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1 noncommittal
tr[nɒnkə'mɪtəl]noncommittal [.nɑnkə'mɪt̬əl] adj: evasivo, que no se comprometeadj.• evasivo, -a adj.ˌnɑːnkə'mɪtḷ, ˌnɒnkə'mɪtḷ* * *[ˌnɑːnkə'mɪtḷ, ˌnɒnkə'mɪtḷ] -
2 noncommittal
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3 straddle
tr['strædəl]1 (on horse, fence, etc) sentarse a horcajadas sobre2 (bridge, town) extenderse sobre1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (high-jumping technique) tijeretav.• caer a ambos lados de v.• esparrancarse encima de v.• montar a horcajadas v.'strædḷa) (sit, stand astride) \<\<horse\>\> sentarse* a horcajadas sobreb) ( be noncommittal about) (AmE) \<\<issue/question\>\> eludir['strædl]VT [+ horse] montar a horcajadas, ponerse a horcajadas sobre; [+ target] horquillar; [town] [+ river etc] hacer puente sobre* * *['strædḷ]a) (sit, stand astride) \<\<horse\>\> sentarse* a horcajadas sobreb) ( be noncommittal about) (AmE) \<\<issue/question\>\> eludir -
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['nɒnkǝ'mɪtl]ADJ [person] que no se compromete; [answer] evasivohe was rather noncommittal — no dijo ni que sí ni que no, no se comprometió a nada
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5 evasiva
evasiva sustantivo femenino:◊ me contestó con evasivas she avoided o dodged the issue
evasivo,-a adjetivo evasive
evasiva sustantivo femenino evasive answer, excuse, pretext: me dio evasivas por respuesta, she skirted the issue ' evasiva' also found in these entries: Spanish: responder English: evasion - noncommittal - runaround -
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evasivo
◊ -va adjetivoevasive, noncommital
evasivo,-a adjetivo evasive ' evasivo' also found in these entries: Spanish: evasiva English: elusive - evasive - noncommittal - coy -
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respuesta sustantivo femenino
respuesta sustantivo femenino
1 answer, reply: sus plegarias no tuvieron respuesta, her prayers went unanswered
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo) response ' respuesta' also found in these entries: Spanish: acertada - acertado - atinar - callada - corte - evasiva - hallar - incorrecta - incorrecto - indigna - indigno - inmediatez - nada - no - nunca - ojalá - pronta - pronto - soplar - también - tampoco - tarascada - acertar - acierto - afirmación - afirmativo - algo - alguien - antes - apresurado - atinado - brusco - categórico - certero - concluyente - condescendiente - contestación - contundente - copiar - correcto - cortado - cortante - cotejar - definitivo - desagradable - desconcertar - desear - directo - endulzar - equivocado English: accurate - answer - backlash - certainly - concrete - dark - do - grunt - hazard - ingenuous - instantaneous - name - neither - noncommittal - pained - prompt - reply - response - retaliation - right - snappy - stock - straight - straightforward - unsatisfactory - unsympathetic - wrong - yes-no question - positively - rejection - will
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Noncommittal — Non com*mit tal, n. A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one s self. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noncommittal — I adjective careful, cautious, changeable, close, discreet, evasive, faltering, guarded, hedging, heedful, hesitant, hesitating, incommunicative, inconstant, indecisive, infirm of purpose, irresolute, irresolved, laconic, lukewarm, mutable,… … Law dictionary
noncommittal — [adj] unwilling to decide ambiguous, buttoned up*, careful, cautious, circumspect, clammed up*, constrained, discreet, equivocal, evasive, even steven*, guarded, hush hush*, incommunicable, indefinite, judicious, middle ground*, middleof the… … New thesaurus
noncommittal — ☆ noncommittal [nän΄kə mit′ l ] adj. 1. not committing one to any point of view or course of action; not revealing one s position or purpose 2. having no definite quality, meaning, etc. noncommittally adv … English World dictionary
noncommittal — [[t]nɒ̱nkəmɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] also non committal ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ You can describe someone as noncommittal when they deliberately do not express their opinion or intentions clearly. Mr Hall is non committal about the number of jobs that the… … English dictionary
noncommittal — adjective please advise your client that this court expects something more substantial than a string of noncommittal responses be noncommittal Syn: evasive, equivocal, guarded, circumspect, reserved; discreet, uncommunicative, tactful, diplomatic … Thesaurus of popular words
noncommittal — adjective Date: 1829 1. giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling < a noncommittal reply > 2. having no clear or distinctive character • noncommittally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
noncommittal — noncommittally, adv. /non keuh mit l/, adj. not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer. [1820 30, Amer.; NON + COMMITTAL] Syn. indefinite, vague,… … Universalium
noncommittal — adjective /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl,ˌnɑnkəˈmɪdl/ Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show ones feelings or opinion. The Majors face was noncommittal … Wiktionary
noncommittal — adjective not expressing a definite opinion or intention (+ about): The doctor was noncommittal about his chances of making a full recovery. | a noncommital answer noncommitally adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
noncommittal — /nɒnkəˈmɪtl/ (say nonkuh mitl) adjective not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: a noncommittal answer …