waffle

gaufre

Pâtisserie plate à petits creux carrés, souvent servie sucrée au petit déjeuner.

En anglais simple : A flat cooked food with little square holes, often served sweet for breakfast.

• I had a waffle for breakfast.
• She put strawberries on her waffles.
• Would you like butter with your waffle?

Expressions courantes : a waffle, waffle iron, waffle with syrup, waffle batter

bla-bla, verbiage

Paroles ou texte très longs qui apportent peu d'informations claires ou utiles.

En anglais simple : Speech or writing that uses many words but gives little clear or useful information.

• His answer was mostly waffle.
• Cut the waffle from your report.
• The speech contained plenty of waffle but no clear plan.

Synonymes : rambling, hot air, padding

Expressions courantes : a lot of waffle, meaningless waffle, full of waffle

palabrer, blablater

Parler ou écrire longuement sans exprimer d'idée claire ou utile.

En anglais simple : To talk or write for a long time without making a clear or useful point.

• Please stop waffling and answer the question.
• She waffled on for ten minutes.
• He tends to waffle when asked about money.

Comment l'utiliser : waffle on about something (He waffled on about his plans without giving any details.)

Synonymes : ramble, drone on

Expressions courantes : waffle on, waffle about something

hésiter, tergiverser

Avoir du mal à se décider ou changer sans cesse de décision ou d'avis.

En anglais simple : To have trouble deciding, or keep changing your decision or opinion.

• Stop waffling and choose a restaurant.
• He waffled between the two job offers.
• The committee is still waffling on the final date.

Comment l'utiliser : waffle between A and B (She waffled between accepting the offer and staying home.); waffle on something (The mayor continues to waffle on the proposal.)

Synonymes : waver, vacillate, hesitate

Expressions courantes : waffle on something, waffle between options

descendre en oscillant

Pour un oiseau, descendre en se balançant d'un côté à l'autre avant de se poser.

En anglais simple : If a bird does this, it sways from side to side as it comes down to land.

• The geese waffle before landing.
• A goose waffled as it descended toward the lake.
• We watched the birds waffling above the water.

Synonymes : whiffle

Expressions courantes : geese waffle, waffle before landing