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1 waver
A vi1 (wobble, weaken) [person, stare, look] vaciller ; [courage, determination, faith, love] faiblir ; [voice] trembler ; to waver from changer [decision, stance] ;3 ( hesitate) hésiter ; to waver over hésiter sur [decision, choice] ; to waver between hésiter entre ;B wavering pres p adj [person, politician, voice] hésitant ; [voter] indécis ; [confidence, courage, faith, flame] vacillant. -
2 waver
waver ['weɪvə(r)]∎ they didn't waver in their loyalty to the cause leur attachement à la cause n'a pas faibli∎ the price wavered around the £46 per kilo mark le prix tournait autour des 46 livres le kilo -
3 waver
waver [ˈweɪvər][flame, shadow] vaciller ; [voice] trembler ; [courage, loyalty, determination] chanceler ; [person] ( = weaken) flancher (inf) ; ( = hesitate) hésiter* * *['weɪvə(r)]1) ( weaken) [person, look] vaciller; [courage, faith, love] faiblir; [voice] trembler2) ( flicker) [flame, light] vaciller; [needle] osciller -
4 waver
['weivə](to be unsteady or uncertain: He wavered between accepting and refusing.) hésiter -
5 to make so. waver
Pol. faire douter qqn de sa position/le faire vaciller dans ses convictionsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to make so. waver
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6 to waver
hésiter; faire preuve d'indécision; vaciller; atermoyerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to waver
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7 falter
falter [ˈfɔ:ltər]* * *['fɔːltə(r)] 1.transitive verb (also falter out) balbutier [word, phrase]2.1) [demand, economy] fléchir; [person, courage] faiblir2) ( when speaking) [person] bafouiller; [voice] trembloter3) ( when walking) [person] chanceler; [footstep] hésiter -
8 falter
falter ['fɔ:ltə(r)]∎ his voice faltered il hésita∎ his steps faltered as he neared the room ses pas se firent hésitants tandis qu'il s'approchait de la pièce;∎ demand for luxury goods has begun to falter la demande de produits de luxe a commencé à baisserbalbutier, bredouiller;∎ "I'm not sure, I don't… I can't…" he faltered "je ne suis pas sûr, je… non… non…", bredouilla-t-il ou balbutia-t-il
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