wykręcać się od odpowiedzi — meaning in English
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English meaning
- equivocate verb To avoid giving a clear or straight answer, using words that could mean more than one thing in order to mislead someone.
- prevaricate verb To turn away from the right or proper course.
Senses
wykręcać się od odpowiedzi is used for these senses in English:
- equivocate (intransitive) To speak using double meaning; to speak ambiguously, unclearly or doubtfully, with intent to deceive; to vacillate in one's answers, responding with equivoques.
- prevaricate (intransitive) To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
equivocate — full definition
- verb To avoid giving a clear or straight answer, using words that could mean more than one thing in order to mislead someone.
- verb To make something unclear or open to more than one meaning.
prevaricate — full definition
- verb To turn away from the right or proper course.
- verb To avoid giving a clear or direct answer on purpose.
- verb (law) To secretly work with the accused so that a court case fails.
- verb To pretend to carry something out while secretly meaning to ruin it.
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