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Detailed Translations for hesitating from English to French

hesitating:


Translation Matrix for hesitating:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
indécis fence sitter; waverer
irrésolu fence sitter; waverer
lambin dawdler; good-for-nothing; laggard; lazybones; loiterer; moper; slacker; slowcoach; slowpoke; sluggard; snail; stick-in-the-mud; wretch; wretched fellow; yellowbelly
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- hesitant
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avec hésitation dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering
d'une façon hésitante dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering
de mauvaise grâce dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering reluctantly; unwillingly; with a bad grace
hésitant dawdling; dilatory; double-minded; dragging; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; lingering; reluctantly; slow; vacillating; wavering hesitant; wavering
incertain dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; reluctantly; vacillating; wavering changeable; critical; dangerous; debatable; delicate; dubious; hazardous; inconstant; open to debate; perilous; precarious; questionable; rickety; risky; staggering; toddling; tottering; touchy; uncertain; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; variable; varying; waddling; wavering
indécis dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; reluctantly; vacillating; wavering inconstant; rickety; staggering; toddling; tottering; undecided; undetermined; unresolved; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; vague; vaguely; waddling; wavering
irrésolu dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; reluctantly; vacillating; wavering wavering
lambin dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering
lambinant dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering
peu disposé dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering reluctantly; unwillingly; with a bad grace
traînant dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy
traînassant dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering

Related Words for "hesitating":


Synonyms for "hesitating":


Related Definitions for "hesitating":

  1. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly1

hesitate:

to hesitate verb (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)

  1. to hesitate (be indecised; procrastinate; question; )
    hésiter; douter; douter de; balancer
    • hésiter verb (hésite, hésites, hésitons, hésitez, )
    • douter verb (doute, doutes, doutons, doutez, )
    • douter de verb
    • balancer verb (balance, balances, balançons, balancez, )
  2. to hesitate (doubt; linger; waver; )
    hésiter; tarder; douter; tergiverser; traînasser; traîner; lambiner; être indécis; traînailler
    • hésiter verb (hésite, hésites, hésitons, hésitez, )
    • tarder verb (tarde, tardes, tardons, tardez, )
    • douter verb (doute, doutes, doutons, doutez, )
    • tergiverser verb (tergiverse, tergiverses, tergiversons, tergiversez, )
    • traînasser verb (traînasse, traînasses, traînassons, traînassez, )
    • traîner verb (traîne, traînes, traînons, traînez, )
    • lambiner verb (lambine, lambines, lambinons, lambinez, )
    • traînailler verb (traînaille, traînailles, traînaillons, traînaillez, )
  3. to hesitate (be doubtful; doubt)
    hésiter; douter de
    • hésiter verb (hésite, hésites, hésitons, hésitez, )
    • douter de verb

Conjugations for hesitate:

present
  1. hesitate
  2. hesitate
  3. hesitates
  4. hesitate
  5. hesitate
  6. hesitate
simple past
  1. hesitated
  2. hesitated
  3. hesitated
  4. hesitated
  5. hesitated
  6. hesitated
present perfect
  1. have hesitated
  2. have hesitated
  3. has hesitated
  4. have hesitated
  5. have hesitated
  6. have hesitated
past continuous
  1. was hesitating
  2. were hesitating
  3. was hesitating
  4. were hesitating
  5. were hesitating
  6. were hesitating
future
  1. shall hesitate
  2. will hesitate
  3. will hesitate
  4. shall hesitate
  5. will hesitate
  6. will hesitate
continuous present
  1. am hesitating
  2. are hesitating
  3. is hesitating
  4. are hesitating
  5. are hesitating
  6. are hesitating
subjunctive
  1. be hesitated
  2. be hesitated
  3. be hesitated
  4. be hesitated
  5. be hesitated
  6. be hesitated
diverse
  1. hesitate!
  2. let's hesitate!
  3. hesitated
  4. hesitating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for hesitate:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
balancer be indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver balance; craddle; cradle; dangle; falter; heave; lull; oscillate; roam; rock; roll; stagger; sway; swing; swing to and fro; swish; wander; whirl; wobble
douter be indecised; brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver be doubtful; be in doubt; doubt
douter de be doubtful; be indecised; doubt; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver be doubtful; be in doubt; doubt
hésiter be doubtful; be indecised; brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver falter; stagnate; stay put; stick; stop; waver
lambiner brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver dawdle; linger; loiter; tarry; waffle
tarder brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver
tergiverser brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver dawdle; delay; linger; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry
traînailler brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver dawdle; delay; linger; loiter; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry; waffle
traînasser brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver dawdle; delay; do nothing much; hang about; idle; linger; loiter; lounge about; lounge around; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; sit around; stand around; tarry; waffle
traîner brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver be lost; bear; carry; carry along; dawdle; do nothing much; drag; drag along; drag away; draw; fling about; hang about; haul; idle; knock about; linger; loiter; lounge; lounge about; lounge around; lug; lug away; parade; pull; saunter; saunter about; sit around; stand around; stroll; tarry; tow; trail; waffle; walk about; walk round
être indécis brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver be indecisive; be pending; be undecided
- pause; waffle; waver

Related Words for "hesitate":


Synonyms for "hesitate":


Related Definitions for "hesitate":

  1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness1
    • Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures1
  2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing1

Wiktionary Translations for hesitate:

hesitate
verb
  1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action
hesitate
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
hesitate hésiter aarzelen — onzeker zijn, twijfelen
hesitate hésiter weifelen — in besluiteloosheid niet tot handelen overgaan
hesitate fluctuer; vaciller schwanken — fluktuieren, zögern, sich instabil verhalten, sich nicht entscheiden können
hesitate hésiter; balancer zaudernintransitiv, mit vor oder mit: unentschlossen sein, zögern
hesitate hésiter zögern — (intransitiv) etwas aufschieben, nicht sofort tun

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