vacillare in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vacillare in the English»French Dictionary

vacillate [Brit ˈvasɪleɪt, Am ˈvæsəˌleɪt] VB intr

vacillate

hésiter (between entre, over au sujet de)

bacillary [Brit bəˈsɪləri, Am ˈbæsəˌlɛri] ADJ

1. bacillary (of bacilli):

bacillary

bacillaire

2. bacillary → bacilliform

See also bacilliform

bacilliform [Brit bəˈsɪlɪfɔːm, Am bəˈsɪləˌfɔrm] ADJ

bacilliform

bacilliforme

vacillation [Brit vasɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌvæsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] N

vacillation

indécision f

vacillation

hésitations fpl

I.ancillary [Brit anˈsɪləri, Am ˈænsəˌlɛri] N

1. ancillary (office, department etc):

ancillary

service m annexe

2. ancillary (person):

ancillary

auxiliaire m

II.ancillary [Brit anˈsɪləri, Am ˈænsəˌlɛri] ADJ

ancillary service, staff, task, industry, equipment, role

auxiliaire

ancillary cost

accessoire

ancillary road

secondaire

to be ancillary to (complementary)

être auxiliaire à

to be ancillary to (subordinate)

être subordonné à

pillared [Brit ˈpɪləd, Am ˈpɪlərd] ADJ

pillared building, arcade:

pillared

à colonnades

pillar-box red N ADJ Brit

pillar-box red

rouge m vif

I.oscillate [Brit ˈɒsɪleɪt, Am ˈɑsəˌleɪt] VB trans

oscillate PHYS, TECH

faire osciller

II.oscillate [Brit ˈɒsɪleɪt, Am ˈɑsəˌleɪt] VB intr (gen)

oscillate PHYS, TECH

osciller (between entre)

bacillus <pl bacilli> [Brit bəˈsɪləs, Am bəˈsɪləs] N

bacillus

bacille m

capillary [Brit kəˈpɪləri, Am ˈkæpəˌlɛri] N ADJ (all contexts)

capillary

capillaire m

pillar [Brit ˈpɪlə, Am ˈpɪlər] N

1. pillar ARCHIT:

pillar

pilier m

2. pillar (of smoke, fire, rock etc):

pillar

colonne f

a pillar of salt BIBL

une statue de sel

the pillars of Hercules GEOG

les Colonnes d'Hercule

3. pillar (of institution, society):

pillar fig

pilier m (of de)

to be a pillar of strength to sb

être d'un grand soutien à qn

4. pillar MOTOR:

pillar

pied m de caisse

pillar

montant m

5. pillar MIN (as support):

pillar

pilier m

to go from pillar to post inf

courir à droite et à gauche inf (doing pour faire)

to be sent from pillar to post (for information, papers) inf

se faire renvoyer de service en service inf

vacillare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vacillare in the English»French Dictionary

ancillary [ˈæn(t)·sə·ler·i] ADJ

ancillary

auxiliaire

ancillary equipment

matériel m supplémentaire

I.capillary <-ries> [ˈkæp·ə·ler·i] N

capillary

capillaire m

II.capillary <-ries> [ˈkæp·ə·ler·i] ADJ

capillary

capillaire

I.oscillate [ˈa·s ə l·eɪt] VB intr

1. oscillate (swing back and forth):

oscillate

osciller

2. oscillate (vary, fluctuate):

oscillate

fluctuer

II.oscillate [ˈa·s ə l·eɪt] VB trans

oscillate

faire osciller

bacillus <-li> [bə·ˈsɪl·əs] N

bacillus

bacille m

pillar [ˈpɪl·ər] N a. fig

pillar

pilier m

pillar of flame/smoke

colonne f de feu/fumée

a pillar of the community fig

un pilier de la communauté