temporiza

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French temporiser.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tem.po.riˈza/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: tem‧po‧ri‧za

Verb

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a temporiza (third-person singular present temporizează, past participle temporizat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive, literary) to temporize, stall for time
    Synonyms: o lungi, se lungi, tărăgăna, trage de timp
  2. (transitive, literary) to delay, postpone
    Synonyms: amâna, tergiversa
  3. (transitive, medicine) to temporize (take temporary measures)
  4. (intransitive, rare) to temporize (hold discussions)
    Synonym: discuta
    • 1979, Corneliu Leu, Romanul unei zile mari [The novel of a great day]‎[1], second edition, Bucharest: Albatros, published 1984, page 226:
      Acum nu rămâne decît ca dumneata, domnule Maniu, să temporizezi cu ceilalți.
      All that’s left now, mister Maniu, is to temporize with the others.

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Spanish

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Verb

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temporiza

  1. inflection of temporizar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative