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1 tergiverser
tergiverser [tεʀʒivεʀse]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• cessez donc de tergiverser ! stop beating about the bush!* * *tɛʀʒivɛʀseverbe intransitif1) ( par indécision) to dither2) ( discuter sans résultats) to shilly-shally* * *tɛʀʒivɛʀse vi* * *tergiverser verb table: aimer vi1 ( par indécision) to dither;2 ( discuter sans résultats) to shilly-shally.[tɛrʒivɛrse] verbe intransitif -
2 balancer
balancer [balɑ̃se]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verbe. ( = équilibrer) [+ compte] to balance2. reflexive verba. ( = osciller) [bras, jambes] to swing ; [bateau] to rock ; [branches] to sway ; [personne] (sur une balançoire) to swing ; (sur une bascule) to seesaw• ne te balance pas sur ta chaise ! don't tip your chair back!b. ( = se jeter) (inf) to throw o.s.* * *balɑ̃se
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1) ( faire osciller) [vent] to sway [branches]; to swing [cordage]2) (colloq) ( jeter) to chuck (colloq), to throw [projectile, ordures] ( sur at); to chuck out (colloq), to throw out [vieux habits, objets inutiles]3) (colloq) ( dire) ( brutalement) to toss off [phrases, réponse]; ( pêle-mêle) to bandy [something] about [chiffres]4) (colloq) ( dénoncer)5) to balance [compte]
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verbe intransitif1) ( osciller) [branches] to sway; [corde, trapèze] to swing; [bateau] to rock2) ( hésiter)balancer entre deux personnes — to hesitate ou be torn between two people
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se balancer verbe pronominal1) ( se mouvoir) [personne, animal] to sway; [bateau] to rock2) (colloq) ( se jeter)se balancer du sixième étage — to fling oneself off the sixth GB ou seventh US floor
* * *balɑ̃se1. vt1) (= faire osciller) to swing2) (= lancer) to fling3) * (= renvoyer, jeter) to chuck out *2. vi1) (= osciller) to swing2) figEntre les deux mon coeur balance. — My heart is torn between the two of them.
* * *balancer verb table: placerA vtr1 ( faire osciller) [vent] to sway [branches]; to swing [cordage]; balancer les bras/jambes to swing one's arms/legs; balancer la tête to rock one's head; balancer la queue to wag its tail; il balançait la tête de droite à gauche he was rocking his head from right to left;2 ○( jeter) to chuck○, to throw [projectile, ordures]; balance-moi le tournevis chuck ou pitch○ US me the screwdriver; arrête de balancer des cailloux! stop chucking stones!; balancer qch par la fenêtre or vitre to chuck ou pitch○ sth out of the window; balancer qch sur qch/qn to chuck sth at sth/sb; balancer une gifle à qn to whack sb○; balancer des coups de pied dans qch to kick sth;3 ○( se débarrasser de) to chuck out○, to throw out [vieux habits, objets inutiles]; j'ai balancé tous mes bibelots I've chucked out all my trinkets;4 ○( dire) ( brutalement) to toss off [phrases, réponse]; ( pêle-mêle) to bandy [sth] about [chiffres]; balancer des statistiques/dates à la figure de qn to fling statistics/dates at sb; balancer une nouvelle à qn to break the news to sb brutally; je leur ai balancé: ‘je m'en fiche!’ ‘I don't give a damn○!’ I flung back at them;5 ○( dénoncer) balancer qn to squeal on sb◑; être balancé or se faire balancer par qn to be squealed on by sb; il a menacé de balancer tout ce qu'il sait he's threatened to come out with everything he knows;6 Compta to balance [compte].B vi1 ( osciller) [branches] to sway; [corde, trapèze] to swing; [bateau] to rock;2 ( hésiter) balancer entre deux choix/personnes to hesitate ou be torn between two choices/people; il balance entre le ‘oui’ et le ‘non’ he is wavering between ‘yes’ and ‘no’; entre les deux mon cœur balance my heart is torn between the two.C se balancer vpr1 ( se mouvoir) [personne, animal] to sway; [bateau] to rock; elle se balance au rythme de la musique she is swaying to the rhythm of the music; se balancer d'un pied sur l'autre to shift from one foot to the other; se balancer de gauche à droite to sway from left to right; se balancer au bout d'une liane/d'un trapèze to swing on a creeper/a trapeze; se balancer sur sa chaise to rock on one's chair; cesse de te balancer (sur ta chaise)! stop rocking on your chair!;2 ○( se jeter) se balancer dans le vide to throw oneself into space; se balancer du sixième étage to fling oneself off the sixth GB ou seventh US floor.je m'en balance◑ I don't give a damn◑.[balɑ̃se] verbe transitif1. [bras, hanches] to swing[bébé] to rock[personne - dans un hamac] to push[se débarrasser de - personne]4. (familier) [donner - coup] to give[lancer - livre, clefs] to chuck ou to toss (over)5. (familier) [dire - insulte] to hurl6. (très familier & argot milieu) [dénoncer - bandit] to shop (très familier & UK), to squeal on (très familier) (inseparable) ; [ - complice] to rat on (inseparable)7. FINANCE [budget, compte] to balance————————[balɑ̃se] verbe intransitif————————se balancer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [osciller - personne] to rock, to sway ; [ - train] to roll, to sway ; [ - navire] to roll, to pitch ; [ - branche] to sway2. [sur une balançoire] to swing[sur une bascule] to seesaw3. [se compenser] to balanceprofits et pertes se balancent profits and losses cancel each other out, the account balances4. (familier & locution) -
3 louvoyer
louvoyer [luvwaje]➭ TABLE 8 intransitive verbb. ( = tergiverser) to dither* * *luvwajeverbe intransitif1) Nautisme to beat to windward, to tack2) ( biaiser) to manoeuvre GB, to maneuver US; ( tergiverser) to hedge* * *luvwaje vi1) NAVIGATION to tack2) fig to hedge, to evade the issue* * *louvoyer verb table: employer vi1 Naut to beat to windward, to tack;[luvwaje] verbe intransitif -
4 tournebouler
tournebouler○† verb table: aimer vtr to upset.[turnəbule] verbe transitif -
5 vibrionner
vibrionner○ verb table: aimer vi ( s'agiter) to fidget○; ( s'activer) to faff○ around GB, to dither. -
6 amuser
I.v. trans. Amuser le tapis (Gamblers' slang): To dither, to hestitate over what card to play.II.v. trans. reflex. Les enfants s'amusent! (iron.): Little things please little minds! -
7 chamade
n. f. Battre la chamade: To be 'alla-dither', to be confused and distraught. (The usage originates in the expression avoir le cœur qui bat la chamade describing palpitations brought on by strong emotions.) -
8 embarbouiller
v. pronom. To get in a muddle, to become confused. Il s'embarbouille pour un rien: He gets all of a dither over nothing. -
9 état
n. m. Etre dans tous ses états: To be 'all of a dither', to be 'in a real state', to be extremely upset. -
10 merdouiller
v. intrans. To 'dither off course', to become embroiled in details and waver from one's intended course of action. -
11 rigodon
n. m. Faire du rigodon: To 'um-and-ah', to dither, to be unable to make one's mind up (also: danser la valse hésitation). -
12 vasouiller
v. intrans.1. (sch.): To 'waffle' in an examination paper, to side-step an answer through a combination of ignorance and nerves.2. To 'dither', to hesitate.3. To 'make a balls of it', to make a mess of things.
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