palter

Significat (Anglès)

1. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
2. To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
3. (archaic) To trifle.
4. To haggle.
5. To babble; to chatter.

Conceptes

tergiversar

Sinònims

prevaricate

equivocate

tergiversate

shift

beat around the bush

shuffle

haggle

dodge

elude

evade

fabricate

fib

fox

🦊

lie

mislead

niggle

piddle

quibble

shun

stall

trifle

bargain

tantalise tantalize

beguile

boggle

chaffer

deceive

decoy

delude

Traduccions

schachern

tergiverser

feilschen

irreführen

gemein handeln

kniffeln

υπεκφεύγω

παιδιαρίζω

δολιεύομαι

duper

finasser

marchander

ruser

täuschen

راوغ

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɔːltə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: *palter

In summary

Probably from Middle English *palter (“rag, trifle, worthless thing”), from Middle Low German palter (“rag, cloth”). More at paltry.