indirecta

adj.&f.

feminine of INDIRECTO.

f.

1 hint.

lanzar una indirecta a alguien to drop a hint to somebody

2 innuendo, cue, hint, insinuation.

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indirecta

► nombre femenino

1 hint, insinuation

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lanzar una indirecta / tirar una indirecta to drop a hint

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1. noun f.

hint

- echar indirectas

2. f., (m. - indirecto)

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SF hint

lanzar o soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint

(re)coger la indirecta — to take the hint

- indirecta del padre Cobos

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femenino hint

lanzar or soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint

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= hint.

Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.

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* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.

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femenino hint

lanzar or soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint

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= hint.

Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.

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indirecta

feminine

hint

lanzar or soltar una indirecta to drop a hint

¡vaya una indirecta que le soltó! that was a pretty heavy hint!

¿en serio le dijiste eso? ¡qué indirecta! you didn't really say that to him? that was subtle of you! (iro)

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indirecta sustantivo femenino
hint;
lanzar or soltar una indirecta to drop a hint
indirecta f fam (alusión) hint, insinuation: al principio no cogí la indirecta, at first I didn't get the message
no deja de lanzarte indirectas, she keeps dropping you hints
indirecto,-a adjetivo indirect
Ling estilo indirecto, indirect o reported speech
'indirecta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- agarrar
- captar
- lanzar
- pedrada
English:
broad
- dig
- drop
- hint
- innuendo
- side

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indirecta nf

hint;

lanzar una indirecta a alguien to drop sb a hint;

no ha debido cazar o Esp [m5]coger la indirecta she can't have taken the hint;

siempre dice todo con indirectas he always talks in such a roundabout way

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indirecta

f insinuation; (sugerencia) hint

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indirecta nf

1) : hint, innuendo

2)

echar indirectas or

lanzar indirectas : to drop a hint, to insinuate

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indirecta n hint

me lanzó una indirecta me dropped me a hint