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obscure the cultural reference

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zaciemniać odniesienie kulturowe

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Translations

Polishzaciemniać odniesienie kulturoweverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germanden kulturellen Bezug verschleiernverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishoscurecer la referencia culturalverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianзатуманивать культурную отсылкуverbNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Wykład odniósł sukces, ponieważ prelegent potrafił zaciemniać odniesienie kulturowe, pozostawiając jednocześnie miejsce na zasadniczy sprzeciw.

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English

The keynote succeeded because the speaker could obscure the cultural reference and still leave room for principled disagreement.

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German

Der Hauptvortrag überzeugte, weil der Redner den kulturellen Bezug verschleiern konnte und dennoch Raum für begründeten Widerspruch ließ.

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Spanish

La conferencia funcionó porque el ponente pudo oscurecer la referencia cultural y aun así dejó espacio para un desacuerdo razonado.

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Russian

Доклад оказался убедительным, потому что выступающий смог затуманивать культурную отсылку, оставив место для принципиального несогласия.

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Grammar

verb

Dictionary form
obscure the cultural reference

Present

Present
Iobscure the cultural reference
youobscure the cultural reference
he / she / itobscures the cultural reference
weobscure the cultural reference
you (plural)obscure the cultural reference
theyobscure the cultural reference

Past

Past
Iobscured the cultural reference
youobscured the cultural reference
he / she / itobscured the cultural reference
weobscured the cultural reference
you (plural)obscured the cultural reference
theyobscured the cultural reference

Future

Future
Iwill obscure the cultural reference
youwill obscure the cultural reference
he / she / itwill obscure the cultural reference
wewill obscure the cultural reference
you (plural)will obscure the cultural reference
theywill obscure the cultural reference
  • Present Simple, Past Simple and future with will. These tables show statements.
  • The table conjugates the main verb in the context of the whole expression. Nouns, adjectives and dependent infinitives inside it are not separate headwords.

Example

The keynote succeeded because the speaker could obscure the cultural reference and still leave room for principled disagreement.

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