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1 polemista
f. & m.polemicist.* * *1 polemicist* * *SMF polemicist* * *masculino y femenino polemicist* * *= disputer, polemicist, debater.Ex. The modern creator is a synthesiser, a collator, a commentator, a disputer; collective intellectual endeavour is the norm for industrial research and academe = El autor moderno es un sintetizador, un compendiador, un comentarista, un polemista; el esfuerzo intelectual colectivo es la norma de la investigación industrial y del mundo académico.Ex. Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.Ex. While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.* * *masculino y femenino polemicist* * *= disputer, polemicist, debater.Ex: The modern creator is a synthesiser, a collator, a commentator, a disputer; collective intellectual endeavour is the norm for industrial research and academe = El autor moderno es un sintetizador, un compendiador, un comentarista, un polemista; el esfuerzo intelectual colectivo es la norma de la investigación industrial y del mundo académico.
Ex: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.* * *polemicist* * *polemista nmfpolemicist* * *m/f polemicist -
2 andarse con rodeos
to beat about the bush* * *(v.) = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bushEx. Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.Ex. This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems.Ex. There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion.* * *(v.) = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bushEx: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
Ex: This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems.Ex: There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion. -
3 andarse por las ramas
figurado to beat about the bush* * ** * *(v.) = mince + wordsEx. Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.* * *(v.) = mince + wordsEx: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
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4 tener pelos en la lengua
(v.) = mince + wordsEx. Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.* * *(v.) = mince + wordsEx: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
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5 polemista
• controversialist• debater• polemicist• polemist
См. также в других словарях:
Polemicist — Po*lem i*cist, n. A polemic. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polemicist — [päl′ə mistpō lem′ə sist, pəlem′ə sist] n. a person skilled, or inclined to engage, in polemics: also polemist [päl′ə mist] * * * po·lem·i·cist (pə lĕmʹĭ sĭst) also po·lem·ist (pə lĕmʹĭst, pŏlʹə mĭst) n. A person skilled or involved in polemics.… … Universalium
polemicist — index disputant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
polemicist — (n.) 1864, American English formation parallel to polemist (1825), from Gk. polemistes a warrior, from polemizein to wage war … Etymology dictionary
polemicist — [päl′ə mistpō lem′ə sist, pəlem′ə sist] n. a person skilled, or inclined to engage, in polemics: also polemist [päl′ə mist] … English World dictionary
polemicist — [[t]pəle̱mɪsɪst[/t]] polemicists N COUNT A polemicist is someone who is skilled at arguing very strongly for or against a belief or opinion. [FORMAL] The greatest polemicist of the 20th century must be Leon Trotsky. Syn: debater … English dictionary
polemicist — UK [pəˈlemɪsɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms polemicist : singular polemicist plural polemicists someone who writes newspaper articles or books that express very strong opinions … English dictionary
polemicist — polemic ► NOUN 1) a strong verbal or written attack. 2) (also polemics) the practice of engaging in controversial debate. ► ADJECTIVE (also polemical) ▪ of or involving disputatious or controversial debate. DERIVATIVES polemicist noun … English terms dictionary
polemicist — noun see polemic … New Collegiate Dictionary
polemicist — noun a) A person who writes polemics b) A person who puts forward controversial views Syn: polemist … Wiktionary
polemicist — po lem·i·cist || pÉ™ lemɪsɪst n. one who argues, argumentative person, disputatious person … English contemporary dictionary
