osciller
French → English
(physics) Oscillate: to move back and forth between two positions or points
Le pendule de l'horloge oscille régulièrement de gauche à droite.
(English) The clock pendulum oscillates regularly from left to right.
Le bateau a commencé à osciller violemment sur les vagues de l'océan.
(English) The boat started to swing violently on the ocean waves.
(math) Fluctuate: to vary between two limits, values, or fixed boundaries
Le prix de l'essence oscille entre un euro et un euro cinquante.
(English) The price of gasoline fluctuates between one euro and one euro fifty.
Son humeur semble osciller entre la tristesse et la joie extrême.
(English) Her mood seems to oscillate between sadness and extreme joy.
Entry ID: fr:en:osciller · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary