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al·lude  (-ld)

intr.v. al·lud·ed, al·lud·ing, al·ludes

To make an indirect reference: The candidate alluded to the recent war by saying, "We've all made sacrifices."

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[Latin alldere, to play with : ad-, ad- + ldere, to play (from ldus, game; see leid- in Indo-European roots).]

Usage Note: Allude and allusion are often used where the more general terms refer and reference would be preferable. Allude and allusion normally apply to indirect references in which the source is not specifically identified: "Well, we'll always have Paris," he told the travel agent, in an allusion to Casablanca. Refer and reference, unless qualified, usually imply specific mention of a source: I will refer to Hamlet for my conclusion: As Polonius says, "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't." See Usage Note at refer.

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allude [əˈluːd]

vb (intr; foll by to)

1. to refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly

2. (loosely) to mention

[from Latin allūdere, from lūdere to sport, from lūdus a game]

Usage: Avoid confusion with elude

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allude, refer - To allude is to "mention indirectly, hint at," and to refer is to "mention directly."

See also related terms for hint.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

allude - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" advert, touch hint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint concern, have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

Translations

allude [əˈluːd] VI to allude to → aludir a, referirse a

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allude [əˈluːd] vi
to allude to sth → faire allusion à qch

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allude

vi +prep obj to allude to → anspielen auf (+acc)

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allude [əˈluːd] vi to allude to → alludere a, fare allusione a

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allude

v allude [əˈluːd]

(withto) to mention He did not allude to the remarks made by the previous speaker. verwys, sinspeel يُلَمِّح ، يُشِير споменавам narážet hentyde (til) anspielen θίγω, κάνω μνεία aludir vihjama اشاره کردن؛ ذکر کردن viitata faire allusion (à) לְהַזכִּיר संकेत करना osvrnuti se hivatkozik vmire menyebut, menyinggung vitna óbeint í, drepa á alludere, fare allusione 言及する 언급하다 užsiminti, daryti užuominą atsaukties menyentuh zinspelen hentyde (til) nawiązywać, czynić aluzje mencionar a face aluzie la упоминать robiť narážky namigovati pomenuti hänsyfta, alludera พาดพิงถึง; พูดถึงเป็นนัย ๆ değinmek, ima etmek 提及 згадувати; посилатися اشارہ کرنا ، تلمیح nhắc đến 提到

n alˈlusion [-ʒən]

(the act of making) a mention or reference The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech. sinspeling تَلْمِيح، إشارَة ضِمْنِيَّه намек narážka, zmínka hentydning die Anspielung νύξη alusión vihje اشاره viittaus allusion רְמִיזָה संकेत osvrt utalás menyinggung lausleg eða óbein tilvitnun til allusione 言及 언급, 암시 aliuzija, užuomina atsaukšanās menyentuh toespeling hentydning, allusjon (i litteratur) aluzja alusão aluzie упоминание narážka, zmienka namig aluzija hänsyftning, allusion การพาดพิงถึง değinme, ima 提及 згадування; посилання اشارہ ، کنایہ sự ám chỉ 提及