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♦ indefinite /ɪnˈdɛfənət/a.( anche gramm. e mat.) indefinito, indeterminato; impreciso; vago: indefinite pronouns, pronomi indefiniti; indefinite integral, integrale indefinito; an indefinite reply, una risposta vaga● (gramm.) indefinite article, articolo indeterminativo □ (leg., in GB) indefinite detention, detenzione a tempo indeterminato □ (mil.) indefinite leave, congedo assolutoindefinitely avv. indefiniteness n. [u]. -
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indefinite [ɪn'defɪnɪt](a) (indeterminate) indéterminé, illimité;∎ for an indefinite period pour une période indéterminée;∎ an indefinite strike une grève illimitée;∎ of indefinite origin d'origine incertaine(b) (vague, imprecise) flou, peu précis;∎ an indefinite answer une réponse floue ou vague►► Grammar indefinite article article m indéfini;Grammar indefinite pronoun pronom m indéfini -
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indefinite [ɪnˈdefɪnɪt]1. adjectivea. ( = unspecified) indéterminé ; [strike, ban] illimitéb. ( = vague) [feelings] indéfini ; [word, plans] imprécis2. compounds* * *[ɪn'defɪnət]1) ( vague) vague2) ( without limits) [period, delay] illimité; [number] indéterminé; [ban] pour une durée indéterminée3) Linguisticsthe indefinite article — l'article m indéfini
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2 ( without limits) [period, delay, curfew, strike] illimité ; [amount, number] indéterminé ; indefinite ban Sport interdiction pour une durée indéterminée ; -
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indefinite [ɪnˊdefǝnət] a1) неопределённый (тж. грам.); нея́сный2) неограни́ченный -
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indēfīnītē, Adv. (indefinitus), unbestimmt, Gell. 2, 24, 7: Ggstz. particulariter u. universaliter, Mart. Cap. 4. § 396.
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indēfīnītē, Adv. (indefinitus), unbestimmt, Gell. 2, 24, 7: Ggstz. particulariter u. universaliter, Mart. Cap. 4. § 396.Ausführliches Lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch > indefinite
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indefinite unbestimmtEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > indefinite
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indefinite неопределённый; нечётко ограниченныйEnglish-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > indefinite
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in'definit1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) indefinido2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) indefinido•- indefinitely
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indefinite adj indefinidotr[ɪn'defɪnət]1 (vague, not precise) indefinido,-a, vago,-a, impreciso,-a2 (not fixed - period of time, amount, number) indefinido,-a, indeterminado,-aindefinite [ɪn'dɛfənət] adj1) : indefinido, indeterminadoindefinite pronouns: pronombres indefinidos2) vague: vago, imprecisoadj.• genérico, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.• indefinido, -a adj.• vago, -a adj.ɪn'defənət, ɪn'defɪnət1)a) (usu before n) <number/period> indefinido, indeterminado2) ( Ling)[ɪn'defɪnɪt]indefinite article — artículo m determinado or definido
1. ADJ1) (=vague) [answer] impreciso2) (=not fixed) [time] indefinido, indeterminado3) (Ling) indefinido2.CPDindefinite article N — artículo m indefinido
indefinite pronoun N — pronombre m indefinido
* * *[ɪn'defənət, ɪn'defɪnət]1)a) (usu before n) <number/period> indefinido, indeterminado2) ( Ling)indefinite article — artículo m determinado or definido
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adjective1) (vague) unbestimmt2) (unlimited) unbegrenzt* * *[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) unbegrenzt2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) unbestimmt•- academic.ru/37577/indefiniteness">indefiniteness- indefinitely
- indefinite article* * *in·defi·nite[ɪnˈdefɪnət, AM -ənət]an \indefinite number of chairs/guests/people eine unbestimmte Zahl von Stühlen/Gästen/Leutenfor an \indefinite period für eine [o auf] unbestimmte Zeit2. (vague) unklar; answer nicht eindeutig; date, time [noch] nicht festgelegt, offen; plans, ideas vage* * *[In'defInɪt]adj1) number, length unbestimmt; (GRAM) article, pronoun unbestimmtindefinite leave — unbeschränkter or unbegrenzter Urlaub, Urlaub m auf unbestimmte Zeit
2) (= vague) unklar, undeutlichhe was very indefinite about it — er war sehr unbestimmt or vage in dieser Sache
* * *indefinite [ınˈdefınət]A adj1. unbestimmt (Zahl etc):indefinite article LING unbestimmter Artikel;2. unbegrenzt, unbeschränkt (Möglichkeiten etc)3. unklar, undeutlich:an indefinite answer eine vage AntwortB s LING Indefinitpronomen n, unbestimmtes Fürwort* * *adjective1) (vague) unbestimmt2) (unlimited) unbegrenzt* * *adj.indefinit (Mathematik) adj.unbegrenzt adj.unbeschränkt adj.unbestimmt adj.undeutlich adj.ungenau adj.unklar adj. -
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[ınʹdef(ə)nıt] a1. 1) неопределённый, неясный2) грам. неопределённый2. 1) не имеющий чётких границindefinite time - неограниченное /неопределённое/ время
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[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) ubestemt; ubegrænset2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) ikke nærmere bestemt•- indefinitely
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[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) nedoločen2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) nejasen•- indefinitely
- indefinite article* * *[indéfinit]adjective ( indefinitely adverb)nedoločen; neomejen; nerazločen, nejasengrammar indefinite article — nedoločni člengrammar indefinite declension — krepka sklanjatev
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Indefinite — In*def i*nite, a. [L. indefinitus. See {In } not, and {Definite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indefinite — I adjective alterable, ambiguous, ambiguus, amorphic, amorphous, barely seen, blurred, blurry, boundless, broad, changeable, cloudy, controvertible, cryptic, debatable, dim, doubtful, dubious, dubius, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocal, evasive,… … Law dictionary
indefinite — [in def′ə nit] adj. [L indefinitus] not definite; specif., a) having no exact limits or having no limits at all b) not precise or clear in meaning; vague c) not sharp or clear in outline; blurred; indistinct d) not sure or positive; uncertain e)… … English World dictionary
indéfinité — [ɛ̃definite] n. f. ÉTYM. 1823; de indéfini. ❖ ♦ Didact. Caractère de ce qui est indéfini. ⇒ Indéfinitude. || L indéfinité de la représentation (T. L. F.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
indefinite — (adj.) early 15c. (implied in indefinitely), from L. indefinitus, from in not, opposite of, without (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + definitus, pp. of definire (see DEFINE (Cf. define)) … Etymology dictionary
indefinite — [adj] ambiguous, vague broad, confused, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, evasive, general, ill defined, imprecise, indeterminable, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, inexhaustible, infinite, innumerable, intangible, loose, obscure, shadowy,… … New thesaurus
indefinite — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not clearly expressed or defined; vague. 2) lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time. 3) Grammar (of a word, inflection, or phrase) not determining the person or thing referred to. DERIVATIVES indefinitely adverb… … English terms dictionary
indefinite — [[t]ɪnde̱fɪnɪt[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe a situation or period as indefinite, you mean that people have not decided when it will end. The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period. ...an indefinite strike by government workers. 2) … English dictionary
Indefinite — The word indefinite has these meanings: *In mathematics: **When talking about positive or negative indefinite forms in multilinear algebra, see definite bilinear form. ** indefinite is sometimes used to describe the result of trying to divide 0… … Wikipedia
indefinite — indefinitely, adv. indefiniteness, n. /in def euh nit/, adj. 1. not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number. 2. not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite… … Universalium
indefinite — in|def|i|nite [ınˈdefənıt] adj 1.) an indefinite action or period of time has no definite end arranged for it ▪ The next day the union voted to begin an indefinite strike. ▪ The picture has been loaned for an indefinite period to the National… … Dictionary of contemporary English