backhanded in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for backhanded in the English»Italian Dictionary

backhanded [Brit bakˈhandɪd, Am bækˈhændəd] ADJ

backhanded compliment:

backhanded

ambiguo

I.backhand [Brit ˈbakhand, Am ˈbækˌhænd] N

1. backhand (stroke):

backhand

rovescio m

to have a strong backhand

avere un rovescio potente

2. backhand (writing):

backhand

grafia f inclinata verso sinistra

II.backhand [Brit ˈbakhand, Am ˈbækˌhænd] ADJ

1. backhand SPORTS:

backhand volley

di rovescio

backhand drive

colpo di rovescio

2. backhand writing:

backhand

inclinato a sinistra

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two-handed sword, backhand

a due mani

Translations for backhanded in the Italian»English Dictionary

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manrovescio

backhanded blow

ambiguo complimento

backhanded

sinistrorso (che va da destra a sinistra)

back-handed

slice di dritto, di rovescio

forehand, backhand slice

volée di rovescio

backhand volley

inclinato a sinistra scrittura

backhand

rovescio

backhand

avere un rovescio potente

to have a strong backhand

giocare sul rovescio di qn

to play sb's backhand

backhanded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for backhanded in the English»Italian Dictionary

backhand [ˈbæk·hænd] N

backhand

rovescio m

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English

Unfortunately, he gives her a cookbook, which is a backhanded gift that shows he wants her to be just like other girls.

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He values honor and despises backhanded means such as assassination.

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Everything they would say was very backhanded, and they were always bragging about their success.

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Like backhanded compliments, sarcasm is a common tool of a passive aggressive child who expresses his hostility aloud, but in socially acceptable, indirect ways.

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I left him temporarily after he backhanded me across the face one night.

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Even most of his compliments are backhanded, as you can see...

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He tossed in some backhanded compliments while doing so.

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The term, which is used in a pejorative or ironic sense, can also be used as a backhanded compliment to someone's perseverance, cleverness, or thrift.

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For all their success, the two men say they've heard whispered gossip from other agencies and received backhanded compliments to their faces.

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Sometimes, a backhanded compliment may be inadvertent.

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