tergiversar — meaning in English
Portuguese → English · translate English → Portuguese instead
English meaning
Senses
tergiversar is used for these senses in English:
- fudge (intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
- stonewall (idiomatic) A refusal to cooperate.
- tergiversate (intransitive) To evade, to equivocate using subterfuge; to obfuscate in a deliberate manner.
fudge — full definition
- noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
- verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.
stonewall — full definition
- verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.
- verb To obstruct or block something outright.