B1verb
hésiter
to hesitate
Shown here in the infinitive — the form you look up.
« J’hésite encore entre le train et l’avion. »
“I am still hesitating between the train and the plane.”
In other languages
- Spanish dudar, vacilar
- Portuguese hesitar
- German zögern
- Italian esitare
- Arabic يتردد
Related B1 words
In a story
« Thomas hésite une seconde, puis il décide de monter. »
from “Le paquet du troisième”, a free A2 story you can read in full.
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