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hint at

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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
Inglés		Español
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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Compound Forms: hint | hint at
Inglés		Español
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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