prevaricate

The political prevaricating of recent weeks has not only damaged Greece.
Les tergiversations politiques des dernières semaines n'ont pas seulement fait mal à la Grèce.
We need to stop prevaricating, stop ignoring the overwhelming facts, and simply apply the existing law.
Nous devons arrêter de tergiverser, cesser d’ignorer les faits accablants, et simplement appliquer le droit existant.
The European Union must size up the situation and support the democratic process without prevaricating.
Sans tergiverser, l'Union européenne doit prendre la pleine mesure de la situation et accompagner le processus de démocratisation.
The executive secretary explained that he would need to meet with the prevaricating pastor, then other field officials, as part of the routine procedure to look into the complaint.
Le secrétaire exécutif a expliqué qu’il lui fallait d’abord rencontrer ledit pasteur et d’autres officiels du champ, car cela faisait partie de la procédure habituelle en cas de plainte.
I also think, to pick up on some of the comments made, starting with the comments made by the previous speaker and my colleague's comments on the compensation fund, that we are not prevaricating.
Je me permets de revenir sur la remarque de la collègue qui s' est exprimée en dernier et sur l' allocution du collègue précédent : en ce qui concerne le fonds d' indemnisation, nous ne retardons absolument rien !
In the long run, all the studies and assessments with which we have been prevaricating for three or four years are not enough when the citizens want a decision here and now!
En fin de compte, toutes les études et évaluations sur lesquelles nous avons tergiversé pendant trois ou quatre ans ne sont pas suffisantes quand les citoyens veulent une décision immédiatement.
Prevaricating would be the most dangerous thing that Parliament could do.
Rien ne serait plus dangereux que le Parlement tergiverse.
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