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innuendo

/ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/

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noun

Indirecta, insinuación

A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation.

Examples :

"She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed."

Ella hizo una indirecta maliciosa sobre su marido, que se sintió avergonzado.

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noun

Indirecta, insinuación

A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.

Examples :

"During the school debate, Sarah used an innuendo about her opponent's lack of research, implying that their arguments were weak. "

Durante el debate escolar, Sarah usó una indirecta sobre la falta de investigación de su oponente, insinuando que sus argumentos eran débiles.

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noun

Indirecta, insinuación

Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and whom was meant by the libellous matter or description.

Examples :

"The innuendo in the letter to the editor clearly pointed to the specific teacher, not the whole department, as the subject of the criticism. "

La indirecta en la carta al editor señalaba claramente al maestro específico, no a todo el departamento, como el sujeto de la crítica.

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verb

Insinuar

To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied.

Examples :

"The teacher innuendoed the student's comments about the test, interpreting them as a complaint about the teacher's teaching methods, even though the student had only been suggesting a few questions were unclear. "

El profesor insinuó los comentarios del estudiante sobre el examen, interpretándolos como una queja sobre los métodos de enseñanza del profesor, a pesar de que el estudiante solo había sugerido que algunas preguntas no estaban claras.

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