indirect

in·di·rect

 (ĭn′dĭ-rĕkt′, -dī-)

adj.

1. Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.

2.

a. Not proceeding straight to the point or object.

b. Not forthright and candid; devious.

3. Not directly planned for; secondary: indirect benefits.

4. Reporting the exact or approximate words of another with such changes as are necessary to bring the original statement into grammatical conformity with the sentence in which it is included: indirect discourse.

5. Logic Involving, relating to, or being the proof of a statement by the demonstration of the impossibility or absurdity of the statement's negation.

6. Sports Being an indirect free kick.

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in′di·rect′ly adv.

in′di·rect′ness n.

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indirect

(ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt)

adj

1. deviating from a direct course or line; roundabout; circuitous

2. not coming as a direct effect or consequence; secondary: indirect benefits.

3. not straightforward, open, or fair; devious or evasive: an indirect insult.

4. (of a title or an inheritance) not inherited in an unbroken line of succession from father to son

ˌindiˈrectly adv

ˌindiˈrectness n

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in•di•rect

(ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ-)

adj.

1. deviating from a straight line, as a path.

2. not resulting directly or immediately, as effects or consequences.

3. not direct in action or procedure.

4. devious; not straightforward.

5. not direct in bearing, application, force, etc.: indirect evidence.

6. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of indirect speech.

7. not descending in a direct line of succession, as a title or inheritance.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin]

in`di•rect′ly, adv.

in`di•rect′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	indirect - having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause" mediate - acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
	2.	indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
	3.	indirect - descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" collateral related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
	4.	indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
	5.	indirect - not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage" secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

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indirect

adjective

1. related, accompanying, secondary, subsidiary, contingent, collateral, incidental, unintended, ancillary, concomitant They are feeling the indirect effects of the recession elsewhere.

2. circuitous, winding, roundabout, curving, wandering, rambling, deviant, meandering, tortuous, zigzag, long-drawn-out, circumlocutory The goods went by a rather indirect route.
circuitous direct, straight, straightforward, uninterrupted, undeviating

3. oblique, implied, roundabout, backhanded, evasive, circuitous, sidelong, circumlocutory, periphrastic His remarks amounted to an indirect appeal for aid.

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indirect

adjective

1. Not taking a direct or straight line or course:

anfractuous, circuitous, circular, devious, oblique, roundabout, tortuous.

2. Marked by treachery or deceit:

devious, disingenuous, duplicitous, guileful, lubricious, shifty, sneaky, underhand, underhanded.

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Translations

غَيْرُ مُبَاشِرٌغَيْر مُباشِرغَيْر مُسْتَقيمغَيْر مُوَجَّه إلى، غَيْر مُباشِر

nepřímýnezamýšlenývedlejšívyhýbavý

indirektebi-

indirektnicht direkt

έμμεσος

indirecto

epäsuora

indirectdétourné

neizravan

közvetett

óbeinnóbeinn; krókaleiîóheiîarlegur; loîin svör

indirettomediato

間接的な

간접의

netiesioginė kalbanetiesioginis papildinysnetiesumas

aplinku-izvairīgsnetiešs

indirect

indirekte

pośredni

indireto

косвенныйнепрямой

posreden

indirekt

ไม่ตรง

dolaylıkaçamaklıamaçlanmamışdolambaçlı

gián tiếp

间接的不直截了当的迂回的

indirect

[ˌɪndɪˈrekt]

A. ADJ [route, criticism, result, costs] → indirecto
in an indirect way → de una forma indirecta

B. CPD indirect lighting N → iluminación f indirecta
indirect object N (Gram) → objeto m or complemento m indirecto
indirect question N (Gram) → oración f interrogativa indirecta
indirect speech N (Gram) → estilo m indirecto
indirect tax N → impuesto m indirecto

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indirect

[ˌɪndaɪˈrɛkt ˌɪndəˈrɛkt] adj

[result, effect] → indirect(e)

[route, flight] → indirect(e)

[answer] → indirect(e)
indirect reference → allusion f voiléeindirect discourse (US) n (GRAMMAR) → discours m indirect

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

indirect

adj

→ indirekt; consequence, result → indirekt, mittelbar; in an indirect way, by indirect means → auf indirekte Weise, auf Umwegen; by an indirect route/path/road → auf Umwegen or einem Umweg; to make an indirect reference to somebody/something → auf jdn/etw anspielen or indirekt Bezug nehmen

(Gram) → indirekt

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indirect

[ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt] adj (gen) (Gram) → indiretto/a; (road, route, answer) → non diretto/a

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indirect

(indiˈrekt) adjective

1. not leading straight to the destination; not direct. We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route. indirekte غَيْر مُباشِر непряк indireto nepřímý nicht direkt indirekte που δεν οδηγεί κατευθείαν στον προορισμό indirecto kaudne, kõrval- غیر مستقیم kierto- indirectעקיף परोक्ष zaobilazan nem egyenes; közvetett memutar óbeinn; krókaleið indiretto 遠回りの 우회하는 netiesus, aplinkinis netiešs; aplinku- memutar indirectindirekteokrężny غیر مستقیم indirecto in­di­rect окольный;непрямой nepriamy ovinkast zaobilazan indirekt, om[väg] โดยอ้อม dolaylı 迂回的 непрямий بالواسطہ نہ کہ براہ راست quanh co 迂回的

2. not straightforward. I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers. ontwykende غَيْر مُسْتَقيم косвен indireto vyhýbavý nicht direkt undvigende; indirekte πλάγιος, μη ευθύς indirecto põiklev غیر صریح epäsuora détourné לא יָשִיר अप्रत्यक्ष neizravan nem egyenes tidak langsung óheiðarlegur; loðin svör indiretto 遠まわしの 간접적인 išsisukinėjantis, netiesus izvairīgs tidak langsung ontwijkendindirekte wykrętny غير صريح indirecto ocolit уклончивый vyhýbavý posreden posredan indirekt, förtäckt อ้อมค้อม dolambaçlı, kaçamaklı 不直截了當的 ухильний گھما کر نہ کہ سیدھا gián tiếp 不直截了当的

3. not intended; not directly aimed at. an indirect result. indirekte غَيْر مُوَجَّه إلى، غَيْر مُباشِر вторичен indireto vedlejší, nezamýšlený indirekt indirekte; side-; bi- έμμεσοςindirecto kaudne غیر مستقیم välillinen indirectעקיף अप्रत्यक्ष posredan nem szándékos; közvetett tidak langsung óbeinn indiretto 間接の 의도하지 않은 netiesioginis netiešs tidak langsung indirectutilsiktetpośredni غیر مستقیم indirecto indirect побочный vedľajší posreden posredan bi-, sido- โดยอ้อม amaçlanmamış, dolaylı 間接的 побічний ضمنی không lường trước 间接的

ˌindiˈrectness noun

indirektheid عَدَم مُباشَرَه липса на прямост ação indireta nepřímost der Umweg indirekthed εμμεσότητα cualidad de indirecto põiklikkus غیر مستقیم بودن epäsuoruus caractère indirect עֲקִיפִין जटिलता, अप्रत्यक्षता neizravnost tisztességtelenség sifat tidak langsung sem er óbeinn; undirferli l'essere indiretto 間接性 간접 netiesumas izvairīgums tidak langsungnya indirectheid, onoprechtheid det å gå omveier charakter pośredni غیر مستقیم وه acção indirecta caracter indirect косвенность nepriamosť posrednost zaobilaznost indirekt tillvägagångssätt, krokvägar ไม่ตรงไปตรงมา dolaylılık, kaçamak 間接 нещирість; манівець بالواسطگی tính gián tiếp 间接

indirect object

the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc. In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects. indirekte onderwerp مَفعول بِه غَيْر مُباشِر непряк objeto indireto předmět nepřímý das Dativobjekt indirekte objekt έμμεσο αντικείμενο (γραμμ.) complemento indirecto kaudsihitis مفعول غیر مستقیم objektiivi complément indirect מוּשָׂא עָקִיף गौण कर्म objekt u dativu részeshatározó pelengkap penyerta óbeint andlag complemento indiretto 間接目的語 간접 목적어 netiesioginis papildinys netiešais papildinātājs objek tak langsung meewerkend voorwerpindirekte objekt dopełnienie dalsze په نا مستقيمه ډول مفعول objecto indirecto complement indirect косвенное дополнение nepriamy predmet predmet v dajalniku indirektan objekat dativobjekt กรรมรอง (ทางไวยากรณ์) dolaylı tümleç 間接受格 непрямий додаток بالواسطہ مفعول bổ ngữ gián tiếp 间接宾语

indirect speech

a person's words as they are reported rather than in the form in which they were said. He said that he would come is the form in indirect speech of He said `I will come'. indirekte rede كلام غَيْر مُباشِر непряка реч voz indireta nepřímá řeč indirekte Rede indirekte tale πλάγιος λόγος (γραμμ.) discurso indirecto kaudkõne نقل قول غیر مستقیم epäsuora esitys discours indirect דִיבּוּר עָקִיף अन्यपुरूष कथन indirektan govor függő beszéd kalimat tidak langsung óbein ræða discorso indiretto 間接話法 간접 화법 netiesioginė kalba netiešā runa ucapan tak langsung indirecte rede indirekte tale mowa zależna غیر مستقیم نقل قول discurso indirecto vorbire indirectă косвенная речь nepriama reč odvisni govor neupravni govor indirekt tal (anföring) คำพูดของผู้อื่นที่เอามารายงานต่อ dolaylı anlatım 間接引語 непряма мова بالواسطہ کلام lối nói gián tiếp 间接引语

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indirect

→ غَيْرُ مُبَاشِرٌ nepřímý indirekte indirekt έμμεσος indirecto epäsuora indirect neizravan indiretto 間接的な 간접의 indirect indirekte pośredni indireto непрямой indirekt ไม่ตรง dolaylı gián tiếp 间接的

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indirect

a. indirecto-a;

___ fracture → fractura ___;

___ hemagglutination test → prueba de hemaglutinación ___;

___ immunofluorescence → inmunofluorescencia ___;

___ laryngoscopy → laringoscopía ___;

___ nuclear division → división nuclear ___;

___ reacting bilirubine → bilirubina reactiva ___;

___ transfusion → transfusión ___;

___ vision → visión ___.

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