Le mot anglais avancé du jour

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falter
1. v. Défaillir.
The runner faltered and then collapsed.
Le coureur défaillit puis s'effondra.
2. v. Hésiter, barguigner.
3. v. Balbutier, bafouiller, bégayer.
He faltered as he tried to explain what had happened to him.
Il balbutia alors qu'il essayait d'expliquer ce qui lui était arrivé.
anglais > anglais
falter
1. n. unsteadiness.
2. v. To waver or be unsteady.
3. v. To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
4. v. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
5. v. To stumble.
6. v. (figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
7. v. To hesitate in purpose or action.
8. v. To cleanse or sift, as barley.

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If a vote of sympathy had that effect, it might in turn help solve the problems of identity with which the country has struggled ever since the Swedish model began to falter, and which entry into Europe has aggravated rather than alleviated.

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