Translations for „hint“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . hint [hɪnt] N

1. hint (trace):

hint

ślad m

hint of food ingredients

śladowa [lub niewielka] ilość f

hint of colour

odcień m

hint of trouble

oznaka f

there was no hint that...

nic nie wskazywało na to, że...

2. hint (indirect suggestion):

to drop a hint

dawać [perf dać] do zrozumienia

not to take a hint

nie rozumieć [perf z-]

3. hint (practical tip):

hint

wskazówka f

hint

porada f

II . hint [hɪnt] VB trans

to hint sth to sb

dawać [perf dać] komuś coś do zrozumienia

III . hint [hɪnt] VB intr

to hint at sth

napomykać [perf napomknąć] o czymś

Usage examples with hint

to drop a hint

czynić [perf u-] aluzję

to hint at sth

napomykać [perf napomknąć] o czymś

there was no hint that...

nic nie wskazywało na to, że...

not to take a hint

nie rozumieć [perf z-]

to hint sth to sb

dawać [perf dać] komuś coś do zrozumienia

I got the message [or hint] inf

w końcu do mnie dotarło [lub zrozumiałem]

to drop a broad hint

robić [perf z-] wyraźną aluzję

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Strawberries have a hint of candyfloss about them.

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It is just a windsock that gives you a hint of the underlying forces driving the market.

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He was tall and lascivious, with a hint of cruelty.

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I thought it was a fairly light beer, very refreshing with a little hint of orange in it.

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

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

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There was not so much as a hint that something should "not be taped".

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It tasted rich and smooth with just the right hint of bitterness offset by the beautiful foamy crema on top.

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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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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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