) (Russe), l'asifa (Solrésol), zdráhání (Tchèque), váhání (Tchèque) Translations (incertitude dans l’énonciation): hesitation (Anglais), aarzeling [feminine] (Néerlandais)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "action d'hésiter",
      "word": "Zögern"
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      "sense": "action d'hésiter",
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      "roman": "kolebanie",
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      "word": "esitacion"
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      "sense": "action d'hésiter",
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      "sense": "action d'hésiter",
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      "sense": "incertitude dans l’énonciation",
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