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double-talk
noun
double-talks
pl
словоблудие
The politician's statement was full of double-talk.
Заявление политика было полным словоблудием.
Additional translations
тарабарщина
демагогия
Synonyms
gibberish
claptrap
palaver
cant
humbug
double talk
doublespeak
equivocation
evasion
obfuscation
gobbledygook
nonsense
balderdash
double-talk
verb
double-talked
Past Simple
double-talked
Past Participle
double-talking
Gerund
словоблудить
She double-talked when pressed for details.
Под давлением вопросов она начала словоблудить.
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юлить
Synonyms
prevaricate
palter
tergiversate
beat around the bush
talk in circles
waffle
hem and haw
obfuscate
muddle
dodge
evade
stonewall
stall
equivocate
double-talk
adjective
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "double-talk answer")
двусмысленный
His double-talk explanation left everyone puzzled.
Его двусмысленное объяснение оставило всех в недоумении.
Additional translations
словоблудный
разговорное
Synonyms
evasive
ambiguous
equivocal
deceptive
misleading
insincere
duplicitous
two-faced
dissembling
prevaricating
glib
obfuscatory
obfuscating
Definitions
double-talk
noun
Deliberately ambiguous or deceptive language intended to confuse or mislead.
The politician's statement was full of double-talk.
Rapid, often comic speech mixing real and invented words to parody official or technical language.
The comedian's routine relied on clever double-talk.
double-talk
verb
To speak in a deliberately ambiguous or confusing manner.
She double-talked when pressed for details.
double-talk
adjective
Characterized by, involving, or containing double-talk.
His double-talk explanation left everyone puzzled.
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