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indirecto

indirect

adjective een-dee-REK-toh Rare

Also means

roundabout

Usage Note

Indirecto contrasts with directo and can describe a route, a style of communication, or a grammatical object. In grammar, objeto indirecto is the indirect object (the recipient of an action). The feminine form is indirecta; as a noun, una indirecta means a hint or insinuation — 'tirar una indirecta' is the idiomatic phrase for dropping a hint.

Examples

"Su respuesta fue indirecta y confusa."

Natural Translation

His answer was indirect and confusing.

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