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doble lenguaje
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
General
neutral
Deliberate use of contradictory, two-faced, or deceptive speech intended to mislead or present different messages to different audiences.
Hypocrisy manifested in spoken statements, where a speaker says one thing publicly and another privately or to other groups.
2.
Spain
Latin America
General
neutral
informal
Use of ambiguous, evasive, or obfuscating language to avoid direct answers or responsibility; equivocation.
Rhetorical skill or practice of tailoring statements to please different listeners, often implying insincerity.
Examples:
ES:
Ya basta, deje el doble lenguaje.
EN:
Come on. The both of you stop this double talk.
ES:
¿Qué clase de doble lenguaje es ése?
EN:
What kind of double talk is that?
ES:
Oh, fué un doble lenguaje.
EN:
Oh, that was double-talk.
ES:
- ¿Qué era ese doble lenguaje?
EN:
- What was all that double talk?
ES:
- ¿Qué doble lenguaje?
EN:
- What double talk?
ES:
Esa es justo la clase de doble lenguaje que espero de los de tu especie.
EN:
That's just the kind of double-talk I expect from your type.
ES:
Me gano la vida decodificando el doble lenguaje.
EN:
I decode double-speak for a living.
ES:
Eres nativo en doble lenguaje.
EN:
Doublespeak is your mother tongue.
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