allude
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allude
- /əˈljuːd/ UK
- /əˈluːd/ UK
- /əˈlud/ Canada, US
- /əˈlʉːd/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like elude, illude (weak vowel merger) · Rhymes with -uːd
Where it comes from
From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”). See also al-.
verb alludes · alluding · alluded
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To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
First, she alluded to her husband as "the man at home looking after the children". Then she referred to him as "my George".
Similar: advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, inkle, insinuate, intimate, moot, refer, signify, suggest
Translations
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verb refer to something indirectly or by suggestion
| Español | aludir, referirse |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 遠回しに触れる tōmawashi ni fureru, 当て擦る atekosuru, 当て付ける atetsukeru, 嫌味を言う iyami o iu |
| Português | aludir |
| Français | alluder, faire allusion, suggérer |
| Deutsch | andeuten, erwähnen, anspielen |
| Italiano | alludere |
| Ελληνικά | υπαινίσσομαι ypainíssomai, υπονοώ yponoó, συστήνω systíno, συνιστώ synistó |
| Română | face aluzie, referi |
| Русский | намека́ть namekátʹ, намекну́ть nameknútʹ, упомина́ть upominátʹ, упомяну́ть upomjanútʹ, подразумевать podrazumevatʹ |
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