velleity
Anglais[modifier le wikicode]
Étymologie[modifier le wikicode]
Nom commun [modifier le wikicode]
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| velleity \vɛˈliːɪti\ |
velleities \vɛˈliːɪtiz\ |
velleity
- Velléité.
- The debate in the House of Lords would convert the impartial listener from any velleity towards single-chamber government. — (The Times, 24 octobre 1919, page 12 col. A)
- Who could have imagined then, in Crumpsall, that the ancient Jewish hope, ‘Next year in Jerusalem’ – for so long more a velleity than a hope, the feeblest and most unanticipated of anticipations – would be realised in their lifetime and that they would be able to stand here, under the watchful eye of Israeli soldiers, but otherwise unimpeded, together? — (Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage 2007, page 372, 2006)
Prononciation[modifier le wikicode]
- \vɛˈliːɪti\
- Royaume-Uni (Sud de l'Angleterre) : écouter « velleity [Prononciation ?] »
Références[modifier le wikicode]
- Cette page utilise des informations de l’article du Wiktionnaire en anglais, sous licence CC BY-SA 4.0 : velleity. (liste des auteurs et autrices)