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in·ti·mate¹

(ĭn′tə-mĭt)

adj.

1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity: intimate friends.

2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.

3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.

4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.

5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.

6. Of or involved in a sexual relationship: Have they been intimate?

A close friend or confidant.

[Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre, to make familiar with; see intimate².]

in′ti·mate·ly adv.

in′ti·mate·ness n.

in·ti·mate²

(ĭn′tə-māt′)

tr.v. in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates

a. To state or express indirectly: She intimated that she did not want him to call back. See Synonyms at suggest.

b. To make evident indirectly: His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.

2. Archaic To announce; proclaim.

[Latin intimāre, intimāt-, to make known, from intimus, innermost; see en in Indo-European roots.]

in′ti·mat′er n.

in′ti·ma′tion n.

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intimation

(ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən)

1. a hint or suggestion

2. (Journalism & Publishing) rare an announcement or notice

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Noun 1. intimation - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

hint, breath

proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

2. intimation - a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

glimmering, inkling, glimmer

suggestion - an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"

intimation

noun

1. hint, warning, suggestion, indication, allusion, inkling, insinuation I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.

2. announcement, notice, communication, declaration their first public intimation of how they will spend the budget

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intimation

noun

1. A subtle pointing out:

clue, cue, hint, suggestion.

2. A slight amount or indication:

breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.

Informal: whisker.

Translations

إعْلام، تَبْليغ

sdělení

antydningtilkendegivelse

Andeutung

annonce

bejelentések

tilkynning

consiglio intimazione

açıklama bilgi verme

暗示通知

intimation

[ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən] N

1. (= suggestion) → indicación f
it was the first intimation we had had of it → fue la primera indicación que tuvimos de ello
did you have any intimation that this would happen? → ¿hubo algo que te hiciera pensar que esto sucedería?

2. (= hint) → insinuación f
her intimation that there would be redundancies worried me → su insinuación de que habría despidos me preocupó

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intimation

[ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃ^ən] n (= inkling) → sentiment m (de qch)
an intimation of sth → le sentiment de qch
For the first time I felt some intimation of danger → Je ressentis pour la première fois un sentiment de danger.
I did not have any intimation he was going to resign → Rien ne me laissait soupçonner qu'il allait démissionner., Rien ne m'avait donné le sentiment qu'il allait démissionner.

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intimation

n → Andeutung f; he gave no intimation that he was going to resign → er deutete durch nichts an or machte keinerlei Andeutungen, dass er zurücktreten würde

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intimation

[ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃ/ən] n (hint) → accenno

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intimate

(ˈintimət) adjective

1. close and affectionate. intimate friends. intiem حَميم интимен íntimo důvěrný innig nær στενός íntimo lähedane صمیمی tuttavallinen intime אינטימי आत्मीय blizak meghitt akrab náinn intimo 親密な 밀접한 관계가 있는 artimas tuvs; ciešs rapat intiem fortrolig, nær bliski صميمى íntimo intim, apropiat близкий dôverný zaupen blizak förtrolig, innerlig, intim ใกล้ชิด yakın, candan 親密的 близький, тісний قریبی thân thiết 亲密的

2. private or personal. the intimate details of his correspondence. intieme خاص، شَخْصي личен íntimo intimní persönlich intim προσωπικός íntimo, privado, personal intiimne خصوصی intiimi intime אישי सुपरिचित intiman bizalmas pribadi persónulegur intimo 個人的な 개인적인 asmeniškas, intymus intīms peribadi intiem intim intymny خصوصى íntimo intim интимный intímny oseben intiman intim ส่วนตัว kişisel, özel 私人的 інтимний; особистий ذاتی cá nhân 私人的

3. (of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough. intieme عَميق، مُفَصَّل съкровен profundo podrobný gründlich nær; fortrolig βαθύς profundo sügav ژرف؛ کامل syvä approfondi מעמיק अन्तरंग povjerljiv mélyreható mendalam náinn profondo 詳しい 상세한, 깊은 gilus (par zināšanām) pamatīgs; dziļš mendalam grondig grundig, inngående dogłębny عميق، پوره profundo aprofundat глубокий dokonalý, podrobný globok, temeljit temeljan ingående, djup ละเอียดลออ derin, mükemmel 精通的 близький گہرا، مکمل sâu sắc 精通的

noun

a close friend. boesemvriend صديق حَميم близък/интимен приятел íntimo důvěrný přítel der/die Vertraute nær ven στενός φίλος amigo íntimo südamesõber دوست صمیمی läheinen intime יָדִיד קָרוֹב घनिष्ठ, घनिष्ट मित्र prisan prijatelj benső barát sahabat karib náinn intimo 親友 친한 친구 bičiulis, artimas draugas tuvs draugs sahabat karib boezemvriend fortrolig/nær venn bliski przyjaciel صميمى ملګرې íntimo apropiat близкий друг dôverný priateľ zaupni prijatelj blizak prijatelj förtrogen [vän] เพื่อนสนิท can dostu, yakın arkadaş 熟友 близький друг قریبی دوست bạn thân 熟友

(-meit) verb

to give information or announce. te kenne gee يُلَمِّح، يُعْلِن обявявам intimar oznámit andeuten meddele γνωστοποιώ, ανακοινώνω indicar, insinuar teatama اعلام کردن vihjata annoncer לְהַבהִיר बतलाना najaviti közöl mengumumkan tilkynna annunciare それとなく言う 통고하다 pranešti darīt zināmu; paziņot mengumumkan te kennen geven tilkjennegi, bebude, meddele oznajmić علانول intimar a anunţa уведомлять oznámiť sporočiti dati na znanje tillkännage, meddela พูดเป็นนัย beyan/ifade etmek; açıklamak 透露,公開 повідомляти, доводити до відома اعلان کرنا công bố 透露,宣布

ˌintiˈmation (-ˈmei-) noun

aanduiding إعْلام، تَبْليغ намек intimação sdělení die Andeutung antydning; tilkendegivelse ένδειξη, υπόνοια indicación, insinuación vihje اظهار رسمی؛ اشاره vihjaus annonce רמז प्रज्ञापन, सूचना najava értesítés; burkolt célzás; bejelentések pengumuman tilkynning annuncio ほのめかし 통고 pranešimas paziņojums; norādījums pengumuman aanduiding kunngjøring, melding oznajmienie په رسمى ډول اشاره كول يا اعلانول intimação anunţ сообщение oznámenie (uradno) obvestilo nagoveštaj tillkännagivande, meddelande ความสนิทสนม bilgi verme, açıklama 透露,公開 повідомлення اطلاع sự công bố 暗示,通知

ˈintimacy (-məsi) noun

1. the quality of being intimate. intimiteit ألفَه، مَوَدَّه интимност intimidade důvěrnost die Vertrautheit intimitet; fortrolighed; fortrolig bemærkning οικειότητα intimidad lähedus صمیمیت intimiteetti intimité אִינטִימִיוּת आत्मीयता intimnost bizalmasság keakraban innilegt samband intimità 親密 친밀함의 표현 artimumas, intymumas intimitāte keakraban intimiteit fortrolighet, intimitet bliskość صميميت intimidade intimitate интимность dôvernosť intimnost intimnost förtrolighet, intimitet ความสนิทสนม yakın olma, teklifsizlik 親密 інтимність بے تکلفی sự thân thiết 亲密

2. close friendship. intimiteit صداقَه حَميمَه интимно приятелство intimidade důvěrné přátelství vertrauter Umgang intimitet στενή φιλία amistad íntima südamesõprus دوستی نزدیک läheisyys amitié intime יְדִידוּת קְרוֹבָה घनिष्ठ मित्र prison prijateljstvo meghittség persahabatan náin vinskapur intimità 親交 친분 artima draugystė tuvība persahabatan innige verbondenheid fortrolighet zażyłość نږدى دوستى intimidade prietenie strânsă близкая дружба dôverné priateľstvo tesno prijateljstvo intimno prijateljstvo förtroligt (nära) förhållande, intim bekantskap ความใกล้ชิด yakın arkadaşlık, samimiyet 密切的友誼 близькість, тісний зв'язок گہری دوستی tình bạn thân 亲密友谊

ˈintimately (-mət-) adverb

intiem بِصَداقَه خالِصَه задушевно intimamente intimně innig intimt; fortroligt στενά, βαθιά íntimamente lähedaselt صمیمانه؛ محرمانه intiimisti intimement בְּאוֹפֶן אִינטִימִי परिचित रूप से intimno bizalmasan, meghitten secara akrab náið intimamente 親密に 친밀하게 artimai, intymiai intīmi; tuvi secara peribadi intiem, grondig, innig fortrolig, intimt blisko په صميمانه يا محرمانه ډول intimamente intim интимно intímne intimno intimno förtroligt, intimt อย่างใกล้ชิด samimî bir şekilde 親密地 інтимно بے تکلفانہ một cách thân thiết 亲密地

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With this intimation, and with the customary messages, the letter, abruptly and confusedly, came to an end.

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I did not reflect that a man who could fail in his duty to his King, his father-in-law, and his benefactor, might, without scruple, do the same to a stranger, though distinguished as his friend; and thus sanguine and unsuspecting continued my journey, still receiving intimation from all parts to take care of myself.

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