à brûle-pourpoint — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bluntly adverb In a direct, plain-spoken way, without softening the message.
- straightforward adjective Simple and easy to understand or do, without unnecessary complication.
Senses
à brûle-pourpoint is used for these senses in English:
- bluntly In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
- point-blank Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.
- point-blank In a direct manner, without hesitation.
- straightforward In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
straightforward — full definition
- adjective Simple and easy to understand or do, without unnecessary complication.
- adjective Honest and direct in manner.