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balked

/bɔkt/ /bɑkt/

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verb

Hésiter, reculer

To pass over or by.

Examples :

"The delivery driver balked at the address on the package, realizing he'd been there already that day and was in the wrong neighborhood. "

Le livreur a hésité devant l'adresse sur le colis, réalisant qu'il était déjà passé là-bas ce jour-là et qu'il était dans le mauvais quartier.

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verb

Omettre, manquer

To omit, miss or overlook by chance.

Examples :

"The teacher quickly read through the student's answers and balked at a crucial step in the calculation, marking the entire problem wrong despite the mostly correct method. "

Le professeur a rapidement lu les réponses de l'élève et a omis une étape cruciale du calcul, notant l'ensemble du problème comme faux malgré la méthode majoritairement correcte.

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verb

Hésiter, éviter

To miss intentionally; to avoid.

Examples :

"The student balked at answering the difficult question during the exam. "

L'étudiant a hésité à répondre à la question difficile pendant l'examen.

action attitude tendency

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verb

Hésiter, s'arrêter, bloquer

To stop, check, block.

Examples :

"The horse balked at the muddy puddle, refusing to cross it. "

Le cheval a hésité devant la flaque boueuse, refusant de la traverser.

action attitude

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verb

Hésiter, se rebiffer

To stop short and refuse to go on.

Examples :

"The horse balked."

Le cheval s'est rebiffé.

action attitude

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verb

Hésiter, refuser

To refuse suddenly.

Examples :

"The horse balked at the jump and refused to go any further. "

Le cheval a hésité devant le saut et a refusé d'aller plus loin.

action attitude

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verb

Décevoir, contrecarrer

To disappoint; to frustrate.

Examples :

"to balk expectation"

Décevoir les attentes.

attitude action emotion

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verb

Hésiter, s'opposer

To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.

Examples :

"My sister balked at the idea of cleaning her room, arguing it wasn't necessary. "

Ma sœur a hésité à l'idée de nettoyer sa chambre, arguant que ce n'était pas nécessaire.

attitude action

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verb

Refuser, hésiter

To leave or make balks in.

Examples :

"The farmer balked the field, leaving uneven ridges of soil after plowing. "

Le fermier a hésité à labourer le champ, laissant des sillons inégaux après le labour.

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verb

Entasser, empiler

To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Examples :

"After the storm, fallen branches and leaves balked against the fence. "

Après la tempête, des branches et des feuilles tombées se sont entassées contre la clôture.

agriculture action environment

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verb

Indiquer, diriger

To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman on the shore balked to the boats, signaling the direction the herring shoal had moved. "

Le pêcheur sur le rivage a indiqué aux bateaux, signalant la direction prise par le banc de harengs.

nautical fish communication signal direction