Summary

quiver {noun}
carquois · tremblement

to quiver {verb}
trembler · frémir · vibrer · vaciller · tressaillir

Synonyms

quiver: flicker · waver · flitter

Usage examples

... arrows in the quiver of the United Na...
... few arrows in its quiver other than sanct...
Madam President, the ...

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English-French translation for "quiver"

"quiver" French translation

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quiver {noun}

quiver {noun}

In our South Asian region, nuclear blackmail has emerged over the past few months as a new arrow in the quiver of State-sponsored terrorism.

Dans notre région d'Asie du Sud, le chantage nucléaire est apparu ces derniers mois comme une nouvelle flèche dans le carquois du...

quiver {noun} [med.] (also: shake, tremor)

tremblement {m} [med.]

to quiver {verb}

to quiver [quivered|quivered] {vb} (also: to quake, to shudder, to tremble)

trembler [tremblant|tremblé] {vb}

In some cases those who study this sort of thing are quivering in their shoes.

Certains de ceux qui étudient ces dossiers tremblent dans leurs souliers.

to quiver [quivered|quivered] {vb} (also: to quake, to shudder)

frémir [frémissant|frémi] {vb}

to quiver [quivered|quivered] {vb} (also: to shiver, to shudder, to be vibrant, to trill)

vibrer [vibrant|vibré] {vb}

to quiver [quivered|quivered] {vb} (also: to flare, to flare up, to dither, to reel)

vaciller [vacillant|vacillé] {vb}

to quiver [quivered|quivered] {vb} (also: to flinch)

tressaillir [tressaillant|tressailli] {vb}

Synonyms

Synonyms (English) for "quiver":

© Princeton Universityflicker · waver · flitter · flutter · pulsate · beat · quake · palpitate · vibration · quivering · frisson · shiver · chill · shudder · thrill · tingle · shaking · shakiness · trembling · palpitation

Usage examples

Usage examples for "quiver" in French

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Among them, Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) is one of the most powerful arrows in the quiver of the United Nations to combat terrorism.

Parmi ces documents, la résolution 1373 (2001) du Conseil de sécurité est l'une des armes les plus puissantes de l'arsenal de l'ONU relatif à la lutte contre le terrorisme.

The Security Council today has few arrows in its quiver other than sanctions and military force to enforce non-proliferation agreements.

Actuellement, le Conseil de sécurité ne possède guère de cordes à son arc, en dehors des sanctions et de la force militaire, pour faire appliquer les accords sur la non-prolifération.

Madam President, the heart of Africa is trembling and quivering with violence, violence that claims more victims, shifts national frontiers and threatens countries with disintegration.

Madame le Président, le coeur de l'Afrique est secoué par la violence, une violence qui fait de plus en plus de victimes, déplace les frontières nationales et menace de faire éclater les États.

Similar words

quintuplicate · quip · quirk · quirkiness · quirks · quirky · quisling · quit · quite · quittance · quiver · quivering · quixotic · quiz · quizmaster · quizz · quizzical · quizzically · quod · quoin · quoits

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