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velléité

Level C1

Meaning

half-hearted intention, vague urge

Example

Ses velléités de réforme n'ont jamais dépassé le stade des discours.

His half-hearted attempts at reform never went beyond speeches.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

velléités

More words at level C1

  • versatile fickle, changeable, inconstant
  • âpre harsh, bitter, fierce
  • ébaucher to sketch out, to outline, to rough out
  • éluder to evade, to sidestep, to dodge
  • épars scattered, sparse, disparate
  • éphémère ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting
  • étayer to back up, to substantiate, to support
  • abroger to repeal, to abrogate

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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