hint

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hint
[hɪnt]
sustantivo
1indirecta (f) insinuación (f) (allusion)
  • to give or drop somebody a hint -> lanzar a alguien una indirecta
  • to be able to take a hint -> saber pillar or coger or (español de España) agarrar una indirecta (Am)
2rastro (m) (sign)
  • not a hint of surprise -> ni un asomo de sorpresa
  • a hint of garlic -> un ligero gusto a ajo
3consejo (m) (piece of advice)
  • to give somebody a hint -> dar a alguien una pista
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to hint that… -> insinuar que…

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hint [jint]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Sugerir, echar una indirecta. (n)
  • To hint at -> hacer una alusión velada, hacer entrever, dar a entender
  • He never so much as hinted at it -> ni siquiera hizo alusión a ello
va. Apuntar, insinuar o tocar ligeramente alguna especie o cosa; sugerir indirectamente.
sustantivo
1Indirecta, sugestión, alusión lejana o velada, aviso, idea, insinuación.

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hint [hɪnt]
noun
1 (suggestion) indirecta; (f) insinuación; (f) (advice) consejo; (m)
hints for purchasers consejos a los compradores; (m) hints on maintenance instrucciones para la manutención; (f)
broad hintbroad indicación inconfundible; (f)
to drop a hintdrop soltar tirar una indirecta;or
to drop a hint that ... insinuar que ...
give me a hintgive dame una idea
to take a hinttake captar una indirecta
take a hint from me permite que te dé un consejo; to take the hint (unspoken) tomar algo a corazón; (spoken) darse por aludido
2 (trace) señal; (f) indicio; (m)
without the least hint of sin la menor señal de; with just a hint of garlic con un ligerísimo sabor a ajo; with a hint of irony con un dejo de ironía
verb:transitive
dar a entender; insinuar
he hinted that I had a good chance of getting the job insinuó que tenía muchas posibilidades de conseguir el trabajo
verb:intransitive
soltar indirectas

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Verb Conjugation for "hint"

Imperative
  • hint
  • you hint
  • he/she hints
  • we hint
  • you hint
  • they hint
Preterite
  • I hinted
  • you hinted
  • he/she hinted
  • we hinted
  • you hinted
  • they hinted
Present Continuous
  • I am hinting
  • you are hinting
  • he/she is hinting
  • we are hinting
  • you are hinting
  • they are hinting
Present Perfect
  • I have hinted
  • you have hinted
  • he/she has hinted
  • we have hinted
  • you have hinted
  • they have hinted
Past Continuous
  • I was hinting
  • you were hinting
  • he/she was hinting
  • we were hinting
  • you were hinting
  • they were hinting
Past Perfect
  • I had hinted
  • you had hinted
  • he/she had hinted
  • we had hinted
  • you had hinted
  • they had hinted
Future
  • I will hint
  • you will hint
  • he/she will hint
  • we will hint
  • you will hint
  • they will hint
Future Perfect
  • I will have hinted
  • you will have hinted
  • he/she will have hinted
  • we will have hinted
  • you will have hinted
  • they will have hinted
Future Continuous
  • I will be hinting
  • you will be hinting
  • he/she will be hinting
  • we will be hinting
  • you will be hinting
  • they will be hinting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been hinting
  • you have been hinting
  • he/she has been hinting
  • we have been hinting
  • you have been hinting
  • they have been hinting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been hinting
  • you will have been hinting
  • he/she will have been hinting
  • we will have been hinting
  • you will have been hinting
  • they will have been hinting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been hinting
  • you had been hinting
  • he/she had been hinting
  • we had been hinting
  • you had been hinting
  • they had been hinting
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