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1 tactless
adjective* * *adjective (without tact: a tactless person/remark.) taktlos* * *tact·less[ˈtæktləs]adj taktlos* * *['tktlɪs]adjtaktlosit was tactless of me to ask — es war taktlos or eine Taktlosikgeit von mir, zu fragen
* * *tactless adj (adv tactlessly) taktlos:* * *adjective* * *adj.taktlos adj. -
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3 tactless
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5 make a tactless remark
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6 clumsy
adjective1) (awkward) schwerfällig, unbeholfen [Person, Bewegungen]; plump [Form, Figur]; tollpatschig [Heranwachsender]2) (ill-contrived) plump [Verse, Nachahmung]; unbeholfen [Worte]; primitiv [Vorrichtung, Maschine]3) (tactless) plump* * *(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) ungeschickt- academic.ru/85443/clumsily">clumsily- clumsiness* * *clum·sy[ˈklʌmzi]1. (bungling) ungeschickt, unbeholfen\clumsy attempt plumper Versuch\clumsy idiot Tollpatsch m hum fam2. (ungainly)to look \clumsy plump [o klobig] wirken3. (unwieldy) unförmig, klobig\clumsy to use unhandlich4. LIT schwerfällig, unbeholfen\clumsy verse plumper Vers* * *['klʌmzɪ]adj (+er)1) ungeschickt; (= all thumbs also) tollpatschig; (= ungainly) schwerfällig2) (= unwieldy) plump; tool also wuchtig, klobig; shape also unförmig, klobig; (= inelegant) prose, translation etc schwerfällig, unbeholfen; (= careless) mistake dumm3) (= awkward, tactless) plump, ungeschickt* * *clumsy adj (adv clumsily) plump:a) ungeschickt, unbeholfen:clumsy hands ungeschickte Hände;a clumsy excuse eine plumpe Ausrede;a clumsy forgery eine plumpe Fälschungb) schwerfällig (Person, Stil etc)c) taktlos (Witz etc)d) unförmig* * *adjective1) (awkward) schwerfällig, unbeholfen [Person, Bewegungen]; plump [Form, Figur]; tollpatschig [Heranwachsender]2) (ill-contrived) plump [Verse, Nachahmung]; unbeholfen [Worte]; primitiv [Vorrichtung, Maschine]3) (tactless) plump* * *adj.plump adj.schwerfällig adj.unbeholfen adj. n.Tollpatschig m. -
7 indelicate
adjective* * *in·deli·cate[ɪnˈdelɪkət]an \indelicate sense of humour ein derber Sinn für Humor* * *[In'delɪkət]adjperson taktlos; act, remark also ungehörig; subject peinlich; (= crude) geschmacklos* * *indelicate [-kət] adj (adv indelicately)1. taktlos (Bemerkung etc)2. unanständig, anstößig (Witz etc)3. unfein, grob (Manieren etc)* * *adjective* * *adj.taktlos adj. -
8 indiscreet
adjectiveindiskret; taktlos [Benehmen]* * *[indi'skri:t]2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) unklug•- academic.ru/37708/indiscretion">indiscretion* * *in·dis·creet[ˌɪndɪˈskri:t]* * *["Indɪ'skriːt]adjindiskret; (= tactless) taktlos, ohne Feingefühlto be indiscreet about sth — in Bezug auf etw (acc) indiskret sein
he is too indiscreet ever to be a successful diplomat — wegen seiner Neigung zu Indiskretionen wird er nie ein erfolgreicher Diplomat werden
* * *indiscreet [ˌındıˈskriːt] adj (adv indiscreetly)1. unbesonnen, unbedacht2. indiskret:a) taktlosb) nicht verschwiegen* * *adjectiveindiskret; taktlos [Benehmen]* * *adj.indiskret adj.unbesonnen adj. -
9 ungracious
adjectiveunhöflich; (tactless) taktlos* * *(rude; impolite: It was rather ungracious of you to refuse his invitation.) unfreudlich- academic.ru/93199/ungraciously">ungraciously* * *un·gra·cious[ʌnˈgreɪʃəs]* * *[ʌn'greɪʃəs]adjunhöflich; (= gruff) grunt, refusal schroff; answer rüde* * *ungracious adj (adv ungraciously)1. ungnädig2. poet unfreundlich3. unangenehm* * *adjectiveunhöflich; (tactless) taktlos* * *adj.unfreundlich adj.ungnädig adj. -
10 sour
1.['saʊə(r)]adjective2) (morose) griesgrämig (abwertend); säuerlich [Blick]3) (unpleasant) bitter2. transitive verbwhen things go sour — wenn man od. einem alles leid wird
1) versauern lassen; sauer machen2) (fig.): (spoil) verbauen [Karriere]; trüben [Beziehung]3) (fig.): (make gloomy) verbittern3. intransitive verb[Beziehungen:] sich trüben* * *1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sauer2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) sauer3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) sauer2. verb(to make or become sour.) sauer machen; werden- academic.ru/91880/sourly">sourly- sourness* * *[ˈsaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. adj1. (in taste) sauer\sour milk saure Milch\sour taste säuerlicher Geschmack\sour look saure Miene, säuerlicher Blick\sour note bitterer Beigeschmack3.II. n esp AM saures, alkoholisches Getränkwhisky \sour Whisky m mit ZitroneIII. vt1. (give sour taste)▪ to \sour sth etw sauer machen [o säuernhis tactless remark \soured the atmosphere seine taktlose Bemerkung ruinierte die StimmungIV. vi1. (become sour) sauer werden2. ( fig) getrübt [o beeinträchtigt] werden* * *['saʊə(r)]1. adj (+er)1) fruit, soil sauer; wine, vinegar säuerlichwhisky sour (esp US) — Whisky mit Zitrone
to go or turn sour (on sb) ( fig, relationship, marriage ) — jdn anöden; (plan, investment) sich als Fehlschlag erweisen
he's feeling sour about being demoted — er ist über seine Absetzung verbittert
it sounds like sour grapes to me — das kennt man: die Trauben sind zu sauer or hängen zu hoch
2. vtmilk sauer or dick werden lassen; soil sauer or kalkarm machen; (fig) person verdrießlich or griesgrämig machen; relationship, atmosphere vergiften; success verderben3. vi(milk) sauer or dick werden; (soil) sauer or kalkarm werden; (fig, person) verbittern, griesgrämig werden; (atmosphere, mood, relationship) sich verschlechtern* * *sour [ˈsaʊə(r)]A adj (adv sourly)1. sauer (auch Geruch, Milch):sour cherry Sauerkirsche f;sour cream Sauerrahm m, saure Sahne;turn sour sauer werden;2. übel oder ranzig riechend3. fig säuerlich, verdrießlich, mürrisch, sauertöpfisch umg (Person):a sour face ein saures Gesicht6. schwefelhaltig (Benzin etc)B s1. Säure f:the sweet and sour of life Freud und Leid (des Lebens);take the sweet with the sour das Leben nehmen, wie es (eben) ist2. besonders US Sour m (alkoholisches Mixgetränk mit Zitrone)C v/i1. sauer werden2. figa) verbittert oder sauer werdenc) mies werdend) in die Brüche gehen, kaputtgehen umg (Ehe etc)D v/t2. fig verbittern* * *1.['saʊə(r)]adjective1) (having acid taste) sauer2) (morose) griesgrämig (abwertend); säuerlich [Blick]3) (unpleasant) bitter2. transitive verbwhen things go sour — wenn man od. einem alles leid wird
1) versauern lassen; sauer machen2) (fig.): (spoil) verbauen [Karriere]; trüben [Beziehung]3) (fig.): (make gloomy) verbittern3. intransitive verb[Beziehungen:] sich trüben* * *adj.sauer adj. -
11 tact
nounTakt, der* * *[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) der Takt- academic.ru/73097/tactful">tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
- tactlessness* * *[tækt]* * *[tkt]n no plTakt m* * *tact [tækt] s1. Takt m, Takt-, Zartgefühl n2. Feingefühl n (of für)3. MUS Takt(schlag) m* * *nounTakt, der* * *n.Takt -e m. -
12 drop a brick / drop a clanger
(unknowingly to say or do something extremely tactless.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten -
13 indelicate
( tactless) taktlos;an \indelicate sense of humour ein derber Sinn für Humor -
14 indiscreet
( careless) indiskret; -
15 sour
1) ( in taste) sauer;\sour milk saure Milch;\sour taste säuerlicher Geschmack;( embittered) verbittert;\sour look saure Miene, säuerlicher Blick;\sour note bitterer Beigeschmack;PHRASES:whisky \sour Whisky m mit Zitrone vt1) ( give sour taste)to \sour sth etw sauer machen [o säuern];his tactless remark \soured the atmosphere seine taktlose Bemerkung ruinierte die Stimmung vi1) ( become sour) sauer werden; -
16 tapintatlan
(DE) Indiskretion {e}; Rücksichtslosigkeit {e}; anzüglich; indezent; nassforsch; rücksichtslos; taklos; taktlos; undiplomatisch; (EN) brash; gauche; imprudential; inconsiderate; indelicate; indiscreet; maladroit; pushing; tactless; thoughtless; undelicate; undiplomatic; undiscreet; untactful
См. также в других словарях:
Tactless — Tact less, a. Destitute of tact. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tactless — index thoughtless, unpolitic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tactless — (adj.) 1847, from TACT (Cf. tact) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Tactlessly; tactlessness … Etymology dictionary
tactless — [adj] unthinking, careless awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit … New thesaurus
tactless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing a lack of tact. DERIVATIVES tactlessly adverb tactlessness noun … English terms dictionary
tactless — [takt′lis] adj. not having or showing tact tactlessly adv. tactlessness n … English World dictionary
tactless — adj. tactless to + inf. (it was tactless of him to speak like that) * * * tactless to + inf. (it was tactless of him to speak like that) … Combinatory dictionary
tactless — tact|less [ˈtæktləs] adj likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to ≠ ↑tactful ▪ I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce. ▪ She s one of the most tactless people I ve ever met. ▪ a tactless remark >tactlessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tactless — tact|less [ tæktləs ] adjective someone who is tactless is not careful about the way they speak or behave towards other people and so often upsets them: a tactless remark He was blunt in speech and could be tactless. ╾ tact|less|ly adverb ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tactless — [[t]tæ̱ktləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as tactless, you think what they say or do is likely to offend other people. Throughout his school life Darius was tactless and egocentric... He had alienated many people with his tactless… … English dictionary
tactless — UK [ˈtæk(t)ləs] / US adjective someone who is tactless is not careful about the way that they speak or behave towards other people and so often upsets them He was blunt in speech and could be tactless. a tactless remark Derived words: tactlessly… … English dictionary