pusillanime

Une réponse pusillanime ne suffira pas face à la crise.
A timid response will not suffice in the crisis.
Sa décision pusillanime a déçu l'équipe.
His lily-livered decision disappointed the team.
Elle refusait de passer pour pusillanime.
She refused to be seen as cowardly.
Les élus pusillanimes ont évité de trancher.
The timorous elected officials avoided making a decision.
Le directeur s'est montré pusillanime devant le conflit.
The director proved faint-hearted in the face of conflict.

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Une réponse pusillanime ne suffira pas face à la crise.
A timid response will not suffice in the crisis.
Le directeur s'est montré pusillanime devant le conflit.
The director proved faint-hearted in the face of conflict.
Sa décision pusillanime a déçu l'équipe.
His lily-livered decision disappointed the team.
Les élus pusillanimes ont évité de trancher.
The timorous elected officials avoided making a decision.
Elle refusait de passer pour pusillanime.
She refused to be seen as cowardly.

timoré

craintif

couard

pleutre

irrésolu

Dal latino pusillanimis, letteralmente «d’animo piccolo».

Che cosa significa pusillanime?

Che manca di coraggio nell’agire.

Può qualificare una decisione?

Sì, se mostra troppa timidezza.

Si usa come sostantivo?

Sì, in francese si può dire un pusillanime.

Cambia al femminile?

No, la forma singolare resta uguale.

Come si pronuncia?

Si pronuncia /pyzilanim/.

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