noun🔗ShareYo-yoA toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist."I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday."J'ai acheté un yo-yo au magasin de jouets hier.entertainmentsportitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarché instable, marché en dents de scieA volatile market that moves up and down."The stock market acted like a yoyo this week, going up one day and crashing the next. "Le marché boursier a agi comme un marché en dents de scie cette semaine, montant un jour et s'effondrant le lendemain.economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuelqu'un d'indécis, hésitantSomeone who vacillates."He's such a yoyo about his college major; one week he wants to study biology, the next week he's set on history. "C'est quelqu'un de tellement indécis concernant sa filière universitaire ; une semaine, il veut étudier la biologie, la semaine suivante, il est fixé sur l'histoire.characterpersonattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRosace en tissuA cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch."She sewed many colorful yoyos together to make a decorative quilt. "Elle a cousu ensemble de nombreuses rosaces en tissu colorées pour faire une courtepointe décorative.materialstyleartwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNigaud, imbécileA foolish, annoying or incompetent person."It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos."Il est difficile de regarder la direction très longtemps sans conclure que l'endroit est dirigé par une bande de nigauds.personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOsciller, faire des mouvements de haut en basTo vacillate; to move up and down."The stock market seemed to yoyo up and down all day, making it hard to predict where it would close. "Le marché boursier semblait osciller de haut en bas toute la journée, ce qui rendait difficile de prédire où il clôturerait.tendencyactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
