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blunt [blʌnt]1. adjectivea. [blade, knife] émoussé ; [pencil] mal tailléb. [person] brusque[+ appetite, feelings] émousser* * *[blʌnt] 1.1) [knife, scissors] émoussé; [pencil] mal taillé; [instrument] contondant; [needle] épointé2) ( frank) [person, manner] abrupt; [refusal] catégorique; [criticism] direct2.transitive verb émousser [knife]; épointer [pencil, needle]; émousser [intelligence]; tempérer [enthusiasm] -
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1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) émoussé2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) brutal2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) émousser- bluntly- bluntness
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