point-blank

point-blank
[ˈpɔɪntˈblæŋk]
adjetivo
1. rotundo(a), tajante (refusal, denial)
  • at point-blank range -> a bocajarro, a quemarropa
adverbio
2. a bocajarro, a quemarropa (fire)
  • he asked me point-blank whether… -> me preguntó de sopetón si…
  • to deny something point-blank -> negar algo en redondo
  • to refuse point-blank -> negarse en redondo or de plano

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point-blank [point-blank]
adjetivo
1. Que tiene una dirección horizontal; a quemarropa.
2. Directo, positivo, formal.
adverbio
3. Directamente, en línea recta, diametralmente; en facha; positivamente, en términos formales.
sustantivo
4. Tiro a quemarropa, tiro asestado.

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