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Candid
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1. When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly. I haven’t been completely candid with him. ...a candid interview. = frank ADJ: oft ADJ about n, ADJ with n 2. A candid photograph of someone is one that was taken when the person did not know they were being photographed. ADJ: ADJ n
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adjective Etymology: French & Latin; French ~e, from Latin ~us bright, white, from candere to shine, glow; akin to Welsh can white, Sanskrit candati it shines Date: 1606 1. white ~ flames 2. free from bias, prejudice, or malice ; fair a ~ observer 3. a. marked by honest sincere expression a ~ discussion b. indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception her ~ face c. disposed to criticize severely ; blunt ~ critics 4. relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed Synonyms: see frank • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 frank; not hiding one's thoughts. 2 (of a photograph) taken informally, usu. without the subject's knowledge. Phrases and idioms candid camera a small camera for taking candid photographs. Derivatives candidly adv. candidness n. Etymology: F candide or L candidus white ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. искренний, откровенный; чистосердечный, прямой (об ответе, человеке и т. п.) to be candid —- говорить прямо (искренне); ничего не скрывать he was not candid with me —- в разговоре со мной он не был чистосердечен let us be candid —- будем говорить откровенно 2. (такой) как есть; честный candid photograph —- фото "без лести" 3. уст. беспристрастный 4. уст. белый, светлый (о дне и т. п.); ясный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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camera а) amer.; tv скрытая камера б) детективный фотоаппарат CANDID friend человек, с удовольствием говорящий неприятные вещи с видом друга CANDID adj. 1) искренний; прямой; чистосердечный 2) беспристрастный - candid friend - candid camera Syn: bluff, frank, ingenuous Ant: insincere, misleading, sly, subtle, tricky, wily ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj directly truthful, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrassing (The Governor's brutally candid assessment struck a new blow to Mr Major's reputation.) (- see also candour) - candidly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1630, from L. candidum "white, pure, sincere," from candere "to shine," from PIE base *kand- "to glow." Metaphoric extension to "frank" first recorded 1675. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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