tact

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tact

sensitive perception of what is appropriate in dealing with others: The director has a lot of tact.

Not to be confused with:

tacked – changed a boat’s heading relative to the wind; fastened with a short nail with a sharp point and large head; sewed together loosely with large stitches: tacked the hem of the dress

tact

(tăkt)

Acute sensitivity to what is proper and appropriate in dealing with others, including the ability to speak or act without offending.

[French, from Old French,sense of touch, from Latintāctus, from past participle oftangere,to touch; seetag- inIndo-European roots.]

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tact

(tækt)

1.a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others, so as to avoid giving offence or to win good will; discretion

2.skill or judgment in handling difficult or delicate situations; diplomacy

[C17: from Latintactus a touching, fromtangere to touch]

ˈtactfuladj

ˈtactfullyadv

ˈtactfulnessn

ˈtactlessadj

ˈtactlesslyadv

ˈtactlessnessn

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tact

(tækt)

n.

1. a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult situations; diplomacy.

2. a keen sense of what is appropriate or tasteful.

[1150–1200; < Latintāctus sense of touch <tag-, variant s. oftangere to touch]

tact

,taction - Tact first referred to the sense of touch, from Latin tactus, "touch, sense of touch"; taction is the action of touching.

Tact

tact

noundiplomacy,understanding,consideration,sensitivity,delicacy,skill,judgment,perception,discretion,finesse,thoughtfulness,savoir-faire,adroitnessHer tact and intuition never failed.
indiscretion,insensitivity,lack of consideration,awkwardness,clumsiness,heavy-handedness,tactlessness,gaucherie,lack of discretion

Proverbs
"Least said, soonest mended"

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tact

noun

The ability to say and do the right thing at the right time:

address,diplomacy,savoir-faire,tactfulness.

Translations

لَبَاقَةلَباقَه، كِياسَه

takt

tahdikkuus

takt

háttvísi

tatto

機転

재치

netaktiškainetaktiškumastaktiškai

takta izjūtatakts

obzirnost

taktfullhet

การมีไหวพริบหรือปฏิภาณดี

incelik diplomasi

sự tế nhị

圆滑得体机智

tact

[tækt]N →tactom

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tact

[ˈtækt]n →tactm
to have the tact to do sth →avoir letact defaire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tact

n no pl →Taktm

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tact

[tækt]n →tatto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tact

(tӕkt) noun

care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them.He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers. takt لَباقَه، كِياسَه тактичност tato takt der Takt taktδιακριτικότητα,τακτtacto taktitunne مردم داری؛ کاردانی tahdikkuustactטקט चातुर्य takt, nježan i siguran postupak tapintat siasat háttvísitatto 如才なさ 재치 taktas takts; takta izjūta kebijaksanaantacttakt,finfølelsetakt, wyczucie وخت پېژندنه، ځاى پېژندنه مهارت سليقه، شعور، ادراك ، هوښيارى tacto tactтакт takt, jemnocit, vkus takt takt takt[fullhet] ไหวพริบincelik,diplomasi 圓滑，得體 такт, тактовність ہوشياري، حکمت sự tế nhị 圆滑，得体

ˈtactful adjective

showing tact.a tactful person;tactful behaviour. taktvol لَبِق، ذو كِياسَه тактичен diplomático taktnítaktvoll taktfuldδιακριτικός,διπλωματικόςdiplomático, con tacto taktitundeline با تدبیر؛ مردم دار tahdikasdélicat בַּעַל טַקט व्यवहार-कुशल taktičan, fin tapintatos cerdik háttvísaccorto 如才ない 재치 있는 taktiškas taktisks bijaksanatactvoldiskré,taktfulltaktowny مهارت، سليقي څښتن هوښيارى،diplomático plin de tactтактичный taktný takten taktičan taktfull ซึ่งมีไหวพริบดีanlayışlı,incelikli 圓滑的 тактовний زيرک، ہوشيار tế nhị圆滑的

ˈtactfully adverb

taktvol بِلَباقَه، بِكِياسَه тактично com tato taktnětaktvoll taktfuldtδιακριτικά con tacto,diplomáticamente taktitundeliselt مدبرانه tahdikkaastiavec tact בְּטַקט कार्यकुशलता से taktično, fino tapintatosan dengan cerdik háttvíslegacon tatto そつなく 재치 있게 taktiškai taktiski dgn bijaksanatactvoldiskré,taktfullt taktownie په هوښيارۍ په سليقه سره com tacto cu tactтактично taktne taktno taktično taktfullt อย่างมีไหวพริบ incelikle,kibarca 圓滑地 тактовно ہوشياري سے، مہارت سے một cách tế nhị圆滑地

ˈtactfulness noun

taktvolheid لَباقَه، كِياسَه тактичност diplomacia taktnost das Taktgefühl taktfuldhedδιακριτικότηταtacto,diplomacia taktitundelisus تدبیر tahdikkuustactטקט व्यवहा��-कुशलता taktičnost tapintat(osság) kecerdikan háttvísitatto そつのなさ 재치 있음 taktiškumas taktiskums kebijaksanaantacttaktfullhet taktowność هوښيارى، سليقه diplomacia tact тактичность taktnosť taktnost taktičnost taktfullhet คามมีไหวพริบincelik, anlayışlılık 圓滑(指待人接物) тактовність ہوشياري، مہارت sự khéo léo圆滑

tactless adjective

without tact.a tactless person/remark. taktloosغَيْر لَبِق нетактичен inconveniente netaktnítaktlos taktløsαδιάκριτος,αδέξιος sin tacto taktitu بی تدبیر tahditongrossier חֲסַר טַקט बेशऊर, असामयिक bez takta, netaktičan tapintatlan tanpa siasat óháttvísindelicato, 手ぎわの悪い 재치 없는 netaktiškas netaktisks tdk bijaksanatactloostaktløs,ufin,tankeløsnietaktowny بي سليقې، بي مهارته inconveniente fără tactбестактный netaktný, bezohľadný netakten netaktičan taktlös ซึ่งไม่มีไหวพริบpatavatsız 不老練的，不圓滑的 нетактовний بے تکا، بے شعور không tế nhị 不老练的，不圆滑的

ˈtactlessly adverb

taktloos بِدون لَباقَه нетактично indelicadamente hrubětaktlos taktløstαδιάκριτα sin tacto taktitult بی فکرانه tahdittomastigrossièrement בְּחוֹסֵר טַקט अभद्रतापूर्वक, असामयिकता से netaktično tapintatlanul dengan sembrono með óháttvísiindelicatamente もたもたして 재치 없게 netaktiškai netaktiski dgn tdk bijaksanatactloostaktløst,ufint nietaktownie په بې سليقۍ سره، په بې نزاكتۍ indelicadamente fără tact бестактно hrubo netaktno netaktično taktlöst อย่างไม่มีไหวพริบ patavatsızca 不老練地，不圓滑地 нетактовно بے شعوري سے thiếu tế nhị 不老练地，不圆滑地

ˈtactlessness noun

taktloosheid لَباقَه، كِياسَه нетактичност falta de tato beztaktnost die Taktlosigkeit taktløshedαδιακρισία, έλλειψη τακτ falta de tacto taktitus بی ملاحظگی tahdittomuusgrossièreté חוֹסֵר טַקט अभद्रता, असामयिकता netaktičnost tapintatlanság kesembronoan óháttvísiindelicatezza 手ぎわの悪さ 재치 없음 netaktiškumas netaktiskums tdk bijaksananyatactloosheidtaktløshet,tankeløshet brak taktu بې سليقى، بي نزاكتى falta de tacto lipsă de tactбестактность netaktnosť netaktnost netaktičnost taktlöshet ความไม่มีไหวพริบ patavatsızlık 不圓滑(指待人接物) нетактовність بے شعوري، کم فہمي sự thiếu tế nhị不圆滑

tact

→لَبَاقَة takt taktTaktαβρότηταtacto tahdikkuustact takttatto 機転 재치tacttaktfullhettakttatoтакт taktfullhet การมีไหวพริบหรือปฏิภาณดีincelik sự tế nhị机智

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

tact

n. tacto; diplomacia, discreción.

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