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indi'rekt1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirecto2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) indirecto3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indirecto•- indirect object
- indirect speech
indirect adj indirectotr[ɪndɪ'rekt]1 indirecto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLindirect object SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL objeto indirecto, complemento indirectoindirect question SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL pregunta indirectaindirect speech SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL estilo indirectoindirect tax impuesto indirectoindirect [.ɪndə'rɛkt, -daɪ-] adj: indirecto♦ indirectly advadj.• indirecto, -a adj.'ɪndə'rekt, -daɪ-, ˌɪndɪ'rekt, -daɪ-1)a) <route/method> indirectob) ( veiled) <threat/criticism> indirecto, veladoc) <result/benefit> indirectod) ( Ling) <statement/question> indirectoindirect discourse o (BrE) speech — estilo m indirecto
2) ( Fin) <costs/taxes> indirecto[ˌɪndɪ'rekt]1.ADJ [route, criticism, result, costs] indirecto2.CPDindirect discourse (US) N — estilo m indirecto
indirect lighting N — iluminación f indirecta
indirect object N — (Gram) objeto m or complemento m indirecto
indirect question N — (Gram) oración f interrogativa indirecta
indirect speech N — (Gram) estilo m indirecto
indirect tax, indirect taxation N — impuesto m indirecto
* * *['ɪndə'rekt, -daɪ-, ˌɪndɪ'rekt, -daɪ-]1)a) <route/method> indirectob) ( veiled) <threat/criticism> indirecto, veladoc) <result/benefit> indirectod) ( Ling) <statement/question> indirectoindirect discourse o (BrE) speech — estilo m indirecto
2) ( Fin) <costs/taxes> indirecto
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Indirect discourse — Indirect In di*rect , a. [Pref. in not + direct: cf. F. indirect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road. [1913 Webster] 2. Not tending to an aim,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indirect discourse — discourse consisting not of an exact quotation of a speaker s words but of a version transformed from them for grammatical inclusion in a larger sentence. He said he was hungry is an example of indirect discourse. Cf. direct discourse. * * * … Universalium
indirect discourse — n [U] AmE technical ↑indirect speech … Dictionary of contemporary English
indirect discourse — noun uncount LINGUISTICS the words you use to report what someone else has said, for example She said that we must leave. : REPORTED SPEECH … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
indirect discourse — n. statement of what a person said, without quoting the exact words (Ex.: She said that she could not go.) … English World dictionary
indirect discourse — noun a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., he said I am a fool would be modified to he said he is a fool ) • Ant: ↑direct discourse • Hypernyms: ↑report, ↑account * * * discourse consisting not of an… … Useful english dictionary
indirect discourse — N UNCOUNT Indirect discourse is the same as indirect speech. [AM] … English dictionary
indirect discourse — noun (U) AmE technical indirect speech … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
indirect discourse — UK / US noun [uncountable] linguistics mainly American indirect speech … English dictionary
indirect discourse — in′direct dis′course n. gram. indirect speech … From formal English to slang
Indirect — In di*rect , a. [Pref. in not + direct: cf. F. indirect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road. [1913 Webster] 2. Not tending to an aim, purpose, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English