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AdamDamon

12 nov 2019

Cinese semplificato (Mandarino)

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

Domande Inglese (Stati Uniti)

Is “insinuate your way into the household “ natural?

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RainbowRukus

12 nov 2019

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

No. Do you mean sneak into the house?

Insinuate is a way of saying something without directly saying it.
Example:
This meal could be better...
Are you insinuating that I don't know how to cook?

AdamDamon

12 nov 2019

Cinese semplificato (Mandarino)

@RainbowRukus Much obliged! What about “insinuate your way into the household “? I have seen an example “insinuate yourself into the household “ from a dictionary

RainbowRukus

12 nov 2019

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

No one would say that - it doesn't make sense in normal conversation. :)
You might hear it in writing/books to tell the reader someone is trying to gain access to something, but no one says that to someone.

AdamDamon

12 nov 2019

Cinese semplificato (Mandarino)

@RainbowRukus Got you! Thanks!

TahaAShalan

13 nov 2019

Arabo
Inglese (Stati Uniti) Quasi esperto

it can't be used that way as @RainbowRukus said. even if the dictionary has insinuated it, implied it, hinted it, or even intimated it. I will never suggest it.

Yardley

14 nov 2019

Inglese (Stati Uniti)

Insinuate has a secondary meaning, that actually makes this sentence completely correct.
From Oxford:
Insinuate:
2.
slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a position.

As for how "natural" it is... people would use a different word instead surely. I suppose it would really only seem natural for people with expansive vocabularies.

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Is “insinuate your way into the household “ natural? Vedi una traduzione

No. Do you mean sneak into the house?Insinuate is a way of saying something without directly saying it. Example: This meal could be better...Are you insinuating that I don't know how to cook?

No one would say that - it doesn't make sense in normal conversation. :) You might hear it in writing/books to tell the reader someone is trying to gain access to something, but no one says that to someone.

it can't be used that way as @RainbowRukus said. even if the dictionary has insinuated it, implied it, hinted it, or even intimated it. I will never suggest it.

Is “insinuate your way into the household “ natural?

No. Do you mean sneak into the house?

Insinuate is a way of saying something without directly saying it.
Example:
This meal could be better...
Are you insinuating that I don't know how to cook?

No one would say that - it doesn't make sense in normal conversation. :)
You might hear it in writing/books to tell the reader someone is trying to gain access to something, but no one says that to someone.