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Offhand
offhand
also off-hand 1. If you say that someone is being offhand, you are critical of them for being unfriendly or impolite, and not showing any interest in what other people are doing or saying. Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you say something offhand, you say it without checking the details or facts of it. ‘Have you done the repairs?’—‘Can’t say off-hand, but I doubt it.’... ADV: ADV after v
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I. adverb Date: 1680 without premeditation or preparation ; extempore couldn't give the figures ~ II. adjective Date: 1692 1. casual, informal a relaxed, ~ manner 2. done or made ~ ~ excuses ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & adv. --adj. curt or casual in manner. --adv. 1 in an offhand manner. 2 without preparation or premeditation. Derivatives offhanded adj. offhandedly adv. offhandedness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сделанный без подготовки, экспромтом; импровизированный offhand observation —- замечание по ходу дела 2. бесцеремонный, грубый offhand manner —- грубая манера to be offhand with smb. —- вести себя бесцеремонно с кем-л. 3. без подготовки, экспромтом; тотчас to translate offhand —- переводить без подготовки 4. бесцеремонно to behave offhand —- бесцеремонно вести себя ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) импровизированный, сделанный без подготовки, экспромтом 2) бесцеремонный; - off-hand manner 2. adv. 1) экспромтом; тотчас 2) бесцеремонно ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj not giving people much time or attention, when you are talking to them (She said you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon.) - offhandedly adv - offhandedness n ~2 adv immediately, without time to think about it or find out about something (I can't remember offhand what shifts I'm working next week.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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{adj.} 1. Informal; casual; careless. * /Dick found Bob's offhand manner inappropriate for business./ 2. In an improvised fashion. * /Offhand, I would guess that at least five thousand people attended the festival./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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