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prevaricate

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

prevaricateглагол

prevaricated

Прошедшее простое время

prevaricated

Причастие прошедшего времени

prevaricating

Герундий

/prɪˈværɪkeɪt/

Переводы

He tends to prevaricate when asked about his past.

Он склонен увиливать, когда его спрашивают о прошлом.

The politician began to prevaricate when confronted with the scandal.

Политик начал изворачиваться, когда его столкнули со скандалом.

Определения

To speak or act in an evasive way, often to avoid telling the truth or committing oneself.

When asked about his involvement in the project, he began to prevaricate, avoiding a direct answer.

Синонимы

prevaricateгерундий или причастие настоящего времени

Определения

Evasive or misleading; inclined to prevaricate.

The lawyer grew impatient with the witness's prevaricating answers.