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1 tactful
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2 diplomatic
[diplə'mætik]1) (concerning diplomacy: a diplomatic mission.) diplomātisks; diplomātijas-2) (tactful: a diplomatic remark.) diplomātisks; taktisks* * *diplomātijas; diplomātisks, taktisks; precīzs -
3 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) vienkāršs2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) skaidrs; saprotams3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) tiešs; atklāts4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) skaidrs; acīmredzams5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) neizskatīgs2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) līdzenums2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) labiskais valdziņš (adījumā)•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *līdzenums; bēdāties, sērot; žēloties, gausties; līdzens, gluds; saprotams, skaidrs; parasts, vienkāršs; vaļsirdīgs, atklāts; vienkrāsains; neizskatīgs, neglīts; tiešais valdziņš; neatšķaidīts; saprotami, skaidri; vienkārši; vaļsirdīgi, atklāti -
4 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 -
5 plain-spoken
adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.) vaļsirdīgs
См. также в других словарях:
Tactful — Tact ful, a. Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is right, proper, or judicious. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tactful — index diplomatic, judicious, politic, subtle (refined) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tactful — (adj.) 1864, from TACT (Cf. tact) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Tactfully; tactfulness … Etymology dictionary
tactful — [adj] thoughtful, careful adroit, aware, cautious, civil, considerate, courteous, deft, delicate, diplomatic, discreet, gentle, judicious, observant, perceptive, poised, polished, polite, politic, prudent, sensitive, skilled, skillful, suave,… … New thesaurus
tactful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing tact. DERIVATIVES tactfully adverb tactfulness noun … English terms dictionary
tactful — [takt′fəl] adj. having or showing tact tactfully adv. tactfulness n … English World dictionary
tactful — adj. tactful to + inf. (it was not tactful to mention that) * * * tactful to + inf. (it was not tactful to mention that) … Combinatory dictionary
tactful — [[t]tæ̱ktfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf (approval) If you describe a person or what they say as tactful you approve of them because they are careful not to offend or upset another person. He had been extremely tactful in dealing… … English dictionary
tactful — tactfully, adv. tactfulness, n. /takt feuhl/, adj. having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply. [1860 65; TACT + FUL] Syn. See diplomatic. * * * … Universalium
tactful — tact|ful [ˈtæktfəl] adj not likely to upset or embarrass other people ≠ ↑tactless ▪ There was no tactful way of phrasing what he wanted to say. ▪ a tactful man >tactfully adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tactful — adj. Tactful is used with these nouns: ↑retreat … Collocations dictionary
