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tr[miːlɪ'maʊðd]1 pejorative evasivo,-a, embustero,-aadj.• excesivamente circunspecto adj.• meloso, -a adj.• poco sincero adj.'miːli'maʊðdadjective (pej) que no habla clarodon't be so mealy-mouthed — habla claro, déjate de rodeos
['miːlɪ'maʊðd]ADJ modoso, evasivo* * *['miːli'maʊðd]adjective (pej) que no habla clarodon't be so mealy-mouthed — habla claro, déjate de rodeos
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mealy-mouthed [-'maʊðd]pejorative doucereux, patelin;∎ don't be so mealy-mouthed! arrête de tourner autour du pot!Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > mealy-mouthed
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mealy-mouthed [ˏmi:lɪˊmaυðd] aсладкоречи́вый, неи́скренний -
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adjective(derog.) unaufrichtig* * *\mealy-mouthed excuses fadenscheinige Ausreden\mealy-mouthed expressions schönfärberische Ausdrückethe politician was \mealy-mouthed die Politikerin redete um den heißen Brei herum fam* * *['miːlɪ'maʊðd]adjunaufrichtig; politician schönfärberischlet's not be mealy-mouthed about it — wir wollen doch mal nicht so um den heißen Brei herumreden
* * *mealy-mouthed [-maʊðd] adj schönfärberisch, heuchlerisch, unaufrichtig (Person, Äußerung etc), verschlüsselt (Äußerung etc)* * *adjective(derog.) unaufrichtig -
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{'mi:limauðd}
1. прекалено деликатен
2. неискрен, лицемерен* * *{'mi:limaud} a 1. прекалено деликатен; 2. неискрен, ли* * *a прекалено учтив; неискрен, мазен;mealy-mouthed; a 1. прекалено деликатен; 2. неискрен, лицемерен.* * *1. неискрен, лицемерен 2. прекалено деликатен* * *mealy-mouthed[¸mi:li´mauðid] adj прекалено деликатен, евфемистичен, неискрен, неоткровен. -
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Adj1. बात को टालने वालाTo avoid misunderstandings it's better not to be mealy mouthed. -
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[ˌmiːlɪ'maʊðd]* * *mealy-mouthed /ˈmi:lɪmaʊðd/a.mellifluo; che si esprime con mezzi termini; insincero; ipocrita; untuoso.* * *[ˌmiːlɪ'maʊðd] -
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meal.y-mouthed[mi:li m'auðd] adj falso, hipócrita, dissimulado. -
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ˈmi:lɪmauðd прил. неискренний, сладкоречивый;
не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мнения Syn: insincere сладкоречивый боящийся высказаться прямо, откровенноБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > mealy-mouthed
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Общая лексика: боящийся высказаться прямо, сладкоречивый -
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[ˌmiːlɪ'maʊðd]Общая лексика: боящийся высказаться прямо, льстивый, откровенно, сладкоречивый -
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[`miːlɪmaʊðd]неискренний, сладкоречивый; не высказывающийся прямо, не высказывающий своего мненияАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > mealy-mouthed
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adj. \/ˈmiːlɪmaʊħd\/1) forsiktig talende, lavmælt, spak2) engstelig, forsagt3) slesk, glatt -
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См. также в других словарях:
Mealy-mouthed — Meal y mouthed , a. Using soft words; not straightforward; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; speaking deviously; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language. Opposite of {frank} or {blunt}. Mealy mouthed philanthropies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mealy-mouthed — adj not brave enough or honest enough to say clearly and directly what you really think used in order to show disapproval ▪ Most people felt Mr Major fought a pretty mealy mouthed campaign in which radical ideas were either dropped or blunted … Dictionary of contemporary English
mealy-mouthed — A mealy mouthed person doesn t say what they mean clearly … The small dictionary of idiomes
mealy-mouthed — afraid to say what one really thinks, 1570s; first element perhaps from O.E. milisc sweet, from P.Gmc. *meduz honey (see MEAD (Cf. mead) (n.1)), which suits the sense, but if the Old English word did not survive long enough to be the source of… … Etymology dictionary
mealy-mouthed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reluctant to speak frankly. ORIGIN perhaps from German Mehl im Maule behalten carry meal in the mouth (i.e. be unstraightforward in speech), or related to Latin mel honey … English terms dictionary
mealy-mouthed — [mēl′ēmouthd′, mēl′ēmoutht′] adj. not outspoken or blunt; not willing to state the facts in simple, direct words; euphemistic and insincere … English World dictionary
mealy-mouthed — [[t]mi͟ːlima͟ʊðd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is being mealy mouthed, you are critical of them for being unwilling to speak in a simple or open way because they want to avoid talking directly about something unpleasant.… … English dictionary
mealy-mouthed — meal|y mouthed [ ,mili mauðd, ,mili mauθt ] adjective not willing to express yourself in a simple and direct way, usually in order to hide the truth: Spokesmen have been mealy mouthed in defense of the president … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mealy-mouthed — adjective prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright , The surliness with which the woodchopper speaks of his woods, handling them as indifferently as his axe, is better than the mealy mouthed enthusiasm of the… … Wiktionary
mealy-mouthed — A mealy mouthed person doesn t say what they mean clearly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
mealy-mouthed — not brave enough to say what you mean directly and honestly. Strangely enough, although we are getting more mealy mouthed about mental and physical disabilities, we are increasingly frank about bodily functions … New idioms dictionary