“He alluded to the problem but did not mention it”
Word Forms
allusive
adjective
characterized by indirect references
allusion
noun
passing reference or indirect mention
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
anspielen
eine mehr oder weniger versteckte Anspielung darauf machen
🇫🇷French
faire allusion
faire une référence plus ou moins déguisée à
🇪🇸Spanish
aludir
hacer una referencia más o menos disimulada a
🇮🇹Italian
alludere
fare un riferimento più o meno mascherato
🇳🇱Dutch
zinspelen
min of meer verkapte verwijzing naar maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
aludir
fazer uma referência mais ou menos disfarçada a
🇷🇺Russian
намекать
сделать более или менее замаскированную ссылку на
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संकेत करना
अधिक या कम प्रच्छन्न संदर्भ बनाएं
🇧🇩Bengali
ইঙ্গিত করা
একটি কম বা কম ছদ্মবেশী রেফারেন্স করা
🇮🇳Tamil
குறிப்பிடு
அதிகமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ மாறுவேடமிட்டுக் குறிப்பிடவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
సూచించు
ఎక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ మారువేషంలో సూచన చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
संकेत देणे
अधिक किंवा कमी प्रच्छन्न संदर्भ द्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઈશારો
માટે વધુ કે ઓછા છૂપી સંદર્ભ બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೂಚಿಸು
ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ವೇಷದ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക
കൂടുതലോ കുറവോ വേഷംമാറി പരാമർശം നടത്തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੰਕੇਤ
ਦਾ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਭੇਸ ਵਾਲਾ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
اشارہ کرنا
کا کم و بیش چھپا ہوا حوالہ بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
暗示
或多或少隐晦地提及
🇯🇵Japanese
ほのめかす
～に対して多かれ少なかれ偽装された言及をする
🇰🇷Korean
암시하다
어느 정도 위장된 언급을 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ám chỉ
tạo ra một tham chiếu ít nhiều được ngụy trang đến
🇹🇭Thai
พาดพิง
สร้างการอ้างอิงที่ปลอมแปลงไม่มากก็น้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyinggung
membuat referensi yang kurang lebih tersamar
🇵🇭Filipino
magpapahiwatig
gumawa ng higit pa o hindi gaanong disguised reference sa
🇲🇾Malay
menyinggung
membuat rujukan lebih kurang menyamar kepada
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يلمح
قم بإجراء إشارة مقنعة إلى حد ما
🇮🇷Persian
اشاره کن
ارجاع کم و بیش مبدل به
🇹🇷Turkish
ima etmek
az ya da çok örtülü bir gönderme yapmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִרְמוֹז
לעשות התייחסות מוסווית פחות או יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'allude'?
The primary meaning of 'allude' is 'make a more or less disguised reference to'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'allude' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'allude' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'allude' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'allude' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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