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whiffled

/ˈwɪfəld/ /ˈhwɪfəld/

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verb

Souffler une courte rafale

To blow a short gust.

Examples :

"The breeze whiffled through the open window, rustling the papers on my desk. "

La brise a soufflé une courte rafale à travers la fenêtre ouverte, froissant les papiers sur mon bureau.

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verb

bavarder, tergiverser

To waffle, talk aimlessly.

Examples :

"During the meeting, the manager whiffled for ten minutes about budget cuts without offering any concrete solutions. "

Pendant la réunion, le directeur a bavardé pendant dix minutes sur les réductions budgétaires sans proposer de solutions concrètes.

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verb

Perdre du temps, flâner

Examples :

"He whiffled away the afternoon playing video games instead of studying for his test. "

Il a perdu l'après-midi à jouer à des jeux vidéo au lieu d'étudier pour son examen.

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verb

Fuser, siffler

To travel quickly with an accompanying wind-like sound; whizz, whistle along.

Examples :

"The arrow whiffled past my ear before hitting the target. "

La flèche a fusé devant mon oreille avant de toucher la cible.

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verb

Descendre rapidement en zigzaguant

(of a bird) To descend rapidly from a height once the decision to land has been made, involving fast side-slipping first one way and then the other.

Examples :

"The hawk, circling high above the field, suddenly whiffled down towards its prey, tilting back and forth as it lost altitude. "

Le faucon, planant haut au-dessus du champ, est soudainement descendu rapidement en zigzaguant vers sa proie, basculant d'un côté à l'autre en perdant de l'altitude.

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verb

Vaciller, osciller

To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about.

Examples :

"The kite whiffled erratically in the strong, gusty wind, making it hard for the child to hold on. "

Le cerf-volant vacillait de manière erratique dans le vent fort et en rafales, ce qui rendait difficile pour l'enfant de le tenir.

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Agiter rapidement, faire voltiger

To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

Examples :

"The bored student whiffled his pencil between his fingers during the long lecture. "

L'étudiant ennuyé agitait rapidement son crayon entre ses doigts pendant la longue conférence.

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verb

Changer d'avis, tergiverser, hésiter

To change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.

Examples :

""During the negotiation, the used car salesman whiffled between offering a discount and sticking to the original price, making it hard to trust him." "

Pendant la négociation, le vendeur de voitures d'occasion a tergiversé entre l'offre d'une remise et le maintien du prix initial, ce qui rendait difficile de lui faire confiance.

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Se dissiper, s'éparpiller

To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to scatter.

Examples :

"The old woman whiffled the crumbs off her table after lunch. "

La vieille femme a dispersé les miettes de sa table après le déjeuner.

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