hésitation

hésitation
hésitation [ezitasjɔ̃]
feminine noun
hesitation
• sans hésitation without hesitation
• après bien des hésitations after much hesitation
• il a eu un moment d'hésitation he hesitated for a moment
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ezitasjɔ̃
nom féminin
1) (indécision) indecision, hesitancy

il a eu une seconde d'hésitation — he hesitated for a second

2) (signe d'incertitude) hesitation [U]

lever les dernières hésitations de quelqu'un — to overcome somebody's final doubts

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ezitasjɔ̃ nf
hesitation
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hésitation nf
1 (indécision) indecision, hesitancy; il a eu une seconde d'hésitation he hesitated for a second; répondre sans (la moindre) hésitation to reply without (the slightest) hesitation;
2 (signe d'incertitude) hesitation ¢; se décider après bien des hésitations to make up one's mind after much hesitation; elle a marqué une hésitation avant de poursuivre (son discours) she hesitated before continuing (her speech); lever les dernières hésitations de qn to overcome sb's final doubts.
[ezitasjɔ̃] nom féminin
1. [atermoiement] hesitation
après quelques minutes d'hésitation after hesitating for a few minutes ou a few minutes' hesitation
2. [arrêt] pause
marquer ou avoir une hésitation to pause, to hesitate
3. [doute] doubt
pas d'hésitation, c'est lui! it's him, no doubt about it ou without a doubt!
{{ind}}sans hésitation locution adverbiale
unhesitatingly, without hesitation
je préfère le ciné à la télé, sans hésitation I prefer cinema to television any day

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