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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛ.se ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/ ~ /le.se ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/, (more formal) /lɛ.se.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/ ~ /le.se.ʁ‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/
Verb
laisser entendre
- insinuate, hint
- Synonym: insinuer
1957, Thomas Baudouin, Iñés, Nouvelles Éditions Latines, page 4:Un soir pluvieux, Corinne laissa entendre qu’elle était amoureuse. J’allais m’en montrer consterné mais je craignis que ma consternation ne prêtât à confusion et ne fût mal interprétée : il ne fallait pas qu’elle m’imaginât épris d’elle.- One rainy day, Corinne hinted that she was in love. I was about to show dismay about it, but I feared that my dismay would lead to confusion and be misinterpreted. She should not imagine me in love with her.
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