point-blank

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards).
2. (not-comparable) The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.
3. (not-comparable) Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt; outright.

Adv

In a direct manner, without hesitation.

Konzepte

glatt

unverblümt

offen

klar

offenherzig

schnurgerade

schroff

klipp und klar

rundweg

Direktheit

bestimmt

Unvermitteltheit

freimütig

geradewegs

Synonyme

frank

forthright

direct

candid

blunt

outspoken

free-spoken

straight

plainspoken

right

straightforward

⬆️

categorically

flat

harshly

outright

sharply

directly

straight-from-the-shoulder

outspokenly

plain

plainly

plum

plump

sheer

slap

square

squarely

straightaway

straight from the shoulder

straight line

straight-out

stretch

true

unbent

unbowed

uncrossed

uncurled

unreservedly

untwisted

unmediated

uncurved

baldly

uncurving

bang

bluntly

categorical

curt

downright

due

flatly

Übersetzungen

de but en blanc

a quemarropa

à brûle-pourpoint

a bruciapelo

a bocajarro

franc

🆓

direct

à bout portant

sincer

directo

franco

abrupt

aperto

a crema-roba

Etymologie (Englisch)

From French point blanc (“white point”), originally referring to the white spot to be aimed at on a target (see blank's "bull's eye") or alternatively into empty space being fired horizontally.