This is the 11976th most frequent French word.
tergiversations
Hesitations or evasions, often involving indecision or delay.
In this sentence, 'tergiversations' indicates evasive actions or avoiding giving a direct response.
Devant les questions pressantes, ses tergiversations ne sont pas passées inaperçues.
In the face of pressing questions, his evasions did not go unnoticed.
In this context, 'tergiversations' refers to hesitations or delays in decision-making by the government.
Les tergiversations du gouvernement ont retardé la mise en œuvre du projet.
The government's indecisions delayed the implementation of the project.
Here, 'tergiversations' represents unnecessary time spent hesitating or overthinking.