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point-blank adj 1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a. aimed or fired at a target so close that it is unnecessary to make allowance for the drop in the course of the projectile b. permitting such aim or fire without loss of accuracy at point-blank range 2. plain or blunt a point-blank question adv
1. directly or straight 2. plainly or bluntly [from point + blank (in the sense: centre spot of an archery target)] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
point-blank adjective direct, plain, blunt, explicit, abrupt, express, downright, categorical, unreserved, straight-from-the-shoulder He gave a point-blank refusal. adverb directly, openly, straight, frankly, plainly, bluntly, explicitly, overtly, candidly, brusquely, straightforwardly, forthrightly Mr Patterson was asked point-blank if he would resign. Translations point-blank [ˈpɔɪntˈblæŋk] A. ADJ 2. [question] → directo; [refusal] → rotundo, categórico B. ADV [shoot] → a bocajarro, a quemarropa; [demand] → tajantemente, categóricamente; [refuse] → rotundamente, categóricamente to ask sb sth point-blank → preguntar algo a algn a quemarropa point-blank adj → direkt; refusal → glatt; at or from point-blank range → aus kürzester Entfernung or Distanz; a point-blank shot (from gun, Ftbl) → ein Schuss m → aus kürzester Distanz or Entfernung adv fire → aus kürzester Distanz or Entfernung; ask → rundheraus; to ask somebody point-blank → jdn geradeheraus fragen; he refused point-blank to help → er weigerte sich rundweg or er lehnte es rundheraus ab zu helfen point-blank [ˌpɔɪntˈblæŋk] 1. adj (shot, question) → a bruciapelo; (refusal) → categorico/a, secco/a at point-blank range → a bruciapelo 2. adv (fire) → a bruciapelo; (refuse) → categoricamente point-blank [ˌpɔɪntˈblæŋk] 1. adj (shot, question) → a bruciapelo; (refusal) → categorico/a, secco/a at point-blank range → a bruciapelo 2. adv (fire) → a bruciapelo; (refuse) → categoricamente adj / adv point-blank [pointˈblӕŋk] 1 (in shooting) very close He fired at her at point-blank range. baie naby مِن قُرْب، عَن كَثَب от упор bezprostřední, těsný på nært hold Kernschuß-... εξ επαφής a quemarropa, a bocajarro otse(lasu kauguselt) از نزدیک lähietäisyydeltä à bout portant מִטווָח אֶפֶס अत्यन्त निकट से hitan uperen ravno u cilj,bez ciljanja közvetlen közelből/ről (leadott lövés) sangat dekat af mjög stuttu færi a bruciapelo 近接して 매우 가까운 iš arti, tiesiu taikymu tiešā tēmējumā dekat {#225}{#133}{#225} bout portant på kloss hold z bliska à queima-roupa de foarte aproape в упор priamy; rovno v neposredni bližini iz blizine på (från) nära håll ซึ่งในระยะใกล้ çok yakından 近距離射擊的 в упор قريب سے bắn thẳng 近距离射击的 2 abrupt(ly); without warning or explanation He asked her point-blank how old she was. sonder inleiding, sonder waarskuwing فَجْأةً، من دون إنْذار او تَفْسير направо přímo, bez obalu direkte; blankt rundheraus απερίφραστα, ωμά directo, directamente otsesõnu بی پرده؛ صریحاً äkkiarvaamatta de but en blanc בּאוֹפֶן בּוֹטֶה साफ़-साफ़, स्पष्टतया bez oklijevanja őszintén, kereken tiba-tiba afdráttarlaus a bruciapelo いきなり 갑자기 nei iš šio, nei iš to tieši; noteikti; bez aplinkiem mentah-mentah bot rett ut ni stąd ni z owąd abruptamente verde-n faţă прямой, резкий; напрямик, резко priamo, bez okolkov naravnost iznenada rakt på sak ตรงไปตรงมา eveleyip gevelemeden 直接了當的 рішуче اچانک thẳng thừng 直截了当的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I fired, and the Thing still came on; fired again, point-blank, into its ugly face. "Well, if you ask me point-blank, they're not," replied Philip rather crossly. he cried, and before Tennington realized what he intended he had thrown his gun to his shoulder, and aiming point-blank at Tarzan pulled the trigger. |
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