fitful in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fitful in the English»French Dictionary

fitful [Brit ˈfɪtfʊl, ˈfɪtf(ə)l, Am ˈfɪtfəl] ADJ

fitful sleep

troublé, agité

fitful night

agité

fitful wind, mood

capricieux/-ieuse, changeant

fitful showers, light

intermittent

fitful in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fitful in the English»French Dictionary

fitful ADJ

fitful

irrégulier(-ère)

Translations for fitful in the French»English Dictionary

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The other members spent much of their time and energy working on their various other projects, and the band went into a fitful hibernation.

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More problematic is if the ship were blown off its intended route by fitful winds, or had to engage in tacking, changing bearing repeatedly.

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The emperor's reproaches could only goad the two princes into perfunctory and fitful action.

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His fitful progress has been studded with injury and disappointing form.

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Despite some fitful efforts in the early 1980s, the band had effectively dissolved before their video plans were realized.

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Between 0500 and 0630 is usually a fitful time trying to expunge any residual feelings of guilt or worry from the dreams.

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It contains strong female characters, yet places them in bikinis and crop tops, while the humour is fitful and the action mostly cartoonish.

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A dry, fitful coughing develops.

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A plain inlaid marble slab indicated the spot whereafter life's fitful fever, he sleeps well.

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Fitful merger negotiations between the two companies had begun in 2001, and the tie-up was widely anticipated.

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