velléité
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passing intention, half-hearted wish
/veleite/
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Um desejo fraco ou passageiro que não vira ação.
Exemplos
Elle a étouffé toute velléité de protestation.
She stifled every impulse to protest.
Ce n'était qu'une velléité, pas une décision.
It was only a passing wish, not a decision.
Ses velléités de réforme n'ont produit aucun texte.
Her half-hearted plans for reform produced no proposal.
Une velléité de révolte a traversé le groupe.
A brief impulse to rebel passed through the group.
Il a eu une velléité de changer de métier, puis a renoncé.
He had a fleeting intention to change careers, then gave up.
Palavras semelhantes
envie
désir
tentation
intention
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Exemplos
Il a eu une velléité de changer de métier, puis a renoncé.
He had a fleeting intention to change careers, then gave up.
Ses velléités de réforme n'ont produit aucun texte.
Her half-hearted plans for reform produced no proposal.
Une velléité de révolte a traversé le groupe.
A brief impulse to rebel passed through the group.
Ce n'était qu'une velléité, pas une décision.
It was only a passing wish, not a decision.
Elle a étouffé toute velléité de protestation.
She stifled every impulse to protest.
Palavras semelhantes
intention
envie
désir
tentation
FAQ
O que significa velléité?
É uma intenção que não se transforma em ação.
Uma velléité indica vontade firme?
Não, a fraqueza faz parte do sentido.
Qual é o plural de velléité?
O plural em francês é velléités.
Sim, em francês se diz une velléité.
Como se pronuncia velléité?
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