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flancher
to waver

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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flancher [flɑ̃ʃe] VB intr inf

1. flancher:

flancher (manquer de courage)
to lose one's nerve
flancher (ne plus faire face)
to crack up
il est en train de flancher (devant une décision)
he's coming round Brit
il est en train de flancher (devant une décision)
he's coming around Am
il est en train de flancher (dans une crise)
he's cracking up
ce n'est pas le moment de flancher
this is no time to lose one's nerve

2. flancher (faiblir):

flancher cœur, moteur:
to give out
flancher mémoire:
to let [sb] down
j'ai la mémoire qui flanche
my memory lets me down ou is going
j'ai les jambes qui flanchent
my legs have gone wobbly
English
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French
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droop person:
flancher
unflinchingly fight
sans flancher
wilt (from heat, fatigue)
flancher inf
flag athlete, campaigner:
flancher inf

in the PONS Dictionary

flancher [flɑ̃ʃe] VB intr inf

flancher personne
to waver
flancher son cœur/sa mémoire a flanché
his heart/his memory let him down
in the PONS Dictionary

flancher [flɑ͂ʃe] VB intr inf

flancher personne
to waver
flancher son cœur/sa mémoire a flanché
his heart/his memory let him down
Présent
jeflanche
tuflanches
il/elle/onflanche
nousflanchons
vousflanchez
ils/ellesflanchent
Imparfait
jeflanchais
tuflanchais
il/elle/onflanchait
nousflanchions
vousflanchiez
ils/ellesflanchaient
Passé simple
jeflanchai
tuflanchas
il/elle/onflancha
nousflanchâmes
vousflanchâtes
ils/ellesflanchèrent
Futur simple
jeflancherai
tuflancheras
il/elle/onflanchera
nousflancherons
vousflancherez
ils/ellesflancheront
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Historiquement, il a tendance à « flancher » facilement une fois le personnage repéré.
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D'un autre côté, le gouvernement souhaite contrôler une « industrie » illégale qui fonctionne sans flancher depuis des décennies.
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En effet, après le ressenti d’un manque de résultats à la suite de sa réélection en 2012, la popularité du président a flanché plus d’une fois.
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Point de mauvais garçons, de têtes brulées ou fortes : la troupe est digne de ses chefs et, de l'arrière comme à l'avant, personne ne songe à flancher.
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Après quelques secondes, les générateurs de secours s'allument, mais les lumières flanchent à nouveau au bout de deux minutes, plongeant le navire naufragé dans l'obscurité.
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