hesitate

hésiter

Marquer un arrêt avant d’agir ou de parler parce qu’on doute ou qu’on s’inquiète.

En anglais simple : To pause before doing or saying something because you are unsure or worried.

• She hesitated before answering.
• Do not hesitate to ask for help.
• He hesitated over which shirt to buy.

Comment l'utiliser : hesitate to do something (I hesitated to tell her the news.); hesitate before doing something (He hesitated before opening the door.); hesitate over something (She hesitated over the final decision.)

Synonymes : pause, waver

Expressions courantes : hesitate to ask, hesitate for a moment