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tergiversation

tergiversation · tergiversations

The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sidesThe act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.

UK/tɜːd͡ʒɪvəˈseɪʃən/US/tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/

Значение

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(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
the act of abandoning a party for cause
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.

Переводы

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Происхождение

From Latin tergiversātiō, from tergiversārī (“to turn one's back, to evade, to avoid”) + -

From Latin tergiversātiō, from tergiversārī (“to turn one's back, to evade, to avoid”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to tergiversate + -ion.

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