temporize in Arabic
مَاطَلَ māṭala
/ˈtɛmpəɹaɪz/US/ˈtɛmpəˌɹaɪz/
temporize in Arabic: مَاطَلَ (māṭala), سَوَّفَ (sawwafa). In English, temporize means to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
Arabic words for temporize
- to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion
- مَاطَلَ māṭala, سَوَّفَ sawwafa
English meaning of temporize
- verb To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
- verb To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise.
- verb To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.
- verb To comply with the occasion or time; to humour, or yield to, current circumstances or opinion; also, to trim (“fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each”).
temporize in other languages
Questions about temporize in Arabic
- What is the meaning of temporize in Arabic?
- Temporize in Arabic is مَاطَلَ (māṭala), سَوَّفَ (sawwafa).
- ما معنى كلمة temporize؟
- Temporize: مَاطَلَ (māṭala), سَوَّفَ (sawwafa).
- What does temporize mean in English?
- Temporize means to deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone a decision, sometimes so that a compromise can be reached or simply to make a conversation more temperate; to stall for time.
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