He told me point-blank that I was fired.
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Point-blank
Synonyms for "point-blank" (70 found)
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38 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
4 entries- a boca de canó adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- a frec de roba adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- a boca de canó adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
- sense engaltar adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 乾脆 /干脆 adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- 抵近 adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- 斷然 /断然 adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- 直截了當 /直截了当 adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
Finnish
1 entries- lähietäisyydeltä adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
French
4 entries- de but en blanc adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- à bout portant adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- à brûle-pourpoint adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- de but en blanc adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
Galician
1 entries- a boca de cano adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
Italian
3 entries- a bruciapelo adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- a bruciapelo adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- a bruciapelo adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
Polish
4 entries- bezpośredni adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- bezpośredni adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- bez ogródek adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
- bezpośrednio adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
Portuguese
1 entries- a queima-roupa adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
Russian
3 entries- в упо́р adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- напрями́к adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- напряму́ю adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
Spanish
4 entries- a bocajarro adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- a quemarropa adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- a bocajarro adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
- a quemarropa adv (in a direct manner, without hesitation)
Swedish
3 entries- direkt adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
- på nära håll adj (so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target)
- rättfram adj (disconcertingly straightforward or blunt)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I asked him point-blank.
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He asked me point-blank to help him.
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The Central Power is not ignorant of the ramifications of their acts, not after we've made point-blank statements, but they continue to get rougher and bolder, just as though they had the world in the palm of their hands.
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