toing and froing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for toing and froing in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for toing and froing in the English»French Dictionary

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! inf
wait for it! MIL

I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

1. try (make attempt):

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

toing and froing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for toing and froing in the English»French Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Some said it was badly handled in its historical toing and froing.
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They will be toing and froing on the streets and parks around this lovely city.
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So after some toing and froing, the lads managed to track down the owner's phone number.
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The person on the phone was going through a questionnaire and kept toing and froing, speaking to their adviser.
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So the philosophical toing and froing was moot, if not a destructive distraction.
www.thespec.com
But then you're not at the behest of luggage handlers and loaded for misery when toing and froing.
blogs.theage.com.au
Despite all the toing and froing over who said what to whom, the situation is becoming worse by the day.
www.odt.co.nz
A lot of it has shed light on a lot of diplomatic toing and froing which ordinary citizens are never privy to.
www.abc.net.au
To be fair, for all the toing and froing of the episode, it was unclear who was going to win.
www.denofgeek.com
Such toing and froing is nothing new.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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