tergiversate in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tergiversate in the English»Italian Dictionary

tergiversate [Brit ˈtəːdʒɪvəˌseɪt, təːdʒɪˈvəːseɪt, Am ˈtərdʒəvərˌseɪt, ˌtərdʒəˈvərˌseɪt] VB intr

1. tergiversate (betray):

tergiversate

fare un voltafaccia

2. tergiversate (be evasive):

tergiversate

tergiversare

Translations for tergiversate in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tergiversare

to tergiversate form

fare un voltafaccia

to do an about-turn, to perform a volte-face, to tergiversate

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This selection follows change (2010), tergiversate (2011), bluster (2012) and privacy (2013).

time.com

Why she chose to tergiversate and leave the question hanging is hard to comprehend.

opinion.inquirer.net

The use of weasel words to avoid making an outright assertion is a synonym to tergiversate.

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