velléitaire

Nous dénonçons cependant le caractère velléitaire de la résolution.
We do, however, deplore the indecisive nature of the resolution.
Pourtant, le rapport est velléitaire.
However, the report is spineless.
Nous nous sommes abstenues en raison du caractère velléitaire des propositions de ce rapport.
We have abstained because the proposals in this report are too vague.
Je suis un velléitaire.
I have a procrastination problem.
Mais ce rapport est, une fois de plus, un texte velléitaire où les bonnes intentions affichées ne cachent pas l'inefficacité des mesures proposées.
However, this report is another of those indecisive documents, where the proclaimed good intentions do not hide the ineffective measures proposed.
Nous avons voté certaines des propositions de ce texte, mais nous nous sommes abstenues sur l'ensemble, en raison de son caractère velléitaire.
We voted in favour of some of the proposals in this text, but we abstained on the text as a whole because it is too vague.
Plus velléitaire qu'une mouche sur de la merde !
I don't have the willpower of a fly.
Les députés, et M. Harrison en particulier, se souviendront que dans mon précédent rapport en la matière, une condition bien précise était posée : une condition certes un peu velléitaire mais précise.
The House, and Mr Harrison in particular, will recall that my own report on this subject called for a specific deadline: admittedly it was a little over-ambitious, but it was at least specific.
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