palter

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

tergiverser

finasser

marchander

duper

tourner autour du pot

tromper

ruser

Synonymes

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

Traductions

feilschen

schachern

täuschen

παιδιαρίζω

mercanteggiare

gemein handeln

δολιεύομαι

kniffeln

irreführen

υπεκφεύγω

tergiversar

tergiversare

volpeggiare

fare il furbo

راوغ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɔːltə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: *palter

In summary

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