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Meanings of blunt in inglês

catalão
adormir
espanhol
deslucir

Make numb or insensitive.

adormir
português
enfraquecer
catalão
amortir

Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.

enfraquecer

Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.

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Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment.

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Usage of blunt in inglês
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The blunt answer is that effective change requires both transparency and accountability.
The Irish Times
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This message was spelt out in more blunt terms by government officials.
The Irish Times
3
The conservative government fell recently because of a blunt undiplomatic U.S. note.
The new yorker
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Good intentions won't quite be enough to soften a distinctly blunt vibe.
The South African
5
Results: During the study period 145 patients presented with blunt renal trauma.
Pubmed
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The message is blunt and unambiguous and the Government must pay attention.
The Irish Times
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Interdicts are blunt instruments that prohibit particular actions on a blanket basis.
The South African
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Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Trauma is a major problem in blunt traumatic injury.
Pubmed
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THE first question to Ms Kathleen Kennedy Townsend last night was blunt.
The Irish Times
10
The Swiss increasingly viewed such laws as blunt tools of political repression.
Dark rivers of the heart
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Beijing's recent efforts to blunt the slowdown are thus drawing mixed reviews.
Reuters
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In blunt terms, too many employees in the care industry are exploited.
The Guardian
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She was blunt, however, and lacked finesse; sometimes Manford found her exhausting.
Navigators of Dune
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I happen to like its long-snout design; others thought it too blunt.
Independent.ie
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Then the question: has Rapinoe always been so authentic and so blunt?
The Guardian
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I mean that this is a blunt way to change the eventline.
The woman who died a lot
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Blunt through the time
Blunt across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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