ondoyer

ɔ̃dwaje

ondoie, ondoient, ondoiera

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Definition of ondoyer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

variation

intr.

TECH.

augmenter puis diminuer de manière répétée

intr.

TECH.

Les cours du pétrole ondoyent au gré des rumeurs.

osciller

varier

mouvement

intr.

Rare

bouger de façon sinueuse comme les vagues

intr.

Rare

Les blés ondoyaient lentement, comme des vagues, sous la brise.

onduler

serpenter

inconstance

intr.

Rare

changer souvent d'opinion sans rester ferme

intr.

Rare

Il ondoie entre plusieurs choix sans jamais se décider.

changer

fluctuer

baptême

tr.

TECH.

verser de l'eau sur la tête pour baptiser simplement

tr.

TECH.

Le prêtre a ondoyé l'enfant malade en urgence.

asperger

baptiser

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Origin of ondoyer

français, onde (vague) + -oyer (suffixe verbal)

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flottement

flotter et ondoyer dans l'air

Examples of ondoyer in a sentence

Son humeur ondoye au fil des événements.
La rivière ondoie entre les collines verdoyantes.
Ses cheveux ondoyaient sur ses épaules en marchant.
Son opinion ondoie selon l’auditoire.
Elle ondoie constamment sur ce sujet délicat.
L'enfant a ondoyé sous la pluie pendant la cérémonie.

Le prêtre a ondoyé le baptisé avec douceur et solennité.

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English:fluctuate, ripple, ...
German:schwanken, wogen, ...
Italian:ondulare, ondeggiare, ...
Spanish:oscilar, ondear, ...
Portuguese:oscilar, ondular, ...
Chinese:波动, 摇曳, ...
Japanese:変動する, 波打つ, ...
Arabic:تَذَبْذَبَ, تَمَوَّجَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנוֹדֵד, לְהִתְנוֹעֵעַ בְּגַלִּים, ...
Russian:колебаться, колыхаться, ...
Ukrainian:коливатися, хвилюватися, ...
Catalan:fluctuar, ondular, ...
Danish:svinge, bugte sig, ...
Dutch:schommelen, golven, ...
Greek:κυμαίνομαι, κυματίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:ingadozni, ringatózni, ...
Khmer:ប្រែប្រួលឡើងចុះ, រំយោល, ...
Korean:등락하다, 물결치다, ...
Polish:wahać się, kołysać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):oscilar, ondular, ...
Romanian:a oscila, a ondula, ...
Swedish:svänga, bölja, ...
Thai:ผันผวน, พลิ้วไหว, ...
Turkish:dalgalanmak, kararsızlık göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:dao động, uốn lượn, ...

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