vacillant

vasijɑ̃t

Definition

Definition of vacillant - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

équilibrequi chancelle ou tremble, pas stable physiquement

La flamme vacillante de la bougie éclairait faiblement la pièce.

chancelant

instable

hésitationqui hésite ou n'est pas sûr de ses choix

Il reste vacillant face à cette décision importante pour son avenir.

hésitant

indécis

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Origin of vacillant

latin, vacillare (osciller)

Terms with vacillant included in their meaning

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de manière déséquilibrée

adv.

stabilité physique

sans garder son équilibre physique, en vacillant

plus ferme

adj.

stabilité

qui est plus stable et moins vacillant

chambouler

vaciller

se déplacer de manière instable en vacillant

Examples of vacillant in a sentence

La vieille chaise vacillante menaçait de s’effondrer.
Sa voix vacillante trahissait son incertitude.
Elle avançait d’un pas vacillant vers la scène.

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English:unsteady, hesitant, ...
German:wackelig, unentschlossen, ...
Italian:vacillante, incerto, ...
Spanish:vacilante, indeciso, ...
Portuguese:vacilante, hesitante, ...
Chinese:摇曳的, 犹豫不决的, ...
Japanese:揺らめく, 優柔不断な, ...
Arabic:متأرجح, مُتَرَدِّد, ...
Hebrew:רָעוּעַ, מִתְלַבֵּט, ...
Russian:колеблющийся, неуверенный, ...
Ukrainian:хиткий, невпевнений, ...
Catalan:vacil.lant, indecís, ...
Danish:vaklende, tøvende, ...
Dutch:wankel, aarzelend, ...
Greek:ασταθές, διστακτικός, ...
Hungarian:imbolygó, bizonytalan, ...
Khmer:ញ័រ, ស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ, ...
Korean:흔들리는, 망설이는, ...
Polish:chwiejący się, niezdecydowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):vacilante, indeciso, ...
Romanian:instabil, șovăielnic, ...
Swedish:vacklande, tvekande, ...
Thai:โอนเอน, ลังเล, ...
Turkish:titrek, kararsız, ...
Vietnamese:lung lay, do dự, ...

vaciller

vasije

Definition of vaciller - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

mouvementbouger de façon instable en tremblant ou en oscillant

La flamme vacille dans le vent froid de la nuit.

osciller

trembler

hésitationhésiter ou manquer de fermeté dans ses décisions

Il vacille entre accepter l'offre et rester ici.

douter

hésiter

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Expressions with vaciller

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faire vaciller

rendre instable physiquement, provoquer des oscillations

Le vent violent fait vaciller les arbres dans la tempête.

Origin of vaciller

français, vaciller (osciller, chanceler)

Examples of vaciller in a sentence

Le vieux lampadaire vacillait dans la tempête.
Elle vacille devant la difficulté du choix.
Le gouvernement vacille sur la question des réformes.

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English:flicker, vacillate, ...
German:schwanken, zögern, ...
Italian:vacillare, esitare, ...
Spanish:tambalearse, ...
Portuguese:vacilar, hesitar, ...
Chinese:摇晃, 犹豫, ...
Japanese:揺れる, 迷う, ...
Arabic:تأرجح, تردد, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנוֹדֵד, לְהִתְלַבֵּט, ...
Russian:колебаться, сомневаться, ...
Ukrainian:хитатися, вагатися, ...
Catalan:vacil.lar, dubtar, ...
Danish:flakke, vakle, ...
Dutch:flakkeren, twijfelen, ...
Greek:ταλαντεύομαι, διστακτώ, ...
Hungarian:imbolyogni, ingadozni, ...
Khmer:រង្គើ, ស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ, ...
Korean:흔들리다, 망설이다, ...
Polish:chwiać się, wahać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):vacilar, hesitar, ...
Romanian:a pâlpâi, a ezita, ...
Swedish:vackla, tveka, ...
Thai:สั่นไหว, ลังเล, ...
Turkish:sallanmak, tereddüt etmek, ...
Vietnamese:lung lay, do dự, ...

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