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[hɪnt]1. n(suggestion) allusione f, accenno, (advice) consigliohe dropped a hint that he'd like to see her more often — le ha lasciato capire che voleva vederla più spesso
I told him I was a bit tired, but he didn't take the hint — gli ho detto che ero un po' stanca, ma non ha capito
with a hint of irony/sadness — con una punta d'ironia/tristezza
give me a hint — (clue) dammi almeno un'idea, dammi un'indicazione
2. vtto hint (to sb) that... — lasciar capire (a qn) che...
he hinted that I had a good chance of getting the job — ha lasciato capire che avevo buone probabilità di ottenere il lavoro
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2 gentle
['dʒentl]1) (not harsh) [person, reprimand] cortese, garbato; [dentist, nurse] che ha la mano leggera; [ shampoo] delicato; [hint, reminder] discreto; [teasing, parody] bonariothe gentle sex — lett. o iron. il gentil sesso
2) (gradual) [ slope] lieve; [curve, stop] dolce; [ transition] graduale3) (light) [pressure, breeze] leggero; [ exercise] poco faticoso; [touch, massage] delicato, leggero; [ stroll] tranquillo* * *['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) gentile2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) delicato, lieve3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) lieve•- gently- gentleness* * *['dʒentl]1) (not harsh) [person, reprimand] cortese, garbato; [dentist, nurse] che ha la mano leggera; [ shampoo] delicato; [hint, reminder] discreto; [teasing, parody] bonariothe gentle sex — lett. o iron. il gentil sesso
2) (gradual) [ slope] lieve; [curve, stop] dolce; [ transition] graduale -
3 gentle *** gen·tle adj
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hint — hint1 [hınt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from hent act of seizing (16 17 centuries), from Old English hentan to seize ] 1.) something that you say or do to suggest something to someone, without telling them directly ▪ There have been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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hint — I UK [hɪnt] / US noun Word forms hint : singular hint plural hints ** 1) [countable] something that you say to show what you are thinking or feeling, without saying it directly hint that: Was this a hint that he d had enough of her company for… … English dictionary
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