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1 noncommittal
tr[nɒnkə'mɪtəl]noncommittal [.nɑnkə'mɪt̬əl] adj: evasivo, que no se comprometeadj.• evasivo, -a adj.ˌnɑːnkə'mɪtḷ, ˌnɒnkə'mɪtḷ* * *[ˌnɑːnkə'mɪtḷ, ˌnɒnkə'mɪtḷ] -
2 straddle
tr['strædəl]1 (on horse, fence, etc) sentarse a horcajadas sobre2 (bridge, town) extenderse sobre1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (high-jumping technique) tijeretav.• caer a ambos lados de v.• esparrancarse encima de v.• montar a horcajadas v.'strædḷa) (sit, stand astride) \<\<horse\>\> sentarse* a horcajadas sobreb) ( be noncommittal about) (AmE) \<\<issue/question\>\> eludir['strædl]VT [+ horse] montar a horcajadas, ponerse a horcajadas sobre; [+ target] horquillar; [town] [+ river etc] hacer puente sobre* * *['strædḷ]a) (sit, stand astride) \<\<horse\>\> sentarse* a horcajadas sobreb) ( be noncommittal about) (AmE) \<\<issue/question\>\> eludir -
3 non-committal
['nɒnkǝ'mɪtl]ADJ [person] que no se compromete; [answer] evasivohe was rather noncommittal — no dijo ni que sí ni que no, no se comprometió a nada
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