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prevarication

Translations

prevaricationnoun
prevarications
pl
esquiveAu sens d’évitement d’une réponse directe ou d’une réponse volontairement vague.
The politician's prevarication during the interview frustrated the audience.
L'esquive du politicien pendant l'interview a frustré le public.
mensongeQuand le mot désigne une affirmation contraire à la vérité.
His prevarication about the incident was eventually uncovered by the investigation.
Son mensonge au sujet de l’incident a finalement été découvert par l’enquête.
Additional translations
évitementTerme plus général, surtout pour l’idée d’éviter une réponse ou la vérité.
Synonyms
misrepresentation
lie
deception
fabrication
falsehood
equivocation

Definitions

prevaricationnoun
The act of speaking or acting in an evasive way.
The politician's prevarication during the interview frustrated the audience.
A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
His prevarication about the incident was eventually uncovered by the investigation.
Evasion or avoidance of a direct answer, action, or truth; equivocation.
Her constant prevarication irritated the committee, which demanded a straightforward reply.
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