I have hesitated
-ai hésité
Present perfect I conjugation of hesitate.

hesitate

I have hesitated somewhat to make a final statement on this occasion.
J'ai hésité un peu à faire, à cette occasion, une déclaration finale.
But there are so many parts to the story that I have hesitated to preach on it until now.
Mais il y a tellement d'éléments à cette histoire que, jusqu'à présent, j'ai toujours hésité à prêcher sur ce sujet.
As you will in fact have noted, in some cases I have hesitated to take up your proposals immediately for the very reason that, although they seem good in themselves, they could slow down the procedure to some extent.
En fait, vous aurez constaté que, dans certains cas, ma réticence à considérer d'emblée certaines propositions que vous avez formulées comme positives dépend précisément du fait que celles-ci nous semblent bonnes mais peuvent ralentir la procédure en question.
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