à demi-mot

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a d(ə).mi.mo/

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Adverb

à demi-mot

1. half-spoken, in a way that is hinted at
   • 1902, Jules Verne, Les Frères Kip:

     Len Cannon était assez intelligent pour comprendre à demi-mot que cela s’adressait à ses camarades des Three-Magpies comme à lui-même

     Len Cannon was smart enough to get the hint that it was aimed at his Three-Magpies shipmates as much as at him himself.

See also

• à mots couverts