blunt
blunt
v.
desafilar, despuntar, embotar, entorpecer, quitar la punta a
adj.
desafilado, contundente, despuntado, embotado, mocho, poco afilado, romo; rudo, boto, brusco, descortés; directo
s.
aguja corta; cigarro corto
blunt
rudo | áspero | franco | romo | embotado
blunt1
(adj.) = desafilado, embotado, romo.
Ex: The article 'Serials cuts (and the use of a blunt knife)' outlines the initial actions taken by a serial librarian when first faced with the need to cut his serials budget.
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* get + blunt = embotarse, desafilarse.
blunt2
(adj.) = brusco, directo, franco, rotundo, categórico.
Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.
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* to be blunt = para ser sincero, para ser franco.
blunt3
(v.) = embotar, desafilar, despuntar, atemperar, suavizar, mitigar.
Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
blunt
adj.- moderada | tope | inapreciable
blunt dissection
s.- [Med] disección roma --no se hace con instrumentos cortantes--
blunt-tipped
adj.- de punta roma
blunted affect
s.- [Psiqu] embotamiento afectivo
blunting
s.- [Med] obliteración