tergiversação

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tergiversar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /teʁ.ʒi.veʁ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teɦ.ʒi.veh.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /teɾ.ʒi.veɾ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teɾ.ʒi.veɾ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teʁ.ʒi.veʁ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teʁ.ʒi.veχ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teɻ.ʒi.veɻ.saˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teɻ.ʒi.veɻ.saˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Hyphenation: ter‧gi‧ver‧sa‧ção

Noun[edit]

tergiversação f (plural tergiversações)

  1. tergiversation (the use of evasive answers; pretext, excuse, subterfuge)
    Synonyms: evasiva, pretexto, desculpa, subterfúgio

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