kertel betyder på engelska

prevaricate [prevaricated, prevaricating, prevaricates]▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈvæ.rɪk.eɪt] [US: prɪ.ˈvæ.rɪk.eɪt]

beat around the bush▼◼◼◼verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ]

pussyfoot [pussyfooted, pussyfooting, pussyfoots]▼◼◼◻verb
[UK: ˈpʊ.sɪ.fʊt] [US: ˈpʊ.si.ˌfʊt]

beat about the bush▼◼◻◻verb
[UK: biːt ə.ˈbaʊt ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈbaʊt ðə ˈbʊʃ]

beating about the bush▼◼◻◻verb
[UK: ˈbiːt.ɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt.ɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt ðə ˈbʊʃ]

back and fill▼verb
[UK: ˈbæk ənd fɪl] [US: ˈbæk ænd ˈfɪl]

circumlocutionize▼verb
[UK: sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃənˌaɪz] [US: sˌɜːkəmləkjˈuːʃənˌaɪz]

palter [paltered, paltering, palters]▼verb
[UK: ˈpɔːl.tə(r)] [US: ˈpɔːrl.tər]

shuffle [shuffled, shuffling, shuffles]▼verb
[UK: ˈʃʌf.l̩] [US: ˈʃʌf.l̩]

tergiversate [tergiversated, tergiversating, tergiversates]▼verb
[UK: ˈtɜː.dʒɪ.və.seɪt] [US: ˈtɝː.dʒɪ.və.seɪt]

equivocate [equivocated, equivocating, equivocates]▼verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.vəˌket] [US: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.vəˌket]

prevarication [prevarications]▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: prɪ.ˌvæ.rɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: prɪ.ˌvæ.rɪˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

shuffle [shuffles]▼◼◻◻noun
[UK: ˈʃʌf.l̩] [US: ˈʃʌf.l̩]

ambages▼noun
[UK: æm.ˈbeɪ.dʒiːz] [US: æm.ˈbeɪ.dʒiːz]

circumlocution [circumlocutions]▼noun
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.lə.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩] [US: ˌsɝːk.əm.lə.ˈkjuːʃ.n̩]

tergiversation▼noun
[UK: ˌtɜː.dʒɪ.və.ˈseɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌtɝː.dʒɪ.və.ˈseɪʃ.n̩]

equivocation [equivocations]▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: ɪ.ˌkwɪ.vəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩] [US: ɪ.kwɪ.vəˈk.eɪʃ.n̩]

hedging▼noun
[UK: ˈhedʒ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈhedʒ.ɪŋ]

not to put too fine a point on it▼◼◼◼[UK: nɒt tuː ˈpʊt tuː faɪn ə pɔɪnt ɒn ɪt] [US: ˈnɑːt ˈtuː ˈpʊt ˈtuː ˈfaɪn ə ˈpɔɪnt ɑːn ˈɪt]

I'll tell you fair and square how matters stand▼[UK: aɪl tel juː feə(r) ənd skweə(r) ˈhaʊ ˈmæ.təz stænd] [US: ˈaɪl ˈtel ˈjuː ˈfer ænd ˈskwer ˈhaʊ ˈmæ.tərz ˈstænd]

cold turkey▼[UK: kəʊld ˈtɜːk.i] [US: koʊld ˈtɝːk.i]

make no bones about (something)▼verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk nəʊ bəʊnz ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈnoʊ ˈboʊnz ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

tell somebody something straight from the shoulder▼verb
[UK: tel ˈsʌm.bə.di ˈsʌm.θɪŋ streɪt frəm ðə ˈʃəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈtel ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈstreɪt frəm ðə ˈʃoʊl.də(r)]

shuffler [shufflers]▼noun
[UK: ˈʃʌ.flə(r)] [US: ˈʃʌ.fə.lər]

tergiversator▼noun
[UK: tˈɜːɡɪvəsˌeɪtə] [US: tˈɜːɡɪvɚsˌeɪɾɚ]

circumlocutional▼adjective
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.lə.ˈkjuː.ʃənl] [US: ˌsɜːk.əm.lə.ˈkjuː.ʃənl]

shuffling▼adjective
[UK: ˈʃʌf.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃʌf.l̩.ɪŋ]

prevaricator▼noun
[UK: prɪ.ˈvæ.rɪk.eɪ.tə] [US: prɪ.ˈvæ.rʌˌk.eɪ.tər]

pussyfoot [pussyfooted, pussyfooting, pussyfoots]▼verb
[UK: ˈpʊ.sɪ.fʊt] [US: ˈpʊ.si.ˌfʊt]

partyline▼noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.tɪ.laɪn] [US: ˈpɑː.tɪ.laɪn]

Don't hedge with me!▼[UK: dəʊnt hedʒ wɪð miː] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈhedʒ wɪθ ˈmiː]

not to mince matters▼[UK: nɒt tuː mɪns ˈmæ.təz] [US: ˈnɑːt ˈtuː ˈmɪns ˈmæ.tərz]

use plain language▼[UK: ˈjuːs pleɪn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈjuːs ˈpleɪn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

level with (somebody)▼◼◼◼[UK: ˈlev.l̩ wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈlev.l̩ wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

be plain with (somebody)▼[UK: bi pleɪn wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: bi ˈpleɪn wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

unsuccessful▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.sək.ˈses.fl̩] [US: ˌʌn.sək.ˈses.fl̩]We've been unsuccessful. = Sikertelenek voltunk.

failed▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: feɪld] [US: ˈfeɪld]John had three failed marriages. = Johninak volt három sikertelen házassága.

abortive▼◼◼◻adjective
[UK: ə.ˈbɔː.tɪv] [US: ə.ˈbɔːr.tɪv]

unavailable▼◼◻◻adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩]

manque▼adjective
[UK: mˈank] [US: mˈænk]