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1 A backhanded compliment
General subject: complisult ("That's such a nice dress. It does wonders for your figure.")Универсальный русско-английский словарь > A backhanded compliment
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2 pura-pura memuji
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3 со бекхенд
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4 rückhändig
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5 de doble intención
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6 nadlanicom unapred
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7 nagnuto ulevo slovo
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8 нанесенный тыльной стороной руки
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > нанесенный тыльной стороной руки
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9 с уклоном влево
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10 ironičan
• backhanded; demure; derisive; ironic; ironic(al); ironical; playful; sarcastic -
11 sarkastičan
• backhanded; biting; caustic; mordant; sarcastic; witty -
12 lina lewoskrętna
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13 lina lewozwita
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14 gekleidet
I P.P. kleidenII Adj.1. gut / schlecht gekleidet well / badly dressed; korrekt etc. gekleidet correctly etc. dressed; schwarz etc. gekleidet dressed in black etc.; in Lumpen / Samt und Seide gekleidet dressed in rags / silks and satins2. fig.: eine in freundliche Worte gekleidete Kränkung an insult cloaked in friendly words, Am. a backhanded compliment* * *clad* * *ge|klei|det [gə'klaidət]1. ptpSee:von kleiden2. adj1)(= angezogen)
gut/schlecht gekléídet — well/badly dressedkorrekt gekléídet — correctly dressed
weiß/schwarz gekléídet sein — to be dressed in white/black
in Lumpen gekléídet — dressed in rags
2) (fig)eine in freundliche Worte gekléídete Kränkung — an insult cloaked in friendly words (form), a backhanded compliment
See:→ auch kleiden* * *(clothed: clad in silk; leather-clad motor-cyclists.) clad* * *ge·klei·detadj (geh) dressedeine weiß \gekleidete Dame a lady dressed in white▪ ... \gekleidet sein to be... dressed* * *B. adj1.gut/schlecht gekleidet well/badly dressed;korrekt etcgekleidet correctly etc dressed;schwarz etcgekleidet dressed in black etc;in Lumpen/Samt und Seide gekleidet dressed in rags/silks and satins2. fig:eine in freundliche Worte gekleidete Kränkung an insult cloaked in friendly words, US a backhanded compliment* * *adj.clad adj.clothed adj. -
15 двусмислен
ambiguous, equivocal(неясен) oracular, dark, vague(за похвала и пр.) backhandedдвусмислен комплимент a back-handed/lefthanded compliment* * *двусмѝслен,прил. ambiguous, equivocal; double-barrelled; ( неясен) oracular, dark, vague; (за похвала и пр.) backhanded; \двусмислен комплимент back-handed/left-handed compliment.* * *ambiguous ; аmphibolous ; equivocal ; vague {veig} (неясен)* * *1. (за похвала и пр.) backhanded 2. (неясен) oracular, dark, vague 3. ambiguous, equivocal 4. ДВУСМИСЛЕН комплимент a back-handed/ lefthanded compliment -
16 он сбил с ног бегущего сильным ударом наотмашь
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он сбил с ног бегущего сильным ударом наотмашь
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17 ретроспективно
1) General subject: in retrospect, in hindsight2) Law: backhanded, in a backhanded fashion3) Diplomatic term: retrospectively4) Business: far back in time -
18 elin tersiyle yapılan
elin tersiyle yapılan (vuruş)adj. backhanded* * *backhanded -
19 ambiguo
ambiguous* * *ambiguo agg.* * *[am'biguo]aggettivo (poco chiaro) [parola, risposta] ambiguous, equivocal; [ complimento] backhanded; (sospetto) [ atteggiamento] equivocal; [ persona] shifty* * *ambiguo/am'biguo/(poco chiaro) [parola, risposta] ambiguous, equivocal; [ complimento] backhanded; (sospetto) [ atteggiamento] equivocal; [ persona] shifty. -
20 odlew2
■ uderzyć kogoś na odlew pot. to strike sb backhanded, to give sb a backhanded blow; (mocno) to bash sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > odlew2
См. также в других словарях:
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 — ack hand ed, a. & adv. (Sport) Stroked with a backhand[2]; as, a backhanded drive. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
backhanded — index indirect, oblique (evasive) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
backhanded — [adj] underhanded ambiguous, double edged, equivocal, sarcastic, sardonic, two edged; concepts 401,544 … New thesaurus
backhanded — backhandedly, adv. backhandedness, n. /bak han did/, adj. 1. performed with the hand turned backward, crosswise, or in any oblique direction so that the palm of the hand faces in the direction of the body and the back of the hand faces in the… … Universalium
backhanded — [[t]bæ̱khæ̱ndɪd, AM hændɪd[/t]] also back handed 1) ADJ: ADJ n A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment… … English dictionary
backhanded — back•hand•ed [[t]ˈbækˌhæn dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) performed with the back of the hand turned or facing forward: a backhanded stroke[/ex] 2) sloping in a downward direction from left to right: backhanded writing[/ex] 3) oblique or ambiguous in meaning: a … From formal English to slang
backhanded — adjective 1 a backhanded remark or compliment 1 (1) seems to express praise or admiration but in fact means the opposite: Brave can be a backhanded way of saying crazy . 2 a backhanded shot etc is made with a backhand … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
backhanded — adjective a) With the hand turned backward. a backhanded blow b) Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic. a backhanded compliment … Wiktionary