sin rodeos

adv.

directly, in plain English, bluntly, in plain language.

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= head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex. The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.

Ex. In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.

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= head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex: The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.

Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.