tergiversare

See also: tergiversaré

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tergiversārī.

Verb

tergiversàre (first-person singular present tergivèrso, first-person singular past historic tergiversài, past participle tergiversàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to hesitate; to beat around the bush; to prevaricate
    Synonyms: temporeggiare, nicchiare
  2. (archaic) to turn one's shoulders at or towards the enemy

Conjugation

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

tergiversāre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of tergiversor

Romanian

Etymology

From tergiversa + -re.

Noun

tergiversare f (plural tergiversări)

  1. delay

Declension

Spanish

Verb

tergiversare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tergiversar
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