Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).

    in Kernschussweite

  2. (idiomatic, not comparable)Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution.

    I asked him point blank whether he was cheating on his wife.

    в лобv lob, напряму́юnaprjamúju, в упо́рv upór

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Tom shot Mary point blank.

    Том стріляв в Мері в упор. — deniko

  2. Tom was shot three times point blank.

  3. I asked Tom point blank what he wanted.

  4. Tom asked Mary point blank where she'd been.

  5. I asked Tom point blank what was going on.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
straight at the target:
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