hint

hint
hint [hɪnt]
1. noun
   a. allusion f
• to drop a hint faire une allusion
• to drop a hint that ... faire une allusion au fait que ...
• he dropped me a hint that he would like an invitation il m'a fait comprendre qu'il aimerait être invité
• he dropped a gentle hint about it il y a fait une allusion discrète
• there are strong hints from the government that ... le gouvernement a clairement laissé entendre que ...
• he knows how to take a hint il comprend à demi-mot
• I can take a hint j'ai compris
• he can't take a hint il ne comprend pas vite
• I'll give you a hint je vais vous donner un indice
• he gave no hint of his feelings il n'a rien laissé transparaître de ses sentiments
   b. ( = advice) conseil m
   c. ( = trace) [of colour] touche f ; [of taste, flavour] soupçon m
• there was a hint of sadness in his smile il y avait un peu de tristesse dans son sourire
• at the first hint of trouble au moindre problème
2. transitive verb
insinuer
• he hinted strongly that ... il a lourdement insinué que ...
• he hinted to me that he was unhappy il m'a laissé entendre qu'il était malheureux
3. intransitive verb
• to hint at sth faire allusion à qch
• what are you hinting at? qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire par là ?
• are you hinting at something? c'est une allusion ?
• the newspapers hinted darkly at conspiracies les journaux ont fait des allusions inquiétantes à des complots
• the president hinted at the possibility of tax cuts le président a laissé entendre qu'il pourrait y avoir une baisse des impôts
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[hɪnt] 1.
noun allusion f (about à); fig (of spice, flavouring, accent) pointe f; (of colour) touche f; (of smile) ébauche f; (of irony, humour) soupçon m

broad hint — allusion transparente

to give a hint — faire allusion (about à)

to drop hints — faire des allusions

to drop hints that — laisser entendre que

to take a hint ou the hint — saisir l'allusion

all right, I can take a hint — c'est bon, j'ai compris

to give somebody some useful hints — donner quelques conseils utiles à quelqu'un

2.
transitive verb

to hint that — laisser entendre que (to à)

Phrasal Verbs:

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