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doublespeak
(redirected from Doubletalk)

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dou·ble·speak  (dbl-spk)
n.
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Noun1.doublespeak - any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
equivocation, evasion - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
Translations
doublespeak [ˈdʌblˈspiːk] N (pej) → doble lenguaje m
doublespeak [ˈdʌbəlspiːk] n (pejorative)double langage m
double standard n
to have double standards → avoir deux poids, deux mesures
to operate double standards → avoir deux poids, deux mesures
double take n
to do a double take → devoir y regarder à deux fois
double vision nvision f double
double wedding ndouble mariage m
double white lines npllignes fpl blanches continues
double yellow lines npldouble bande marquant l'interdiction de stationner)f jaune >


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The resignation of Alan LeBovidge as director of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority underscores how difficult, if not impossible, it is to bring reform to state government and to introduce candor to a political culture that thrives on obfuscation and doubletalk.
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He argued against participating at Yalta or Potsdam, saying that to discuss blithely the democratic future of peoples that Roosevelt and others full well knew would be under Communist rule was doubletalk and deceit.
 
 
 
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