Prevaricate
//pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt//
Translations of "prevaricate" (15 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | извъртам(deviate, transgress) | izvǎrtam | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 搪塞(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | tángsè | |
| Dutch | afwijken(deviate, transgress), rond de pot draaien(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), terugkrabbelen(deviate, transgress) | — | |
| Finnish | vältellä(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | — | |
| French | prévariquer(deviate, transgress), prévariquer((law) collude), se dérober(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), éluder(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), être/rester évasif(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | — | |
| Georgian | მიკიბვ-მოკიბვა(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | miḳibv-moḳibva | |
| German | Ausflüchte machen(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), ausweichen(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | — | |
| Hungarian | kertel(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), köntörfalaz(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | — | |
| Italian | equivocare(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), essere evasivo(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | — | |
| Kazakh | бұлтақтау(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | būltaqtau | |
| Māori | tītahataha(deviate, transgress), tītahataha(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | — | |
| Mongolian | булзах(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), ᠪᠤᠯᠵᠠᠬᠤ(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | bulzax, bulǰaqu | |
| Polish | kręcić(deviate, transgress), lawirować(deviate, transgress), wykręcać się od odpowiedzi(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), wykręcić się od odpowiedzi(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate), zmawiać się((law) collude), zmówić się((law) collude) | — | |
| Portuguese | prevaricar(deviate, transgress) | — | |
| Russian | уви́ливать(shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour, to equivocate) | uvílivatʹ |
afwijken, rond de pot draaien, terugkrabbelen
vältellä
prévariquer, prévariquer, se dérober, éluder, être/rester évasif
Ausflüchte machen, ausweichen
kertel, köntörfalaz
equivocare, essere evasivo
tītahataha, tītahataha
kręcić, lawirować, wykręcać się od odpowiedzi, wykręcić się od odpowiedzi, zmawiać się, zmówić się
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