point-blank

• يصف قولًا أو فعلًا صريحًا ومباشرًا وحاسمًا دون تردد أو تلطيف أو مواربة.

Describes something said or done in a very direct and blunt manner, without hesitation or qualification.

1. Direct and bluntB2formal

   Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.

   صريح وحاد

   • She gave a point-blank refusal to his request.
   • His point-blank criticism surprised everyone in the room.
   • The manager's point-blank statement left no room for negotiation.

   المرادفاتabruptbluntbrusquecategoricalcurtdirectexplicitflatforthrightfrankoutrightoutspokenplainstraightforwardunqualified

   الأضدادequivocalevasiveindirectvague

2. Close rangeB2formal

   Close enough to go straight to the target; fired from a very short distance.

   من مسافة قريبة جداً

   • The gun was fired at point-blank range.
   • The hunter shot the deer from point-blank distance.
   • Point-blank shots are often more accurate but dangerous.

   المرادفاتclosedirectnearshort-range

   الأضدادdistantfarlong-rangeremote

• ظرف يعني 'مباشرةً ودون تردد' أو 'من مسافة قريبة جداً'. يُستخدم في المعنى الحرفي (في إطلاق النار حين يكون الهدف قريباً جداً بحيث لا يحتاج إلى تصويب) وفي المعنى المجازي (في الكلام، بمعنى الصراحة وعدم المواربة).

An adverb meaning 'directly and without hesitation' or 'at very close range.' It is used both literally (in shooting, referring to a target so close that aiming is unnecessary) and figuratively (in speech, meaning bluntly or without evasion).

1. Directly and unequivocallyB2formal

   In a very direct and straightforward manner, without hesitation or qualification.

   بصراحة وحسم

   • She refused point-blank to answer the question.
   • He told me point-blank that he was not interested.
   • The manager stated point-blank that the policy would not change.

   المرادفاتbluntlycategoricallyexplicitlyflatlyforthrightlyoutrightplainlystraightunreservedly

   الأضدادequivocallyevasivelyindirectlyvaguely

2. At very close rangeB2formal

   From a very short distance, especially when shooting a gun.

   عن قرب شديد

   • The shot was fired point-blank from only a few feet away.
   • The hunter shot the deer point-blank.
   • The bullet was fired point-blank, leaving no doubt about the trajectory.

   المرادفاتat close rangeclose up

   الأضدادafarremotely