non-denial denial | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Astatementwhich appears todenythat something is true, but which, when examined carefully, can be seen to have useddiversion,bluster, orambiguityto avoid making a clear, direct denial.1997July 1, Taran Provost, “Gates: I Wasn't Even on the Block”, inTime:In a classicnon-denial denial, Microsoft said that such a takeover might endanger its $200 million MSNBC network partnership.2000January 13,Julia Hartley-Brewer, “Diary”, inThe Guardian, UK, retrieved11 June 2013:"If you print that, I'll sue you." Anon-denial denialif ever there was one.2006October 1,David E. Sanger, “The Basics; Did I Say That? No, Not Really, Maybe, Sort Of”, inNew York Times, retrieved11 June 2013:In Washington, there is no higher art form than thenon-denial denial, in which politicians try to rebut a storyline without quite denying the specifics.2011January 19, Vit Wagner, “Anonymous Obama novel stirs Washington”, inToronto Star, Canada, retrieved11 June 2013:[H]e has issued a firmnon-denial denial. “I didn’t write it,” he toldThe New York Times. “But if I had written it, I would be saying I didn’t write it.”

Examples:

EN: - That's a non-denial denial.
ES: -Es una negación no desmentida.
EN: My non-denial denial.
ES: Mi negación no desmentida.
EN: A non-denial denial.
ES: Una negación que no niega.
ES: Una falsa negación.
EN: I'll get to work on State's non-denial denial.
ES: Me pondré a trabajar en la negación no negada del estado.
EN: Okay, they want me to use a non-denial denial.
ES: Vale, quieren que use perífrasis burocráticas.
EN: Oh, so, your classic non-denial denial.
ES: Entonces, su clásico rechazo no desmentido.
EN: So, I just told the senator that that is a non-denial denial like in "All the President's Men."
ES: Le dije al senador que es el mismo negacionismo de All The President's Men en el que...
EN: Do you want my non-denial denial, or should we play footsie first?
ES: ¿Quieres que no niegue la negación o deberíamos hacer manitas primero?
ID: Kau menginginkan penyangkalan tak menyangkalanku, atau kita saling menggoda lebih dulu?
EN: That sounds like a non-denial denial.
ES: Suena a una negación sin negar.
ID: Itu terdengar seperti penyangkalan yang tak disangkal.
EN: That"s a non-denial denial.
ES: Una excusa no pedida.
ID: Menyangkal dengan tidak menyangkal.
EN: Oh, that sounds like a non-denial denial to me, bro.
ES: Eso suena como una negación para mí, hermano.
ID: Kedengarannya seperti penyangkalan tanpa penyangkalan bagiku, kawan.
EN: It's like a non-denial denial.
ES: Es como una negación sin negación.
EN: Another example of a non-denial denial by Truong is: He will say,
HI: एक और बेफ़िजूली दोहावली चर्चा: चिट्ठा चर्चा says:
EN: You did. So, I just told the senator that that is a non-denial denial like in "All the President's Men."
ID: Aku memberi tahu senator bahwa ada bantahan non-bantahan.
EN: "He can neither confirm nor deny." It's like a non-denial denial.
ID: "Tak bisa pastikan atau sangkal." Itu kepastian tak pasti.

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