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Перевод: noncommittal
[прилагательное] уклончивый; [существительное] уклончивость
Тезаурус:
- Shrug and pout in Arthur pouted and Celia shrugged refer to a gesture used as a conventional signal; Arthur pouted his lips and Celia shrugged her shoulders , however, are noncommittal about whether a signal was intended, and indicate merely that a certain movement was performed.
- After one or two tries, met by a nod or a noncommittal noise from Archie, I gave up, and looked about me.
- His note consisted of a few words, impersonal, noncommittal, on a tiny scrap of paper written with a burned matchstick.
- Elizabeth's customers were disappointed to read her notice, but although several of them asked the reason, she merely smiled and was noncommittal.
- I had tried three of them, swallowing the small amounts in the glass with what I thought was a superbly noncommittal expression when I discovered that in the middle of the room were two iron spittoons, waist-high.
- One of the members of this commission and principal of the Lycee, Monsieur Landes, was rather worried by events, but when interviewed by the local newspaper, made a cautious, noncommittal statement, and warned that some of the areas nearest the volcano should be evacuated.
- She came to see him once, was shy and vague and noncommittal, later wrote to say it was best for them not to see each other again.
- The maid, however, was noncommittal, not wishing to cross her mistress and yet seeing Stephen's point of view.
- "Have ye not," the young man's voice was noncommittal as he straightened his back and wound up the spare netting on a wooden stake.
- Drew was again noncommittal about his movements on the Saturday evening.
- She was quiet, purposely noncommittal.
- I had sent her a copy of my memoir, but her noncommittal letter of thanks had given no indication of whether she had read it.
- This level of communication cannot do much to enhance a relationship because it is too noncommittal.
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