ambages

m.pl.

roundabout means, ambages, beating about the bush, circumlocution.

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ambages

► nombre masculino plural

1 circumlocution sing

■ dímelo sin ambages tell it to me straight, don't beat about the bush

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hablar sin ambages to speak plainly

ir/andarse con ambages to beat about the bush

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SMPL

hablar sin ambages — to come straight to the point

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sin ambages — (loc adv) <hablar/decir> without beating about the bush

fue aceptado sin ambages — it was accepted without hesitation

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sin ambages — (loc adv) <hablar/decir> without beating about the bush

fue aceptado sin ambages — it was accepted without hesitation

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ambages

sin ambages (loc adv) ‹hablar› without beating about the bush

tienes que decírselo sin ambages you have to tell him straight o outright, you just have to tell him, don't beat about the bush

fue aceptado sin ambages it was accepted without hesitation

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ambages mpl (rodeos) me dijo sin ambages que no quería volver a verme, he told me straight out that he didn't want to see me again

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ambages nmpl

sin ambages without beating about the bush;

admitió sin ambages que había mentido she admitted without hesitation that she had lied

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ambages

mpl

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decirlo sin ambages say it straight out, come straight out with it

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ambages mpl

sin ambages : without hesitation, straight to the point