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1 maulfaul
* * *maul|fauladj (inf)uncommunicative* * *maul·fauladj (fam) uncommunicative* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) uncommunicative; taciturn* * *maulfaule Person clam* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) uncommunicative; taciturn -
2 verschlossen
I P.P. verschließenII Adj.1. closed, shut; locked (up); hinter verschlossenen Türen behind closed doors; vor verschlossener Tür stehen be left standing on the doorstep; diese Kreise / Möglichkeiten etc. bleiben ihnen verschlossen these circles / possibilities etc. remain closed to them2. fig., Person: reserved, withdrawn; (wortkarg) uncommunicative; Kind: withdrawn; er ist ziemlich verschlossen auch he doesn’t say much* * *closed; uncommunicative; cagey; self-contained* * *ver|schlọs|sen [fɛɐ'ʃlɔsn]adjclosed; (mit Schlüssel) Tür, Fach etc locked; (mit Riegel) bolted; Dose closed, sealed; Briefumschlag sealed; (fig = unzugänglich) reservedSee:→ auch verschließen* * *(secretive: He's very cagey about his plans.) cagey* * *ver·schlos·sen[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɔsn̩]2. (zugemacht) closed\verschlossen bleiben to be [kept] closed4.▶ jdm \verschlossen bleiben to be a mystery to sb; Fachwissen a. to be a closed book to sb* * ** * *B. adj1. closed, shut; locked (up);hinter verschlossenen Türen behind closed doors;vor verschlossener Tür stehen be left standing on the doorstep;diese Kreise/Möglichkeiten etcbleiben ihnen verschlossen these circles/possibilities etc remain closed to themer ist ziemlich verschlossen auch he doesn’t say much* * ** * *adj.occlusive adj.secretive adj.uncommunicative adj.withdrawn adj. adv.cagily adv.secretively adv. -
3 mundfaul
Adj. umg. too lazy to open one’s mouth; siehe auch maulfaul* * *mụnd|fauladj (inf)too lazy to say muchsei doch nicht so mundfaul! — make an effort and say something!
* * *mund·fauladj (fam) uncommunicativesei doch nicht so \mundfaul! come on, speak up!was hat er gesagt, sei nicht so \mundfaul! what did he say, come on, spill the beans!* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv uncommunicative2.adverbial uncommunicatively* * ** * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv uncommunicative2.adverbial uncommunicatively -
4 schweigsam
Adj. quiet; (schweigend) silent; (wortkarg) auch taciturn, uncommunicative; (verschwiegen) discreet; du bist heute aber sehr schweigsam auch you’re not saying very much today* * *taciturn; reticent; quiet* * *schweig|sam ['ʃvaikzaːm]adjsilent, quiet; (als Charaktereigenschaft) silent, taciturn; (= verschwiegen) discreet* * *(not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) silent* * *schweig·sam[ˈʃvaikza:m]1. (wortkarg) taciturn▪ \schweigsam sein to be quiet* * *Adjektiv silent; quiet; (verschwiegen) discreet* * *schweigsam adj quiet; (schweigend) silent; (wortkarg) auch taciturn, uncommunicative; (verschwiegen) discreet;du bist heute aber sehr schweigsam auch you’re not saying very much today* * *Adjektiv silent; quiet; (verschwiegen) discreet* * *adj.taciturn adj. adv.taciturnly adv. -
5 zugeknöpft
I P.P. zuknöpfenII Adj. umg., fig. buttoned-up, tight-lipped, reserved, uncommunicative* * *zu|ge|knöpft ['tsuːgəknœpft]adj (fig inf)Mensch close, reservedSee:→ auch zuknöpfen* * *zu·ge·knöpftadj (fam)1. (mit Knöpfen geschlossen) buttoned-up* * ** * *B. adj umg, fig buttoned-up, tight-lipped, reserved, uncommunicative* * * -
6 zurückhaltend
I Part. Präs. zurückhaltenII Adj.1. reserved; (unaufdringlich) unobtrusive; (kühl, reserviert) restrained, undemonstrative; (vorsichtig) guarded, cautious; (wenig mitteilsam) uncommunicative; Empfang: cool; Beifall: polite; Ton, Behandlung, Art etc.: low-key; Farben: muted; ( nicht) zurückhaltend sein mit be (un-) sparing withII Adv. reagieren: in a subdued ( oder restrained) way; eher negativ: coolly, without enthusiasm; antworten: cautiously, guardedly; zurückhaltend gemustert Stoff: with an unobtrusive pattern* * *retiring; incommunicative; reticent; restrained; reserved; distant; cagey; aloof; guarded; undemonstrative; temperate* * *zu|rụ̈ck|hal|tend1. adj1) (= beherrscht, kühl) restrained; (= reserviert) reserved; (= vorsichtig) cautious, guarded; Börse dull2) (= nicht großzügig) sparing2. advwith restraint* * *1) (not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) aloof2) (not close: a distant relation.) distant3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distant4) (cautious: He gave guarded replies.) guarded5) guardedly6) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) shy7) (not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc: a reserved manner.) reserved8) (controlling, or able to control, one's feelings.) restrained9) (shy: a very quiet, retiring person.) retiring10) (not too obvious or noticeable: She is quiet and unobtrusive.) unobtrusive* * *zu·rück·hal·tendI. adj1. (reserviert) reserved2. (vorsichtig) cautious, guardedII. adv cautiously, guardedly* * *1.1) reserved; subdued, muted < colour>2) (kühl, reserviert) cool, restrained <reception, response>3) (sparsam)2.mit etwas zurückhaltend — < person> who is/was sparing with something; sparing with something pred.
1) < behave> with reserve or restraint2) (kühl, reserviert) coolly* * *B. adj1. reserved; (unaufdringlich) unobtrusive; (kühl, reserviert) restrained, undemonstrative; (vorsichtig) guarded, cautious; (wenig mitteilsam) uncommunicative; Empfang: cool; Beifall: polite; Ton, Behandlung, Art etc: low-key; Farben: muted;(nicht) zurückhaltend sein mit be (un-)sparing withB. adv reagieren: in a subdued ( oder restrained) way; eher negativ: coolly, without enthusiasm; antworten: cautiously, guardedly;zurückhaltend gemustert Stoff: with an unobtrusive pattern* * *1.1) reserved; subdued, muted < colour>2) (kühl, reserviert) cool, restrained <reception, response>3) (sparsam)2.mit etwas zurückhaltend — < person> who is/was sparing with something; sparing with something pred.
1) < behave> with reserve or restraint2) (kühl, reserviert) coolly* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.restraining adj. (alt.Rechtschreibung) adv.incommunicative adj. (alt.Rechtschreibung) sein ausdr.to be reserved expr. adj.cautious adj.reserved adj.retentive adj. -
7 einsilbig
Adj.1. monosyllabic; einsilbiges Wort monosyllable2. fig. (wortkarg) taciturn; (kurz angebunden) curt, short; einsilbige Antworten geben answer in monosyllables* * *monosyllabic* * *ein|sil|bigadj* * *ein·sil·big[ˈainzɪlbɪç]1. LING monosyllabicein \einsilbiges Wort a monosyllable, a monosyllabic word2. (wenig redselig) monosyllabic, taciturn, quieter ist ein sehr \einsilbiger Mensch he's a man of few words3. (knapp und wenig aussagekräftig) monosyllabic\einsilbige Antwort geben to answer in monosyllables▪ etw ist zu \einsilbig sth is too brief* * *1) monosyllabic < word>* * *einsilbig adj1. monosyllabic;einsilbiges Wort monosyllableeinsilbige Antworten geben answer in monosyllables* * *1) monosyllabic < word>* * *adj.monosyllabic adj. adv.monosyllabically adv. -
8 gesprächig
Adj. talkative; (mitteilsam) communicative; sie ist nicht sehr gesprächig auch she doesn’t say much; heute bist du ja nicht sehr gesprächig auch you haven’t got much to say for yourself today, have you?; der Alkohol / die Drohung machte ihn gesprächig the drink / threat loosened his tongue* * *voluble; chatty; talkative; conversational; communicative* * *ge|sprä|chig [gə'ʃprɛːçɪç]1. adjtalkative, chatty (inf); (= mitteilsam) communicativejdn gesprä́chig machen — to make sb talk, to loosen sb's tongue
2. advgesprä́chig von etw erzählen — to talk volubly or expansively about sth
* * *1) ((negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable: She's not very communicative this morning.) communicative2) (fond of talking: He's in a conversational mood.) conversational* * *ge·sprä·chig[gəˈʃprɛ:çɪç]adj garrulous, talkativedu bist aber heute nicht sehr \gesprächig you haven't got much to say for yourself todayjdn \gesprächig machen to loosen sb up, to make sb more expansive* * *Adjektiv talkative* * *sie ist nicht sehr gesprächig auch she doesn’t say much;heute bist du ja nicht sehr gesprächig auch you haven’t got much to say for yourself today, have you?;der Alkohol/die Drohung machte ihn gesprächig the drink/threat loosened his tongue* * *Adjektiv talkative* * *adj.chatty adj.talkative adj. adv.chattily adv.talkatively adv. -
9 wortkarg
* * *uncommunicative* * *wọrt|kargadjtaciturn* * *wort·kargadj taciturneine \wortkarge Antwort a taciturn replyein \wortkarger Mensch a taciturn personwarum bist du heute so \wortkarg? why are you so quiet today?* * *1. 2.adverbial taciturnly; <reply, greet, etc.> laconically* * *wortkarg adj taciturn;er ist ziemlich wortkarg auch he doesn’t say much* * *1. 2.adverbial taciturnly; <reply, greet, etc.> laconically* * *adj.silent adj. -
10 redefaul
re·de·fauladj uncommunicative -
11 nicht mitteilsam
incommunicable* * *adj.uncommunicative adj. -
12 maulfaul
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13 mundfaul
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14 mundfaul
uncommunicative -
15 verschlossen
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16 wortkarg
1. reticent2. silent3. taciturn4. uncommunicative
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