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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसाफ़-साफ़
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saf-saf
"उसने इसे साफ़-साफ़ अस्वीकार कर दिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Simply, plainly, or without any qualification, addition, or reduction.
"He rejected the proposal tout-court, offering no alternative solution." - 2
Succinctly or briefly stated.
"The committee dismissed the argument tout-court as irrelevant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from French, meaning literally 'all short'. It entered English formal and academic discourse in the 19th century to describe something expressed in a very brief, concise, or absolute manner without qualification.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tout-court" is said worldwide
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tout court
Transliteration: tu kuʁ
"Il a refusé tout court."
schlichtweg
Transliteration: ʃlɪçtˈvɛk
"Er lehnte es schlichtweg ab."
tal quale
Transliteration: tal ˈkwale
"Ha rifiutato tal quale."
sin más
Transliteration: sin mas
"Lo rechazó sin más."
simplesmente
Transliteration: sĩpleʒˈmẽtʃi
"Ele recusou simplesmente."
साफ़-साफ़
Transliteration: saf-saf
"उसने इसे साफ़-साफ़ अस्वीकार कर दिया।"
干脆
Transliteration: gāncuì
"他干脆地拒绝了。"
단호히
Transliteration: danhohi
"그는 단호히 거절했다."
ずばり
Transliteration: zubari
"彼はそれをずばりと拒絶した。"
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