velleity
Anglais
Nom commun
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| velleity \vɛˈliːɪtivɛˈliːɪt\ |
velleities \vɛˈliːɪtivɛˈliːɪtz\ |
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
- \vɛˈliːɪti\
Références
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