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insinuar

to insinuate

verb een-see-NWAHR Rare

Also means

to hint

Usage Note

Insinuar means to suggest something indirectly, often with a negative or provocative implication: ¿qué insinúas? = 'what are you implying?' The reflexive insinuarse can mean to make subtle advances toward someone, so context matters for tone. Note the diphthong: the stress in the present tense falls on the úinsinúo, insinúas — making it a spelling-accent verb.

Examples

"No entendí lo que intentaba insinuar."

Natural Translation

I didn't understand what he was trying to insinuate.

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