tergiverser

Pendant ce temps-là, d’autres tergiversent et n’ont pas encore commencé à investir.
Meanwhile, others are procrastinating and have not yet begun investing.
Mais certains gouvernements tergiversent.
But some are procrastinating.
Il faut une bonne dose de patience, en particulier avec les partenaires qui tergiversent, qui hésitent au sujet de certains résultats.
You need a great deal of patience, particularly with those partners who have doubts, who are hesitant about certain outcomes.
Pendant que les parties tergiversent et retardent les décisions cruciales qu'elles ont à prendre, la situation se détériore rapidement sur le terrain.
While the parties stalled and deferred the critical decisions facing them, the situation on the ground deteriorated quickly.
Plus ils tergiversent, moins les travailleurs et les citoyens ont conscience de l'importance réelle et des objectifs fondamentaux de l'UE.
The more they dither, the less the workers and the people are aware of the real significance and primary objectives of the EU.
Les étudiants tergiversent souvent parce qu'ils pensent qu'ils peuvent mettre hors du travail pendant un certain temps et profiter de leur temps en ce moment.
Students often procrastinate because they think that they can put off the work for a while and enjoy their time at the moment.
Ceux qui bloquent, qui tergiversent, qui freinent doivent être nommés, et au lieu de cela on s'en tient toujours au plus petit dénominateur commun, et l'on se détourne du même coup des nécessités européennes.
Those who block, delay and put on the brakes need to be named and shamed, instead of always reducing everything to the lowest common denominator and thus turning their backs on Europe's real needs.
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