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1 insinuador
• insinuation• insinuatory -
2 insinuación
f.innuendo, overtone, hint, insinuation.* * *1 (indicación) insinuation, hint\hacerle insinuaciones a alguien (insinuarse) to make a pass at somebody* * *noun f.hint,insinuation* * *SF insinuationhacer insinuaciones sobre algo — to make insinuations about sth, drop hints about sth
insinuaciones eróticas/amorosas — sexual/amorous advances
* * *femenino insinuation* * *= suggestion, innuendo [innuendoes, -pl.], intimation, overtone.Ex. The suggestion that integration can be achieved via a reasoning engine seems fundamentally misconceived.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.----* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* insinuación sexual = sexual overture.* * *femenino insinuation* * *= suggestion, innuendo [innuendoes, -pl.], intimation, overtone.Ex: The suggestion that integration can be achieved via a reasoning engine seems fundamentally misconceived.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* insinuación sexual = sexual overture.* * *insinuationhizo insinuaciones sobre su conducta he made insinuations about her conduct, he insinuated things about her conductpor las insinuaciones que me hizo sobre el tema from the hints he dropped about it* * *
insinuación sustantivo femenino
hint;
( que ofende) insinuation;◊ hacerle insinuaciones (amorosas) a algn See Also→ insinuarse
insinuación sustantivo femenino insinuation
' insinuación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sutil
- velada
- velado
English:
implication
- innuendo
- suggestion
- hint
- insinuation
- overture
* * *insinuación nfhint, insinuation;insinuaciones [amorosas] advances;se pasó toda la fiesta haciéndole insinuaciones she spent the the whole party coming on to him* * *f insinuation* * * -
3 reticencia
f.1 unwillingness (resistencia).2 insinuation, innuendo.3 reluctance, unwillingness.4 reticence, reserve, reservedness, reticency.5 ironic innuendo, irony.* * *1 (reserva) reticence, reserve2 (insinuación) insinuation, innuendo* * *SF1) (=renuencia) unwillingness, reluctance2) (=reserva) reticence, reserve3) (=ironía) irony, sarcasm* * *a) ( renuencia) reluctanceb) ( reserva) reticencea pesar de su reticencia inicial,... — despite his initial reticence,...
c) ( indirecta) hint, insinuation* * *= reluctance, reticence.Ex. Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.Ex. This reticence was not restricted to librarians.----* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.* * *a) ( renuencia) reluctanceb) ( reserva) reticencea pesar de su reticencia inicial,... — despite his initial reticence,...
c) ( indirecta) hint, insinuation* * *= reluctance, reticence.Ex: Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.
Ex: This reticence was not restricted to librarians.* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.* * *1 (renuencia) reluctancelo firmé con cierta reticencia I signed it a little reluctantlysu reticencia a creerme es comprensible your reluctance to believe me is understandablesu reticencia a reconocer que se había equivocado her reluctance o unwillingness to admit that she had made a mistakea pesar de su reticencia inicial, finalmente nos lo contó todo despite his initial reticence o caginess, he told us everything in the end2 (indirecta) hint, insinuation* * *
reticencia sustantivo femenino
reticencia sustantivo femenino
1 (para hacer algo) reticence, reluctance: le dejó ir a la fiesta con muchas reticencias, he very reluctantly let her go to the party
2 (al hablar) hint, insinuation
' reticencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resistir
English:
reticence
* * *reticencia nf1. [resistencia] reluctance;con reticencias reluctantly;aceptó el puesto, pero con muchas reticencias he accepted the post, albeit with a great deal of reluctance o very reluctantly;tengo algunas reticencias I have some reservations2. [insinuación] insinuation* * *f1 reticence;sin reticencias without hesitation2 ( indirecta):hablar con reticencias insinuate things* * *reticencia nf1) : reluctance, reticence2) : insinuation -
4 indirecta
adj.&f.feminine of INDIRECTO.f.1 hint.lanzar una indirecta a alguien to drop a hint to somebody2 innuendo, cue, hint, insinuation.* * *1 hint, insinuation\lanzar una indirecta / tirar una indirecta to drop a hint* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - indirecto)* * *SF hintlanzar o soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint
* * *femenino hintlanzar or soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint
* * *= hint.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.----* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *femenino hintlanzar or soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint
* * *= hint.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *hintlanzar or soltar una indirecta to drop a hint¡vaya una indirecta que le soltó! that was a pretty heavy hint!¿en serio le dijiste eso? ¡qué indirecta! you didn't really say that to him? that was subtle of you! ( iro)* * *
indirecta sustantivo femenino
hint;
lanzar or soltar una indirecta to drop a hint
indirecta f fam (alusión) hint, insinuation: al principio no cogí la indirecta, at first I didn't get the message
no deja de lanzarte indirectas, she keeps dropping you hints
indirecto,-a adjetivo indirect
Ling estilo indirecto, indirect o reported speech
' indirecta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- agarrar
- captar
- lanzar
- pedrada
English:
broad
- dig
- drop
- hint
- innuendo
- side
* * *indirecta nfhint;lanzar una indirecta a alguien to drop sb a hint;siempre dice todo con indirectas he always talks in such a roundabout way* * *f insinuation; ( sugerencia) hint* * *indirecta nf1) : hint, innuendo2)lanzar indirectas : to drop a hint, to insinuate* * *indirecta n hint -
5 reticente
adj.1 unwilling, reluctant (reacio).2 full of insinuation.3 reticent, disposed to be silent, inclined to be silent, reserved.* * *► adjetivo1 insinuating* * *ADJ1) (=reacio) unwilling, reluctantestar o ser reticente a hacer algo — to be unwilling o reluctant to do sth
se mostró reticente a aceptar — she was unwilling o reluctant to accept
se declara reticente a meterse en política — he says he doesn't like the idea of getting involved in politics
2) (=con reserva) reticent, reserved3) (=irónico) ironical, sarcastic* * *a) ( reacio) reluctantreticente A + INF — reluctant to + inf
b) ( reservado) reticentc) < discurso> full of hints o insinuations* * *= reticent.Ex. Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.* * *a) ( reacio) reluctantreticente A + INF — reluctant to + inf
b) ( reservado) reticentc) < discurso> full of hints o insinuations* * *= reticent.Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
* * *1 (reacio) reluctantreticente a todo tipo de negociaciones reluctant to get involved in any sort of negotiationsreticente A + INF reluctant to + INFse muestran reticentes a dar explicaciones they are reluctant to provide explanationsse mostró reticente a hablar del asunto he was reluctant to talk about the matter, he was reticent about the matter2 ‹discurso› full of hints o insinuations* * *
reticente adjetivo
reticente adjetivo
1 (una persona) reticent, reluctant
2 (un discurso, unas palabras) insinuating, full of hints
' reticente' also found in these entries:
English:
reticent
* * *reticente adj1. [reacio] reluctant;el gobierno es reticente a las privatizaciones the government is reluctant to privatize;se mostró reticente a dar su opinión he was reluctant to give his opinion2. [con insinuaciones] full of insinuation* * *adj reticent* * *reticente adj1) : reluctant, reticent2) : insinuating, misleading -
6 sutil
adj.subtle.Una insinuación sutil A subtle insinuation...* * *► adjetivo1 (delgado) thin, fine3 (brisa) gentle4 figurado subtle* * *adj.1) subtle2) fine* * *ADJ1) [diferencia] subtle2) (=perspicaz) [inteligencia, persona] sharp, keen; [comentario] subtle3) (=delicado) [hilo, hebra] fine; [tela] delicate, thin, light; [atmósfera] thin; [olor] subtle, delicate; [brisa] gentle* * *a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharpb) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate* * *= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.Ex. Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.----* de manera sutil = subtly.* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* * *a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharpb) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate* * *= fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.* de manera sutil = subtly.* demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* * *1 ‹diferencia› subtle, fine; ‹ironía› subtle; ‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp2 ‹gasa/velo› fine; ‹fragancia› subtle, delicate* * *
sutil adjetivo
‹ ironía› subtle;
‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp
‹ fragancia› subtle, delicate
sutil adjetivo
1 (insinuación, argumento, diferencia) subtle
(inteligencia) sharp
una sutil observación, a subtle remark
2 (un tejido) thin, fine
3 (una fragancia) delicate, subtle
' sutil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diplomática
- diplomático
- fina
- fino
English:
delicate
- fine
- subtle
- dreamy
- heavy
- way
* * *sutil adj1. [crítica, inteligencia] subtle2. [delicado] [velo, tejido] delicate, thin;[brisa] gentle; [hilo, línea] fine* * *adj figsubtle* * *sutil adj1) : delicate, thin, fine2) : subtle* * *sutil adj subtle -
7 vareta
f.1 lime twig for catching birds.2 stripe in a stuff different in color from the ground.3 a piquant expression.4 a circuitous manner of speech (indirect).f. & diminut.a small rod or twig. (Diminutive)* * *1 (para cazar) lime twig2 (de color) stripe\irse de vareta familiar to have diarrhoea* * *SF1) (=ramita) twig, small stick; (con liga) lime twig for catching birds2) (Cos) stripe3) (=indirecta) insinuation; (=pulla) taunt4) -
8 de modo insinuante
• insinuate to• insinuation -
9 retinencia
f.insinuation, suggestion. -
10 satirilla
f. & diminut.a sharp, sneering insinuation.
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