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1 tact
[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) takts; takta izjūta- tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
- tactlessness* * *taktiskums, takts -
2 diplomacy
[di'plouməsi]1) (the business of making agreements, treaties etc between countries; the business of looking after the affairs of one's country etc in a foreign country.) diplomātija2) (skill and tact in dealing with people, persuading them etc: Use a little diplomacy and she'll soon agree to help.) diplomātija•- diplomat- diplomatic
- diplomatically* * *diplomātija -
3 discretion
[-'skre-]1) (discreetness: A secretary needs discretion and tact.) diskrētums2) (personal judgement: I leave the arrangements entirely to your discretion; The money will be distributed at the discretion of the management.) atstāt kaut ko kāda ziņā* * *apdomība, uzmanība, piesardzība; ieskats, rīcības brīvība
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tact — ► NOUN ▪ adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues. ORIGIN Latin tactus touch, sense of touch , from tangere to touch … English terms dictionary
tact — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great VERB + TACT ▪ have ▪ call for, need, require ▪ The situation called for considerable tact … Collocations dictionary
tact — noun Etymology: French, sense of touch, from Latin tactus, from tangere to touch more at tangent Date: 1797 1. sensitive mental or aesthetic perception < converted the novel into a play with remarkable skill and tact > 2. a keen sense of what to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tact´ful|ness — tact|ful «TAKT fuhl», adjective. 1. having tact: »Mother is a tactful person. SYNONYM(S): diplomatic. 2. showing tact: »A tactful reply does not hurt a person s feelings. –tact´ful|ly, adverb. –tact´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tact´ful|ly — tact|ful «TAKT fuhl», adjective. 1. having tact: »Mother is a tactful person. SYNONYM(S): diplomatic. 2. showing tact: »A tactful reply does not hurt a person s feelings. –tact´ful|ly, adverb. –tact´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tact|ful — «TAKT fuhl», adjective. 1. having tact: »Mother is a tactful person. SYNONYM(S): diplomatic. 2. showing tact: »A tactful reply does not hurt a person s feelings. –tact´ful|ly, adverb. –tact´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tact´less|ness — tact|less «TAKT lihs», adjective. 1. without tact; blunt; gauche: »a tactless person. 2. showing no tact; undiplomatic: »a tactless reply. –tact´less|ly, adverb. –tact´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tact´less|ly — tact|less «TAKT lihs», adjective. 1. without tact; blunt; gauche: »a tactless person. 2. showing no tact; undiplomatic: »a tactless reply. –tact´less|ly, adverb. –tact´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tact|less — «TAKT lihs», adjective. 1. without tact; blunt; gauche: »a tactless person. 2. showing no tact; undiplomatic: »a tactless reply. –tact´less|ly, adverb. –tact´less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
tact — noun a) The sense of touch; feeling. Did you suppose that I could not make myself sensible to tact as well as sight? b) The stroke in beating time. Now, sight is a very refined tact … Wiktionary
tact — [ tækt ] noun uncount a careful way of speaking or behaving that avoids upsetting other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
