insinuate

[US]/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
[UK]/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. implicere indirekte eller subtilt; antyde; manøvrere eller planlegge.
Word Forms
Past Tenseinsinuated
Third Person Singularinsinuates
Present Participleinsinuating
Past Participleinsinuated
Pluralinsinuates

Example Sentences

insinuate oneself into the crowd

snike seg inn i flokken

insinuate one's doubt of this action

implisere sin tvil om denne handlingen

He insinuated that I was lying.

Han antydet at jeg lyget.

insinuate doubts into sb.'s mind

inspire tvil i noens sinn

insinuate oneself into sb.'s favour

vinne noens gunst

She cleverly insinuated herself into his family.

Hun innkrevde seg skjønt i hans familie.

he insinuated himself into the king's confidence.

han smuglet seg inn i kongens tillit.

I insinuated my shoulder in the gap.

jeg skjøv skulderen min inn i sprekken.

Laic cry with celebrity handclasp " insinuate " .

Laic rop med berømthetshåndtrykk " antyde " .

He insinuated his doubt of the reply.

Han uttrykte tvil om svaret.

The columnist insinuated—but never actually asserted—that the candidate had underworld ties.

Kommentatoren antydde – men påstod aldri faktisk – at kandidaten hadde forbindelser til underverdenen.

She intimated that she and her husband were having marital problems. Toinsinuate is to suggest something, usually something unpleasant, in a covert, sly, and underhanded manner:

Hun antydet at hun og hennes man hadde ekteskapsproblemer. Å antyde er å foreslå noe, vanligvis noe ubehagelig, på en hemmelig, snu og underliggende måte:

Real-world Examples

Well, I may have accidentally insinuated that she is getting chubbier .

Joda, jeg kan ha skyldig insinuert at hun blir fetere .

Source: EnglishPod 91-180

Ain't hard to tell what you are insinuating.

Det er ikke vanskelig å se hva du insinuerer.

Source: Discussing American culture.

Okay, careful with what you're insinuating.

Ok, vær forsiktig med hva du insinuerer.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

And I welcome any investigations into whatever Ms. Sinclair is insinuating.

Og jeg velkommer enhver etterforskning av hva frøken Sinclair insinuerer.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

" But on a Saturday night, " Slightly insinuated.

" Men på en lørdagskveld, " insinuerte han litt.

Source: Peter Pan

Now if you described a woman as handsome, you might be insinuating that she has manly features.

Nå, hvis du beskriver en kvinne som vakker, kan du insinuerer at hun har mannlige trekk.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.

Man kan bare forsiktig insinuerer noe annet inn i dens krampeaktige grep.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

So gulping, insinuates that you're not really even tasting.

Så svelging insinuerer at du ikke egentlig smaker.

Source: Connection Magazine

Let's say there's a stranger male attempting to insinuate himself with a female.

La oss si at det er en fremmed mann som forsøker å insinuerer seg med en kvinne.

Source: Discovery Channel: Battle of the Dinosaurs

As President Brewster would go on to insinuate, enduring institutional progress takes not only knowledge, but understanding.

Som president Brewster ville fortsette å insinuerer, krever vedvarende institusjonell fremgang ikke bare kunnskap, men også forståelse.

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

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