hint in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hint in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hint [Brit hɪnt, Am hɪnt] N

1. hint (insinuation):

hint

allusione f

hint

accenno m (about a)

broad hint

chiara allusione

gentle hint

discreto accenno

subtle hint

sottile allusione

to give a hint

fare allusione (about a)

he gave no hint of knowing

non diede a intendere che sapeva

to drop hints

fare delle allusioni

to drop hints that …

lasciare intendere che …

to take a hint or the hint

cogliere l'allusione

he took the hint and left

capì l'antifona e se ne andò

all right, I can take a hint, here's £10

va bene, ho capito, ecco 10 sterline

2. hint (little bit):

hint (of spice, flavouring)

punta f

hint (of colour)

tocco m

hint (of smile)

abbozzo m

hint (of disgust)

ombra f

hint (of irony, humour, embarrassment)

pizzico m

hint (of emotion, fear, accent)

traccia f

a hint of autumn

un sapore d'autunno

there was no hint of impatience in her face

non c'era alcuna traccia di impazienza sul suo volto

3. hint (clue):

hint

indicazione f

hint

indizio m

I've no idea, give me a hint

non ho idea, dammi un aiuto

acting on a hint

basandosi su un'indicazione

4. hint (helpful tip):

hint

suggerimento m

hint

consiglio m (for, on per; for doing per fare)

II.hint [Brit hɪnt, Am hɪnt] VB trans

hint

alludere, accennare (at sth a qc; to sb a qn)

to hint that …

accennare al fatto che …

“it's someone you know, ” he hinted

“è una persona che conosci”, suggerì

III.hint [Brit hɪnt, Am hɪnt] VB intr

hint

fare delle allusioni

hint at VB [hɪnt -] (hint at [sth])

hint at

fare allusione a

the possibility has been hinted at

la possibilità è stata ventilata

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veiled hint, threat

velato

Translations for hint in the Italian»English Dictionary

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alludere a qn, qc

to allude to or hint at sb, sth

abbozzo fig

hint

l'abbozzo di un sorriso

the hint of a smile

venatura

hint

una venatura di tristezza

a vein or hint of sadness

la tristezza venava la sua voce

there was a hint of sorrow in his voice

le sue parole si venarono di tristezza

his words took on a hint of sadness

sprazzo (di gioia, allegria)

hint

accennare velatamente a qc

to hint at sth in a roundabout way

allusione

hint a: at, about

fare allusione a

to give a hint about, to (drop a) hint at

hint in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hint in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hint [hɪnt] N

1. hint (trace):

hint

indizio m

hint of anger, suspicion, salt, curry

pizzico m

2. hint (allusion):

hint

allusione f

to drop a hint

fare un'allusione

to take a hint

capire l'antifona

3. hint (practical tip):

hint

indicazione f

a handy hint

una dritta

II.hint [hɪnt] VB trans

to hint sth to sb

accennare qc a qu

III.hint [hɪnt] VB intr

hint

fare allusioni

to hint at sth

fare allusioni a qc

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a broad hint

un'evidente allusione

to drop a hint

fare un'allusione

Translations for hint in the Italian»English Dictionary

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accenno

hint

fare discorsi -i (su)

to hint (at)

sfumatura

hint

abbozzare

to give a hint of

antifona

hint

accennare

to give a hint of

hint Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drop a hint

fare un'allusione

to drop a hint

fare un'allusione

to take a hint

capire l'antifona

a handy hint

una dritta

to hint sth to sb

accennare qc a qu

to hint at sth

fare allusioni a qc

a broad hint

un'evidente allusione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All that is left of many of the volumes are tantalizing titles that hint at all the history lost due to the building's destruction.

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The chapter ends with another hint that his new paradigmatic explanation of technology (12) might suffice to supplant earlier rival ones.

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He is emotional, yet never impassioned; poetic, yet never tawdry; raw without any hint of cynicism.

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For example, a thread attribute may be taken as a hole hint.

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As a number of authors have pointed out, the painting, with its references to occultism and wisdom seems to hint at initiation.

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Speaking of money, hint hotlines were once the second-scammiest thing happening to kids at the time (next to school magazine sales drives).

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There are hundreds more in the book, which makes a great stocking stuffer by the way--hint, hint, hint.

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Spare elegance is evident in darkling serenity with a hint of sparkle.

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He described the episode, and the series as a whole, as vampire mediocrity with a slight hint of potential.

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Charred, ripply walls, as high as the first story, alone remained to give any hint of where the store had been.

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