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1 backhanded compliment
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2 backhanded
tr[bæk'hændɪd]1 dado,-a con el dorso de la mano2 (compliment) equívoco,-abackhanded ['bæk.hændəd] adj1) : dado con el revés, de revés2) indirect: indirecto, ambiguoadj.• al revés adj.• irónico, -a adj.'bæk'hændəd, ˌbæk'hændɪda backhanded compliment — un cumplido de esos que no sabes cómo or por dónde tomarlo
['bæk'hændɪd]ADJ1) [blow] de revés2) (fig) [compliment] ambiguo, equívoco* * *['bæk'hændəd, ˌbæk'hændɪd]a backhanded compliment — un cumplido de esos que no sabes cómo or por dónde tomarlo
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3 cumplido
Del verbo cumplir: ( conjugate cumplir) \ \
cumplido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: cumplido cumplir
cumplido 1
◊ -da adjetivo [ser]ver tb◊ cumplir
cumplido 2 sustantivo masculino: una visita de cumplido a duty o courtesy call; la invitó por cumplido he invited her because he felt he ought to
cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ ley› to obey; ‹ compromiso› to honor( conjugate honor), fulfill( conjugate fulfill); ‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) ‹ requisitos› fulfill( conjugate fulfill);◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve; ‹ servicio militar› to do 3 ‹años/meses›: ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!; mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years verbo intransitivo ‹ con tarea› to carry out sth; ‹ con trámite› to comply with sth; ‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) sth;b) ( con una obligación social):con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq) cumplirse verbo pronominal [ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilledb) [ plazo]:hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (abundante) plentiful (holgado) loose-fitting
2 (cortés) polite
3 (plazo) expired (misión) accomplished
II sustantivo masculino compliment
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil (promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end ' cumplido' also found in these entries: Spanish: cumplida - cumplir - recién - satisfacción English: backhanded - compliment - lap up - pay - should - arrears - unfulfilled
См. также в других словарях:
backhanded compliment — {n. phr.} A remark that sounds like a compliment but is said sarcastically. * / Not had for a girl the coach said, offering a backhanded compliment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
backhanded compliment — {n. phr.} A remark that sounds like a compliment but is said sarcastically. * / Not had for a girl the coach said, offering a backhanded compliment./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Backhanded compliment — A backhanded compliment or left handed compliment or is an insult disguised as a compliment. It is generally used to belittle or condescend, or often one uses a backhanded compliment when one wants to insult someone in a subtle way. [ [http://www … Wikipedia
backhanded compliment — A remark that appears to express admiration but could also be interpreted as an insult is called a backhanded compliment. He said my presentation was surprisingly clear . How s that for a backhanded compliment! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
backhanded\ compliment — n. phr. A remark that sounds like a compliment but is said sarcastically. Not had for a girl the coach said, offering a backhanded compliment … Словарь американских идиом
backhanded compliment — noun An insult disguised as a compliment … Wiktionary
backhanded compliment — sarcastic praise, double edged compliment … English contemporary dictionary
(a) backhanded compliment — a ˌbackhanded ˈcompliment idiom (NAmE also ˌleft handed ˈcompliment) a remark that seems to express admiration but could also be understood as an insult Main entry: ↑backhandedidiom … Useful english dictionary
Backhanded — Back hand ed, a. 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow. [1913 Webster] 2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment. [1913 Webster] 3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backhanded — [bak′han΄did] adj. 1. BACKHAND 2. expressing or expressed in an indirect or sarcastic way; not sincere; equivocal [a backhanded compliment] 3. Sports performed by backhanding the ball [a backhanded catch] adv. with a backhand … English World dictionary
backhanded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) made with the back of the hand facing in the direction of movement. 2) indirect or ambiguous: a backhanded compliment … English terms dictionary