temporeggiare

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (intransitive) to play for time; to temporize
2. (intransitive) to postpone the coup de grace to wear down the enemy
3. (archaic, intransitive) to adapt one's behavior to the circumstances
4. (archaic, transitive) to postpone (a problem); to sweep under the rug

Συνώνυμα

tergiversare

Μεταφράσεις

ganar tiempo

temporiser

zaudern

Zeit herausschinden

zögern

procrastinate

temporize

waiting game

temporise

atermoyer

gecikmek

zamana uymak

سوف

uygun zamanı kollamak

abwarten

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin temporizāre, from Latin tempus (“time”); adapted to the suffix -eggiare.