allude
To refer to something indirectly or by suggestionTo refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
» What are you alluding to?
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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".
andeuten, erwähnen, anspielen
намека́тьnamekátʹ, намекну́тьnameknútʹ, упомина́тьupominátʹ
натякатиnatjakaty, посилатисяposylatysja
- make a more or less disguised reference to
Examples
24 sentencesWhat are you alluding to?
His letter alludes to the event.
Його лист натякає на цю подію.
We are alluding to war.
Ми натякаємо на війну.
I have never alluded to marriage.
deIch habe nie auf eine Heirat hingedeutet.
She alluded to his lack of education.
deSie machte eine Andeutung auf seine fehlende Bildung.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludeFrom Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”). See also al-.
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Forms
alludes, alluding, alluded, alludedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle