Balbutia-t-il (en. He stammered)

/bal.by.ti.a.til/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To make efforts to speak, hesitating in the process.

When he is nervous, he stammered while trying to express himself.

Lorsqu'il est nerveux, il balbutiait en essayant de s'exprimer.

To speak indistinctly or incoherently.

She stammered because of her speech disorder.

Elle balbutiait à cause de son trouble de la parole.

To produce sounds or words unclearly.

The baby was stammering syllables, trying to imitate his parents.

Le bébé balbutiait des syllabes, tentant d'imiter ses parents.

Comes from the verb 'balbutier', derived from the Latin 'balbutiare', which means to stammer.

to stammer like a child

To speak hesitantly or confusedly, typical of young children.

balbutier comme un enfant

to stammer under pressure

Difficulty expressing oneself when under pressure.

balbutier sous la pression

to stammer excuses

Trying to give excuses in a confused manner.

balbutier des excuses

stammering

The act of stammering.

balbutiement

stuttering

Difficulty speaking fluently.

bégaiement

articulation

The action of pronouncing speech sounds clearly.

articulation

To speak in a disorganized way.

During the meeting, he stammered the whole time.

Lors de la réunion, il a balbutié tout le temps.

To hesitate in one's words.

She is so nervous that she stammers like a pro.

Elle est tellement nerveuse qu'elle balbutie comme un pro.