DOUBLE-TALK

Meaning of DOUBLE-TALK in English

n. 1. Something said that is worded, either on purpose or by accident, so that it may be understood in two or more different ways. The politician avoided the question with double-talk. 2. Something said that does not make sense; mixed up talk or writing; nonsense. The man's explanation of the new tax bill was just a lot of double-talk.

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DOUBLE-TALK — noun Date: 1936 language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUBLE-TALK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE-TALK — — double-talker , n. /dub"euhl tawk'/ , n. 1. speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE-TALK — n. words which sound like one thing but mean another, intentionally ambiguous language; hypocrisy, insincerity; rapid nonsensical speech, gibberish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE TALK — v. say words which sound like one thing but mean another
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE-TALK — noun Date: 1936 1. : language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE-TALK — Pronunciation: - ˌ to ̇ k Function: noun Date: 1936 1 : language that appears to be earnest and meaningful …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOUBLE-TALK — [dou.ble-talk] n (1936) 1: language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE-TALK — double-talk BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l tɔːk -tɑːk ▷ double-talk|ed t ▷ double-talk|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ double-talk|ing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE-TALK — ˈdouble-talk BrE AmE noun [uncountable] speech that is complicated and can have more than one meaning, sometimes used deliberately to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE TALK — see double-talk
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE-TALK — also double talk If you refer to something someone says as double-talk , you mean that it can deceive people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE TALK — see double-talk
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DOUBLE-TALK — also double talk If you refer to something someone says as ~, you mean that it can deceive people or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DOUBLE-TALK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If she had a gift, he thought, it was for parable and double-talk . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE TALK — Synonyms and related words : absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble-babble, blabber, blather, bombast, claptrap, drivel, drool, fiddle-faddle, fiddledeedee, flummery, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE-TALK — {n.} 1. Something said that is worded, either on purpose or by accident, so that it may be understood in …
Slang English vocab
DOUBLE-TALK — Function: noun 1 Synonyms: NONSENSE 2, balderdash, ||baloney, ||bull, bunkum, drivel, flimflam, hokum, jazz, twaddle 2 Synonyms: GOBBLEDYGOOK , gibberish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE-TALK — noun 1. Synonyms: nonsense 2, balderdash, ||baloney, ||bull, bunkum, drivel, flimflam, hokum, jazz, twaddle 2. Synonyms: gobbledygook , gibberish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE-TALK — {n.} 1. Something said that is worded, either on purpose or by accident, so that it may be understood in …
Словарь английских идиом
DOUBLE-TALK — talk that appears to have meaning but does not He gave the audience a lot of double-talk so nobody knew …
English Idioms vocab
DOUBLE-TALK — confusing talk, bafflegab His explanation of the government decision was a lot of double-talk.
English Idioms vocabulary
DOUBLE-TALK — сущ. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня n лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня double-talk лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE-TALK — _n. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOUBLE-TALK — сущ.лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOUBLE-TALK — сущ. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE-TALK — сущ. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOUBLE-TALK — _n. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOUBLE-TALK — n. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
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DOUBLE-TALK — лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DOUBLE-TALK — _n. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DOUBLE TALK — тлф. одновременный разговор
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
DOUBLE-TALK — сущ. лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня n лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня double-talk лицемерие; лицемерная болтовня
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
TALK — ( talks, talking, talked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TALK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
TALK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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