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To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interpret, construe, see
Probably from glosses and commentaries which were written between the lines and provided the reader with additional information not explicitly stated in the text.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
قَرَأَ مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور
(qaraʔa mā bayna s-suṭūr)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Asturian:
lleer ente llínies
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Azerbaijani:
sətirarası oxumaq
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Basque:
lerro artean irakurri
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Belarusian:
чыта́ць памі́ж радко́ў
(čytácʹ pamíž radków)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Bulgarian:
чета́ между́ редове́те
(četá meždú redovéte)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Chinese Mandarin:
體會言外之意 /体会言外之意
(tǐhuì yánwàizhīyì)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Czech:
číst mezi řádky
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Danish:
læse mellem linjerne
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Dutch:
tussen de regels door lezen
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Esperanto:
legi inter la linioj (legi interlinie)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Estonian:
ridade vahelt lugema
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Finnish:
lukea rivien välistä
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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French:
lire entre les lignes
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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German:
zwischen den Zeilen lesen
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Hebrew:
קרא בין השיטין
(kará bén hashitín)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Hebrew:
קרא בין השורות
(kará bén hashurót)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Hungarian:
olvas a sorok között
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Icelandic:
lesa á milli línanna
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Italian:
leggere tra le righe
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Italian:
leggere fra le righe
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Japanese:
行間を読む
(gyōkan o yomu)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Korean:
행간을 읽다
(haenggan-eul ikda)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Latvian:
lasīt starp rindām
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Lithuanian:
skaityti tarp eilučių
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Macedonian:
чита меѓу редови
(čita meǵu redovi)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Malayalam:
ഒളിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക
(oḷiccirikkunna aṟtthaṅṅaḷ kaṇṭupiṭikkuka)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Norwegian Bokmål:
lese mellom linjene
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Polish:
czytać między wierszami
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Portuguese:
ler nas entrelinhas
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Romanian:
citi printre rânduri
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Russian:
чита́ть ме́жду строк
(čitátʹ méždu strok)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Scottish Gaelic:
leugh eadar na sreathan
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Serbo-Croatian:
чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̏до̄ва̄
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Serbo-Croatian:
чѝтати и̏змеђу ре̑да̄ка̄
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Serbo-Croatian:
čìtati ȉzmeđu rȅdōvā
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Serbo-Croatian:
čìtati ȉzmeđu rȇdākā
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Slovak:
čítať medzi riadkami
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Slovene:
brati med vrsticami
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Spanish:
leer entre líneas
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Swedish:
läsa mellan raderna
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Turkish:
satır aralarını okumak
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Ukrainian:
чита́ти між рядкі́в
(čytáty miž rjadkív)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
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Ukrainian:
чита́ти між рядка́ми
(čytáty miž rjadkámy)
— infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly
