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1 unmentionable
adjectiveunaussprechlich [Sünde, Verbrechen]* * *un·men·tion·able[ʌnˈmen(t)ʃənəbl̩]I. adj unaussprechlich▪ to be \unmentionable tabu seinin the past pregnancy was considered to be something \unmentionable früher war Schwangerschaft ein Tabuthema\unmentionable disease Krankheit, über die man nicht spricht* * *[ʌn'menʃnəbl]1. adjtabu pred; word also unaussprechlichto be an unmentionable subject — (als Thema) tabu sein
an unmentionable disease — eine Krankheit, über die man nicht spricht
2. pl* * *A adj (adv unmentionably)1. → academic.ru/79022/unspeakable">unspeakable2. a formerly unmentionable topic ein Thema, über das man früher nicht sprach oder das früher tabu war;an unmentionable word ein Wort, das man nicht in den Mund nimmt* * *adjectiveunaussprechlich [Sünde, Verbrechen]* * *adj.unaussprechlich adj.unerwähnbar adj. -
2 unmentionable
unmentionable [‚ʌn'menʃənəbəl](forbidden subject) le sujet interdit ou dont il ne faut pas parler; (taboo) le sujet tabouUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unmentionable
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3 unmentionable un·men·tion·able adj
English-Italian dictionary > unmentionable un·men·tion·able adj
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4 unmentionable
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5 euphemism
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemism
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6 euphemistic\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemistic\ periphrasis
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7 logical\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > logical\ periphrasis
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