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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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hesitate [Brit ˈhɛzɪteɪt, Am ˈhɛzəˌteɪt] VB intr

hesitate
hésiter (over sur)
to hesitate to do
hésiter à faire
I hesitate to recommend this product/make a judgment
je me garderai de recommander ce produit/de faire un jugement
she was hesitating over a new hat
elle ne pouvait décider quel chapeau acheter
to hesitate at nothing
ne reculer devant rien
he who hesitates is lost prov
à hésiter on n'obtient rien
momentarily glance, hesitate, forget, stop
momentanément
French
French
English
English
il a eu une seconde d'hésitation
he hesitated for a second
elle a marqué une hésitation avant de poursuivre (son discours)
she hesitated before continuing (her speech)
hésiter
to hesitate (sur over, devant before)
ne pas hésiter à
not to hesitate to
elle n'a pas hésité une seconde
she didn't hesitate for a second
j'ai hésité longtemps à vous écrire
I hesitated for a long time before writing to you
si tu as un problème quelconque, n'hésite pas à me prévenir
if you have any problem whatsoever, don't hesitate to tell me
se priver de faire
to hesitate to do
elle ne s'est pas privée de leur dire les choses en face
she didn't hesitate to tell them a few home truths
dans un cas pareil, appelle carrément la police
in such a case, don't hesitate to call the police
il n'a fait ni une ni deux inf
he didn't hesitate for a second
j'hésitais mais je me suis quand même lancé
I hesitated but eventually I went ahead
j'ai eu un moment d'incertitude
I hesitated for a moment

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
French

hesitate [ˈhezɪteɪt] VB intr

hesitate
hésiter
French
French
English
English
hésiter
to hesitate
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
French

hesitate [ˈhez·ɪ·teɪt] VB intr

hesitate
hésiter
French
French
English
English
hésiter
to hesitate
Present
Ihesitate
youhesitate
he/she/ithesitates
wehesitate
youhesitate
theyhesitate
Past
Ihesitated
youhesitated
he/she/ithesitated
wehesitated
youhesitated
theyhesitated
Present Perfect
Ihavehesitated
youhavehesitated
he/she/ithashesitated
wehavehesitated
youhavehesitated
theyhavehesitated
Past Perfect
Ihadhesitated
youhadhesitated
he/she/ithadhesitated
wehadhesitated
youhadhesitated
theyhadhesitated
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