tergiverser
- Examples
Il est évident que, pendant quatre mois, on a tergiversé. | It is clear that we have been drifting for four months. |
En effet, le Premier ministre aurait dit que sa présidence a tergiversé. | Indeed, the Prime Minister is reported to have said that his own Presidency has stalled. |
Lors de sa dernière tournée au Proche-Orient, John Kerry a tergiversé au sujet des termes de l’accord conclu avec la Russie à Genève. | During his last tour in the Middle East, John Kerry has flip-flopped on the terms of the agreement with Russia in Geneva. |
Mais, faute de vision d'avenir, faute de savoir poser les bonnes questions, on a tergiversé, on a marchandé et finalement on a bricolé à Nice. | But, without a vision of the future, without knowing how to ask the right questions, we ended up with dithering, horse-trading and, finally, tinkering in Nice. |
Kyprianou, successeur de Makarios, a tergiversé pendant deux ans encore avant de confirmer l'Accord de partenariat de 1977 qui devait être établi sur la base d'une répartition géographique ! | Kyprianou, who replaced him, dragged his feet for another two years before he confirmed the 1977 Agreement: partnership, to be established on a geographical basis! |
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