Apr 12, 2005 14:58
19 yrs ago
English term

balk at saying things

Non-PRO English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
So after some sorting and compiling, I arrived at this name, and I hope it's not too much of an awkward mouthful for those people who already balk at saying things like "Chairperson

Proposed translations

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hésiter à dire des choses comme ...

des gens qui hésitent à dire des choses comme ....
Reference:

La Rousse

Peer comment(s):

agree NancyLynn
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merci beaucoup !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci"
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regimber contre

to balk at = regimber contre (Le Robert et Collins)
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qui se retiennent

qui ne parviennent pas à articuler
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qui n'osent pas dire des choses comme...

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Note added at 2005-04-12 15:04:02 (GMT)
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regimber, de façon plus soutenue
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répugnent à prononcer des mots comme

...
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1 hr

balk = tiquer (post-grading)

FYI

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Note added at 2005-04-12 16:10:15 (GMT) Post-grading
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tiquer devant des expressions telles que
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