oblique

indiretto, velato

Che lascia intendere qualcosa senza dirlo direttamente o chiaramente.

In inglese semplice: Suggesting something without saying it directly or clearly.

• His oblique answer confused me.
• She made an oblique reference to the argument.
• Was that an oblique criticism of our work?

Come si usa: oblique reference to something (She made an oblique reference to his debts.)

Sinonimi: indirect, roundabout

Contrari: direct, explicit

Espressioni comuni: oblique reference, oblique comment, oblique criticism, oblique answer

obliquo, inclinato

Che segue una direzione inclinata anziché verticale o orizzontale.

In inglese semplice: Sloping at an angle rather than going straight up, down, or across.

• An oblique line crossed the page.
• Sunlight reached the wall at an oblique angle.
• The artist added several oblique strokes.

Sinonimi: slanting, slanted, diagonal

Espressioni comuni: oblique line, oblique angle, oblique type, oblique plane