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1. |
[exp,v5u]
▶ to speak distinctly ▶ to speak clearly |
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2. |
[exp,v5u]
▶ to put it bluntly ▶ to get to the point ▶ to be frank |
4. | A 2013-06-23 06:13:46 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
3. | A* 2013-06-22 15:28:01 winnie <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | http://gogakuru.com/english/phrase/309 http://ejje.weblio.jp/sentence/content/"to+be+frank" |
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Diff: | @@ -21,0 +21,1 @@ +<gloss>to be frank</gloss> |
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2. | A 2012-12-12 00:24:48 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | リーダーズ+プラス |
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Diff: | @@ -11,0 +11,1 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -16,0 +17,1 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -17,1 +19,0 @@ -<pos>&exp;</pos> |
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1. | A* 2012-12-11 21:05:33 winnie <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | http://ja.glosbe.com/en/ja/to put things bluntly ... http://english-note.seesaa.net/article/35748361.html http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/はっきり言う |
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Comments: | Meaning 1 could be inferred from はっきり and 言う, but it's meaning 2 that brought the phrase to my attention. I imagine there are numerous other variants of "to put it bluntly" that could be included, but I've just used the two for now. |