pusillanime

Les élus pusillanimes ont évité de trancher.
The timorous elected officials avoided making a decision.
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.
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.

Palavras semelhantes

irrésolu

craintif

couard

pleutre

timoré

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

Do latim pusillanimis, literalmente «de ânimo pequeno».

O que significa pusillanime?

Quem não tem coragem para agir.

Pode descrever uma decisão?

Sim, quando ela mostra timidez excessiva.

Usa-se como substantivo?

Sim, em francês pode-se dizer un pusillanime.

Muda no feminino?

Não, a forma singular é a mesma.

Como se pronuncia?

Pronuncia-se /pyzilanim/.

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