Indirect

  • 11Indirect — (v. lat.), nicht geradezu, mittelbar, durch einen Dritten …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 12Indirect — Indirect, lat. deutsch, der Gegensatz von direct, s. d …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 13indirect — [adj] roundabout; unintended ambiguous, ancillary, circuitous, circular, circumlocutory, collateral, complicated, contingent, crooked, devious, discursive, duplicitous, erratic, eventual, implied, incidental, long, long drawn out*, long way home* …

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  • 14indirect — Indirect, Indirectus. Ligne indirecte …

    Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • 15indirect — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not direct. 2) (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work. 3) (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits. DERIVATIVES indirection noun indirectly adverb indirectness noun …

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  • 16indirect — [[t]ɪ̱ndaɪre̱kt, dɪr [/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n An indirect result or effect is not caused immediately and obviously by a thing or person, but happens because of something else that they have done. Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from… …

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  • 17indirect — in|di|rect [ ,ındı rekt, ,ındaı rekt ] adjective ** not direct or not using the shortest way: We took an indirect but scenic route through the mountains. an indirect approach to the problem a. an indirect effect is not the immediate result of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18INDIRECT — ECTE. adj. Qui n est pas direct. Chemin indirect. Voie indirecte.   Il s emploie plus ordinairement au figuré. Critique indirecte. Louanges indirectes. Avis indirect. Question indirecte. Moyens indirects. Cet homme ne va jamais que par des voies… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 19indirect — indirectly, adv. indirectness, n. /in deuh rekt , duy /, adj. 1. not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing. 2. coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects… …

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  • 20indirect */*/ — UK [ˌɪndəˈrekt] / UK [ˌɪndaɪˈrekt] / US / US [ˌɪndɪˈrekt] adjective 1) not the immediate result of something an indirect approach to the problem Her promotion may have an indirect effect on the morale of other employees. There will be substantial …

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