oblique

indirekt, versteckt

Etwas andeutend, ohne es direkt oder klar auszusprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: oblique reference to something (She made an oblique reference to his debts.)

Synonyme: indirect, roundabout

Gegenteile: direct, explicit

Häufige Wendungen: oblique reference, oblique comment, oblique criticism, oblique answer

schräg, schief

In einem Winkel verlaufend statt senkrecht oder waagerecht.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: slanting, slanted, diagonal

Häufige Wendungen: oblique line, oblique angle, oblique type, oblique plane