tergiverser
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Etymology: Du latin tergiversari (« tourner le dos »).
Senses:
gloss: Prendre des détours, des faux-fuyants pour éloigner ou pour éluder la conclusion d’une affaire, la décision d’une question, pour ne pas faire une réponse positive, etc.
pos: verb
examples: On ne l'obtint qu'en 1848. Le décret du 27 avril supprimait l'esclavage pour toujours. Mais ce décret ne fut pas publié tout de suite dans les colonies. On tergiversa longtemps.
Il faut cesser de tergiverser et agir, vite!
Mais cette puissance crut devoir faire des objections ; elle discuta ; elle tergiversa ; tant et si bien que, le 2 août 1914, survint la guerre.
Mais que dit, ou plutôt que fait l’Union européenne ? Elle ergote, ratiocine, tergiverse, louvoie, au point d’accréditer l’idée fâcheuse que, dans cette communauté de 27, il en coûte plus de transgresser les règles de bonne gestion que d’enfreindre celles d’une bonne démocratie. On punit la Grèce mais on ferme les yeux sur la Hongrie.
Inflected forms:
form: tergiverser
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en tergiversant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: tergiversant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je tergiverse
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu tergiverses
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on tergiverse
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous tergiversons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous tergiversez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles tergiversent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je tergiversais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu tergiversais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on tergiversait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous tergiversions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous tergiversiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles tergiversaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je tergiversai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu tergiversas
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on tergiversa
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous tergiversâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous tergiversâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles tergiversèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je tergiverserai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu tergiverseras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on tergiversera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous tergiverserons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous tergiverserez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles tergiverseront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je tergiverse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu tergiverses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on tergiverse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous tergiversions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous tergiversiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles tergiversent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je tergiversasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu tergiversasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on tergiversât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous tergiversassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous tergiversassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles tergiversassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je tergiverserais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu tergiverserais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on tergiverserait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous tergiverserions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous tergiverseriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles tergiverseraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tergiverse
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: tergiversons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: tergiversez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez tergiversé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Related terms: tergiversation
Synonyms: niaiser avec la puck
Translations:
lang: Albanais
word: dredhoj
lang: Anglais
word: dither
lang: Anglais
word: procrastinate
lang: Anglais
word: tergiversate
lang: Arabe
word: يراوغ
lang: Chinois
word: 支吾
roman: zhīwu
lang: Croate
word: vrdati
lang: Espagnol
word: vacilar
lang: Ido
word: hezitar
lang: Italien
word: tergiversare
lang: Norvégien (bokmål)
word: nøle
lang: Norvégien (bokmål)
word: betenke seg
lang: Polonais
word: wahać się
lang: Polonais
word: wahać się
lang: Sicilien
word: bazzacchiari
lang: Suédois
word: vela
lang: Tchèque
word: otálet
lang: Tchèque
word: přešlapovat
lang: Turc
word: sırt çevirmek
lang: Ukrainien
word: коливатися