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waver

/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈweɪ.vɚ/

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noun

Hésitation, flottement

An act of wavering, vacillating, etc.

Examples :

"Her sudden waver of confidence made the team question her leadership. "

Son soudain flottement de confiance a amené l'équipe à remettre en question son leadership.

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noun

Quelqu'un qui fait signe de la main

Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc.

Examples :

"I felt encouraged by all the enthusiastic wavers in the crowd."

Je me suis senti encouragé par tous ceux qui faisaient signe de la main avec enthousiasme dans la foule.

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noun

Onduleur

Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment).

Examples :

"The hairstylist, a skilled waver, expertly shaped the curls in her client's hair. "

Le coiffeur, un onduleur talentueux, a façonné avec expertise les boucles dans les cheveux de sa cliente.

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noun

Fer à onduler

A tool that accomplishes hair waving.

Examples :

"My sister uses a special hair waver to curl her hair for her school dance. "

Ma sœur utilise un fer à onduler spécial pour boucler ses cheveux pour le bal de l'école.

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noun

Rejeton, jeune pousse

A sapling left standing in a fallen wood.

Examples :

"The lone waver stood as a reminder of the forest that once thrived, a young tree stubbornly reaching for sunlight amidst the devastation left by the storm. "

Le jeune rejeton solitaire se dressait comme un rappel de la forêt qui prospérait autrefois, un jeune arbre tendant obstinément vers la lumière du soleil au milieu des dévastations laissées par la tempête.

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verb

Vaciller, chanceler

To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.

Examples :

"Flowers wavered in the breeze."

Les fleurs vacillaient dans la brise.

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verb

Vaciller, trembloter

To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.

Examples :

"The candle flame wavered in the draft, casting flickering shadows on the wall. "

La flamme de la bougie vacillait dans le courant d'air, projetant des ombres tremblotantes sur le mur.

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verb

Fluctuer, varier

To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.

Examples :

"The student's voice began to waver as he nervously presented his report in front of the class. "

La voix de l'étudiant commença à fluctuer alors qu'il présentait nerveusement son rapport devant la classe.

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verb

Trembler, vaciller

To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.

Examples :

"His voice wavered when the reporter brought up the controversial topic."

Sa voix tremblait lorsque le journaliste a soulevé le sujet controversé.

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verb

Hésiter, vaciller, faiblir

To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.

Examples :

"My confidence in the project began to waver as the deadline approached. "

Ma confiance dans le projet a commencé à faiblir à l'approche de l'échéance.

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verb

Hésiter, vaciller, osciller

To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.

Examples :

"Despite all the terrible things that happened to her, she never wavered from her beliefs."

Malgré toutes les choses terribles qui lui sont arrivées, elle n'a jamais hésité sur ses convictions.

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