"hint" meaning in Anglais

See hint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈhɪnt\, hɪnt Audio: En-us-hint.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-hint.wav Forms: hints [plural]
  1. Indice, indication.
    Sense id: fr-hint-en-noun-WjjSw28P Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Soupçon.
    Sense id: fr-hint-en-noun-kpVpwda~ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (indice): clue, tip Synonyms (soupçon): trace Related terms: advice, counsel [formal], proposal, proposition, suggestion

Verb

IPA: \ˈhɪnt\, hɪnt Audio: En-us-hint.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-hint.wav Forms: to hint [infinitive], hints [present, third-person, singular], hinted [preterite], hinted [participle, past], hinting [participle, present]
  1. Laisser entendre.
    Sense id: fr-hint-en-verb-uqxtY7cy Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Faire allusion.
    Sense id: fr-hint-en-verb-0oa4PBXv Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Mots en anglais issus d’un mot en vieil anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du nom désuet hent (« allée, chemin »), dérivé du vieil anglais hentan (« saisir, profiter »)."
  ],
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        "\\ˈhɪnts\\"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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    {
      "translation": "conseil, avis",
      "word": "advice"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "translation": "conseil, avis",
      "word": "counsel"
    },
    {
      "translation": "proposition",
      "word": "proposal"
    },
    {
      "translation": "proposition, suggestion",
      "word": "proposition"
    },
    {
      "translation": "conseil, proposition, suggestion",
      "word": "suggestion"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don’t know the answer. Can you give me a hint?",
          "translation": "Je ne connais pas la réponse. Peux-tu me donner un indice ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indice, indication."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "This recipe calls for just a hint of oregano.",
          "translation": "Cette recette requiert juste un soupçon d’origan."
        }
      ],
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        "Soupçon."
      ],
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    }
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      "sense": "indice",
      "translation": "indice, piste",
      "word": "clue"
    },
    {
      "sense": "indice",
      "translation": "astuce",
      "word": "tip"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soupçon",
      "translation": "trace",
      "word": "trace"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hint"
}

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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Verbes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
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    "Du nom désuet hent (« allée, chemin »), dérivé du vieil anglais hentan (« saisir, profiter »)."
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        "\\ˈhɪnt\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈhɪnts\\"
      ],
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        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hinted",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈhɪn.tɪd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hinted",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈhɪn.tɪd\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
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        {
          "text": "The teacher hinted that it might be helpful to especially review Chapter 11 of the text before the exam."
        }
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        "Laisser entendre."
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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    }
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    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Du nom désuet hent (« allée, chemin »), dérivé du vieil anglais hentan (« saisir, profiter »)."
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      "translation": "conseil, avis",
      "word": "advice"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "translation": "conseil, avis",
      "word": "counsel"
    },
    {
      "translation": "proposition",
      "word": "proposal"
    },
    {
      "translation": "proposition, suggestion",
      "word": "proposition"
    },
    {
      "translation": "conseil, proposition, suggestion",
      "word": "suggestion"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "I don’t know the answer. Can you give me a hint?",
          "translation": "Je ne connais pas la réponse. Peux-tu me donner un indice ?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indice, indication."
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "This recipe calls for just a hint of oregano.",
          "translation": "Cette recette requiert juste un soupçon d’origan."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Soupçon."
      ]
    }
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      "sense": "indice",
      "translation": "indice, piste",
      "word": "clue"
    },
    {
      "sense": "indice",
      "translation": "astuce",
      "word": "tip"
    },
    {
      "sense": "soupçon",
      "translation": "trace",
      "word": "trace"
    }
  ],
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    "Verbes en anglais",
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    "Du nom désuet hent (« allée, chemin »), dérivé du vieil anglais hentan (« saisir, profiter »)."
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        "\\ˈhɪnt\\"
      ],
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        "\\ˈhɪn.tɪŋ\\"
      ],
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        }
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        "Laisser entendre."
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        }
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