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1 circumlocution
circumlocution [‚sɜ:kəmlə'kju:ʃən]circonlocution f, périphrase f;∎ without circumlocution sans ambagesUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > circumlocution
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2 circumlocution
[ˌsə:kəmlə΄kju:ʃn] n խուսա փողական պ ատասխան. երկարաբանու թյուն. without further circumlocution առանց որևէ ավելորդաբանությունների -
3 the Circumlocution Office
"министерство околичностей", "департамент многословия" [по названию бюрократического учреждения в романе Ч. Диккенса "Крошка Доррит"; см. цитату]The Circumlocution Office was (as everybody knows without being told) the most important Department under Government. No public business of any kind could possibly be done at any time without the acquiescence of the Circumlocution Office. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Little Dorrit’, book I, ch. X) — Министерство околичностей было (как всем известно) важнейшим из министерств. Ни одно государственное дело не могло быть осуществлено без одобрения министерства околичностей.
...this capitalist world is a world impossible for sensitive and decent human beings to endure - a world in which justice has become the Circumlocution Office... (U. Sinclair, ‘Mammonart’, ch. LXXII) —...капиталистический мир - это мир, в котором задыхаются тонко чувствующие и порядочные люди, мир, в котором правосудие олицетворяет министерство околичностей...
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4 preámbulo
preámbulo sustantivo masculino ( de constitución) preambleb) ( rodeo):dímelo sin tanto preámbulo stop beating about the bush and tell me
preámbulo sustantivo masculino
1 (a un escrito, discurso, etc) preamble, introduction
2 (rodeo) circumlocution: andarse con preámbulos, to beat about the bush
sin más preámbulos, without more ado ' preámbulo' also found in these entries: English: preamble
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without circumlocution — index direct (straight) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Circumlocution — (also called periphrasis, circumduction, circumvolution, periphrase, or ambage[1]) is an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech. In its most basic form, circumlocution is using many words (such as a tool used for cutting things such as paper… … Wikipedia
straight — straightly, adv. straightness, n. /strayt/, adj. straighter, straightest, adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a… … Universalium
ἀπεριφράστως — ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution adverbial ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution masc/fem acc pl (doric) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
ἀπερίφραστον — ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution masc/fem acc sg ἀπερίφραστος without circumlocution neut nom/voc/acc sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
direct — di·rect 1 vt 1: to order with authority the testator direct ed that the car go to his niece 2: to order entry of (a verdict) without jury consideration the court direct ed a verdict in favor of the defendant 3: to act … Law dictionary
Directly — Di*rect ly, adv. 1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. To run directly on. Shak. [1913 Webster] Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In a straightforward… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Directly proportional — Directly Di*rect ly, adv. 1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. To run directly on. Shak. [1913 Webster] Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straight — /streɪt / (say strayt) adjective 1. without a bend, crook, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. flat; horizontal. 3. Cricket a. (of a bat) held perpendicular to the ground. b. (of a stroke) playing the ball down the wicket past the… …
directly — ad. 1. In a straight line, in a straight course. 2. Expressly, absolutely, unambiguously, openly, without circumlocution. 3. Immediately, quickly, promptly, speedily, soon, presently, forthwith, instantly, instanter, in a short time, without… … New dictionary of synonyms
sans phrase — /fräz/ Without phrases (of courtesy), without circumlocution • • • Main Entry: ↑sans … Useful english dictionary
