vaguely
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vague
(vāg)adj. vagu·er, vagu·est
1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly: "Most of us are quite vague about the theoretical underpinnings of the medical theories that guide our doctors" (Kwame Anthony Appiah).
3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct: saw a vague outline of a building through the fog.
4. Indistinctly felt, perceived, understood, or recalled; hazy: a vague uneasiness.
[French, from Old French, wandering, from Latin vagus.]
vague′ly adv.
vague′ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | vaguely - in a vague way; "he looked vaguely familiar"; "he explained it somewhat mistily" |
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vaguely
adverb
1. slightly, rather, sort of (informal), kind of (informal), a little, a bit, somewhat, moderately, faintly, dimly, to some extent, kinda (informal) The voice was vaguely familiar.
2. absent-mindedly, evasively, abstractedly, obscurely, vacantly, inattentively `What did you talk about?' `Oh, this and that,' she replied vaguely.
3. roughly, loosely, indefinitely, carelessly, in a general way, imprecisely `She's back there,' he said, waving vaguely behind him.
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Translations
بِغُموضقليلا
matnětrochu
vagt
lítillegaóskÿrt
nejasno
belli belirsizbirazcık
vaguely
[ˈveɪglɪ] ADV1. (= imprecisely) [define, remember] → vagamente; [embarrassed, guilty] → ligeramente, levemente
a vaguely worded agreement → un acuerdo expresado de forma imprecisa or en términos poco claros
he talks very vaguely → habla en términos muy vagos
she was vaguely aware of someone else in the room → tenía la ligera or vaga impresión de que había alguien más en la habitación
he gestured vaguely towards the hills → señaló con gesto impreciso hacia las colinas
his face looked vaguely familiar → su rostro me resultaba ligeramente familiar
her style is vaguely reminiscent of Jane Austen → su estilo recuerda vagamente a or tiene un cierto parecido con Jane Austen
a vaguely worded agreement → un acuerdo expresado de forma imprecisa or en términos poco claros
he talks very vaguely → habla en términos muy vagos
she was vaguely aware of someone else in the room → tenía la ligera or vaga impresión de que había alguien más en la habitación
he gestured vaguely towards the hills → señaló con gesto impreciso hacia las colinas
his face looked vaguely familiar → su rostro me resultaba ligeramente familiar
her style is vaguely reminiscent of Jane Austen → su estilo recuerda vagamente a or tiene un cierto parecido con Jane Austen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vaguely
[ˈveɪgli] adv (= unclearly) [say, describe, remember] → vaguement
a vaguely worded statement → une vague déclaration
a vaguely worded statement → une vague déclaration
(= slightly) [familiar] → vaguement
(= absently) [look] → vaguement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vaguely
adv → vage; remember also → dunkel; speak also → unbestimmt; understand → ungefähr, in etwa; (= uncertainly) look → flüchtig; nod, wave → zögernd; (= slightly) interested → flüchtig; embarrassed, disappointed, surprised → leicht; to look vaguely at somebody → jdn verständnislos ansehen; to be vaguely aware of something → ein dunkles or vages Bewusstsein von etw haben; to be vaguely aware that … → sich dunkel or vage bewusst sein, dass …; they’re vaguely similar → sie haben eine entfernte Ähnlichkeit; it sounded vaguely familiar → es kam einem irgendwie bekannt vor; to be vaguely reminiscent of something → vage an etw erinnern; it’s only vaguely like yours → es ist nur ungefähr wie deines; it’s vaguely blue → es ist bläulich; there’s something vaguely sinister about it → es hat so etwas Düsteres an sich; a vaguely worded agreement → eine vage formulierte Übereinkunft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vague
(veig) adjective1. not clear, distinct or definite. Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.
2. (of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful. He is always very vague when making arrangements.
ˈvagueness nounˈvaguely adverb
1. in a vague manner. I remember him very vaguely.
2. slightly. She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.
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