noun🔗ShareНамек, инсинуацияA derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation."She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed."Она сделала коварный намек о своем муже, который был смущен.communicationlanguagecharacterwordsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareНамек, двусмысленностьA rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument."During the school debate, Sarah used an innuendo about her opponent's lack of research, implying that their arguments were weak. "Во время школьных дебатов Сара использовала намек на недостаток исследований своего оппонента, подразумевая, что его аргументы слабы.languagecommunicationliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareНамек, инсинуацияPart of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and whom was meant by the libellous matter or description."The innuendo in the letter to the editor clearly pointed to the specific teacher, not the whole department, as the subject of the criticism. "Иносказание в письме редактору четко указывало на конкретного учителя, а не на весь отдел, как на предмет критики.lawlanguagecommunicationmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareНамекать, подразумеватьTo interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied."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. "Учитель намекнул на комментарии ученика по поводу теста, истолковав их как жалобу на методы преподавания учителя, хотя ученик лишь намекал, что несколько вопросов были неясными.communicationlanguagewordsocietystatementlawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading