oblique

indirect, voilé

Qui laisse entendre quelque chose sans le dire directement ou clairement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : oblique reference to something (She made an oblique reference to his debts.)

Synonymes : indirect, roundabout

Contraires : direct, explicit

Expressions courantes : oblique reference, oblique comment, oblique criticism, oblique answer

oblique, incliné

Qui suit une direction inclinée plutôt que verticale ou horizontale.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : slanting, slanted, diagonal

Expressions courantes : oblique line, oblique angle, oblique type, oblique plane