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Detailed Translations for wavering from English to French

wavering:

wavering [the ~] noun

  1. the wavering (tottering)
    le vacillement
  2. the wavering (half-heartedness)
    l'indécision
  3. the wavering (irresolution; irresoluteness)
    l'hésitation; l'indécision

Translation Matrix for wavering:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hésitation irresoluteness; irresolution; wavering doubt; hesitancy; hesitation; indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution; shilly-shallying; single combat; sticking fast; vacillation
indécis fence sitter; waverer
indécision half-heartedness; irresoluteness; irresolution; wavering doubt; hesitancy; hesitation; indecision; indecisiveness; shilly-shallying; single combat; vacillation
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
vacillement tottering; wavering
- fluctuation; hesitation; vacillation
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- vacillant; vacillating
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- undecided; vacillation
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avec hésitation dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering
avec indécision wavering
bafouillant faltering; wavering
broutant faltering; wavering
d'une façon hésitante dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering
de mauvaise grâce dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering reluctantly; unwillingly; with a bad grace
en hésitant wavering
hésitant dawdling; dilatory; double-minded; dragging; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; lingering; reluctantly; slow; vacillating; wavering hesitant
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
indécis dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; reluctantly; vacillating; wavering inconstant; rickety; staggering; toddling; tottering; undecided; undetermined; unresolved; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; vague; vaguely; waddling
instable wavering baroque; capricious; changeable; erratic; fickle; freak; freakish; incalculable; inconstant; mentally unstable; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; staggering; toddling; tottering; unpredictable; unstable; unsteady; waddling; wayward; whimsical; wobbly; wonky
irrésolu dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; reluctantly; vacillating; 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
vacillant wavering changing; drifting; fluctuating; mentally unstable; rickety; staggering; swinging; toddling; tottering; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; waddling; wobbling; wobbly

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Synonyms for "wavering":


Related Definitions for "wavering":

  1. uncertain in purpose or action1
  2. the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes1
  3. indecision in speech or action1

waver:

to waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)

  1. to waver (hesitate; be indecised; procrastinate; )
    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 waver (stick; stagnate; falter; stop; stay put)
    être bloqué; hésiter; tomber à plat
    • hésiter verb (hésite, hésites, hésitons, hésitez, )
  3. to waver (hesitate; doubt; linger; )
    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, )

Conjugations for waver:

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

Translation Matrix for waver:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- falter; faltering; flicker; flutter; hesitation
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 indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver be doubtful; be in doubt; doubt; hesitate
hésiter be indecised; brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; falter; hesitate; linger; procrastinate; put off; question; stagnate; stay put; stick; stop; tarry; vacillate; waver be doubtful; doubt; hesitate
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
tomber à plat falter; stagnate; stay put; stick; stop; waver
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 bloqué falter; stagnate; stay put; stick; stop; waver stagnate; stay put; stick
être indécis brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver be indecisive; be pending; be undecided
- falter; flicker; flitter; fluctuate; flutter; hesitate; quaver; quiver; vacillate; waffle; weave

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Synonyms for "waver":


Related Definitions for "waver":

  1. the act of moving back and forth1
  2. the act of pausing uncertainly1
  3. someone who communicates by waving1
  4. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency1
  5. sway to and fro1
  6. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern1
  7. move back and forth very rapidly1
  8. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way1
  9. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness1
  10. be unsure or weak1

Wiktionary Translations for waver:

waver
verb
  1. to sway back and forth
waver
verb
  1. tenir en équilibre.
  2. (familier, fr) hésiter, avoir de la peine à se déterminer, particulièrement quand il s’agir d’un achat, d’une affaire, d’un traité.
  3. Avoir le frisson, un tremblement causé par le froid ou la fièvre.
  4. Faire entendre une succession de petits bruits
  5. Être incertain, indécis sur le parti, sur la résolution que l’on doit prendre.
  6. Se mouvoir alternativement en deux sens contraires.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
waver hésiter weifelen — in besluiteloosheid niet tot handelen overgaan

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