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)
- to hesitate; to beat around the bush; to prevaricate
- Synonyms: temporeggiare, nicchiare
- (archaic) to turn one's shoulders at or towards the enemy
Conjugation
Conjugation of tergiversàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
tergiversāre
- second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of tergiversor
Romanian
Etymology
From tergiversa + -re.
Noun
tergiversare f (plural tergiversări)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | tergiversare | tergiversarea | tergiversări | tergiversările | |
| genitive-dative | tergiversări | tergiversării | tergiversări | tergiversărilor | |
| vocative | tergiversare, tergiversareo | tergiversărilor | |||
Spanish
Verb
tergiversare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tergiversar