hint

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
hint n (tip, clue)pista nf
  (sutil)insinuación nf
 The teacher's hint helped the child guess the answer.
 La pista del profesor ayudó al niño a adivinar la respuesta.
hint [sth],
hint that
vtr
(make allusion)dar una pista loc verb
  (sutilmente)hacer una insinuación loc verb
 'Your gift will be blue', he hinted.
 Me dio la pista de que mi regalo será de color azul.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. El jefe hizo varias insinuaciones sobre el futuro de la compañía.
hint at [sth] vi + prep (imply, suggest)dar a entender loc verb
  insinuar vtr
 Roger Daltrey hinted at the possibility of a new Who album.
 Roger Daltrey dio a entender que The Who sacaría un nuevo disco.
 Roger Daltrey insinuó la posibilidad del lanzamiento de un nuevo disco de The Who.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
hint n (intimation)indicio nm
 There was a hint in Sam's eyes that he knew what I meant.
 Había un indicio en los ojos de Sam de que sabía lo que yo quería decir.
hint n (slight amount)toque nm
 There was a hint of cinnamon in the apple pie.
 La tarta de manzana tenía un toque de canela.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
a hint of irony n (slight sarcasm)un dejo de ironía nm + loc adj
drop a hint v expr (imply [sth], say [sth] subtly)soltar una indirecta loc verb
 Lena dropped a hint to her boyfriend that she wanted a new hairdryer for Christmas by mentioning that hers wasn't very powerful.
give me a hint,
give me a clue
interj
(provide a clue to help me guess)dame una pista expr
  dame una idea expr
 Who's your mystery boyfriend? Go on, give me a hint ...
 ¿Quién es tu novio secreto? Anda, dame una pista.
not a hint n (no sign, no indication) (informal)ni una pizca, ni pizca expr
  ni un rastro, ni rastro expr
 There was not a hint of any sugar in that sour pie.
 No había ni una pizca (or: ni pizca) de azúcar en ese pastel agrio.
take the hint,
take a hint
v expr
(understand what is implied)captar la indirecta loc verb
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Spanish:

Collocations: hint (at) your [intentions, interest], helpful hints for [the holidays, around the house], hint at the [idea, fact] that, more...

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