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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈanˌspiːlən/
"In seiner Rede schien er auf die aktuellen Ereignisse anzuspielen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To suggest or call to mind indirectly; to hint at or make an indirect reference.
"During the interview, the author chose to allude to her difficult childhood rather than discuss it directly." - 2
To mention casually or in passing without dwelling upon the subject.
"He did not name the specific policy, but his remarks seemed to allude to the recent budget cuts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'alludere', meaning 'to play with, jest, or refer to', formed by combining 'ad-' (to) and 'ludere' (to play). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term shifted from playful physical gesturing or joking to its modern rhetorical sense of making an indirect reference to something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allude" is said worldwide
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alluder
Transliteration: /a.ly.de/
"Le conférencier a préféré alluder à cette question complexe sans entrer dans les détails."
anspielen
Transliteration: /ˈanˌspiːlən/
"In seiner Rede schien er auf die aktuellen Ereignisse anzuspielen."
alludere
Transliteration: /alluˈdeːre/
"Il professore ha voluto alludere a un noto autore classico."
aludir
Transliteration: /aluˈdiɾ/
"El político prefirió aludir al problema sin dar nombres específicos."
aludir
Transliteration: /a.luˈdiɾ/
"O artigo procura aludir às mudanças sociais recentes."
इशारा करना
Transliteration: ishara karna
"वक्ता ने अपनी बात में पुरानी घटना की ओर इशारा किया।"
暗指
Transliteration: àn zhǐ
"他在讲话中暗指了公司的财务危机。"
암시하다
Transliteration: amsihada
"그는 간접적으로 그 사실을 암시했다."
暗に示す
Transliteration: an ni shimesu
"彼はスピーチの中でその問題に暗に言及した。"
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