увъртане — meaning in English
uvartane
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English meaning
- pretense noun A false show or claim put on to create a misleading impression; the American spelling of "pretence".
- runaround noun Evasive or misleading treatment meant to delay or avoid giving someone a straight answer.
- subterfuge noun A trick or deceptive scheme used to avoid something or achieve a hidden goal.
Senses
увъртане is used for these senses in English:
- circumlocution (uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus:
- pretense (countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
- runaround (idiomatic) An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
- subterfuge (countable) An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
- tergiversation The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.
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