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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries支吾
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhī wu
"面对质问，他支吾其词，不敢正面回答。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; to equivocate or prevaricate in speech.
"He paltered with his accusers, giving ambiguous answers that revealed nothing." - 2
To bargain or haggle over trivial matters.
"She refused to palter over the final price of the estate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, likely related to 'pelt' or 'paltry', originally meaning to haggle or deal in trivia. Over time, it shifted in the 16th century to mean speaking insincerely, equivocating, or using trickery in speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Palter" is said worldwide
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tergiverser
Transliteration: ter-jhi-ver-say
Script: tergiverser
"Il a refusé de tergiverser lors des négociations."
ausweichen
Transliteration: ous-vy-khen
"Versuchen Sie nicht, der direkten Frage auszuweichen."
tergiversare
Transliteration: ter-ji-ver-sa-re
Script: tergiversare
"Non è il momento di tergiversare su questioni così importanti."
tergiversar
Transliteration: ter-kher-bi-sar
Script: tergiversar
"Trató de tergiversar los hechos para ocultar la verdad."
tergiversar
Transliteration: ter-ji-ver-sar
Script: tergiversar
"Ele começou a tergiversar quando confrontado com as provas."
गोलमोल बात करना
Transliteration: golmol baat karna
"सच्चाई छिपाने के लिए उसने गोलमोल बातें कीं।"
支吾
Transliteration: zhī wu
"面对质问，他支吾其词，不敢正面回答。"
얼버무리다
Transliteration: eol-beo-mu-ri-da
"그는 불G편한 질문에 대답을 얼버무렸다."
言葉を濁す
Transliteration: kotoba o nigosu
"彼は質問に対して言葉を濁し続けた。"
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