off-the-cuff comment

ˌɔfðəˈkʌf ˈkɑmɛnt

Definition

Definition of off-the-cuff comment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communicationspontaneous statement

Her off-the-cuff comment surprised everyone.
He made an off-the-cuff comment during the meeting.
The off-the-cuff comment lightened the mood.

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Expressions with cuff

speak off the cuff

speak spontaneously

He often speaks off the cuff during meetings.

French cuff

shirt cuff folded back and fastened with cufflinks

He wore a shirt with French cuffs to the formal event..

off-the-cuff

adj.

made without prior planning or preparation

His off-the-cuff remarks surprised everyone at the meeting.

on the cuff

adv.

without immediate payment

He bought the car on the cuff and will pay later.

pressure cuff

device wrapped around arm to measure blood pressure

The nurse placed the pressure cuff on my arm.

rotator cuff

muscles and tendons supporting shoulder joint movement

Physical therapy helped strengthen her rotator cuff.

Expressions with comment

pass comment

make a remark about something casually

She passed comment on the weather.

add a comment

write a remark or opinion

Please add a comment to the blog post.

honest comment

remark that is straightforward and truthful

She appreciated his honest comment about her work.

leave a comment

add a written message expressing views, replies, or evaluation

Please leave a comment below if you enjoyed the article.

public comment

statement made by the public on an issue

The council invited public comment on the new policy.

be unavailable for comment

not able or willing to give a statement when asked

The mayor was unavailable for comment after the meeting.

no comment

choice to avoid making a response

When asked about the rumor, she simply said no comment.

unworthy of comment

adj.

not important enough to talk about or mention

His rude remark was unworthy of comment.

abstain from comment

choose not to say anything about something

The spokesperson abstained from comment on the issue.

fair comment

reasonable opinion or critique

Her review of the movie was considered fair comment.

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French:remarque improvisée, ...
German:spontaner Kommentar, ...
Italian:commento spontaneo, ...
Spanish:comentario improvisado, ...
Portuguese:comentário improvisado, ...
Chinese:随口一说, ...
Japanese:即興の発言, ...
Arabic:تَعْلِيق عَفْوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:הֶעָרָה סְפּוֹנְטָנִית, ...
Russian:спонтанный комментарий, ...
Ukrainian:спонтанний коментар, ...
Hindi:सहज टिप्पणी, ...
Bengali:স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত মন্তব্য, ...
Catalan:comentari espontani, ...
Czech:spontánní poznámka, ...
Danish:spontan kommentar, ...
Dutch:spontane opmerking, ...
Greek:αυθόρμητο σχόλιο, ...
Hungarian:rögtönzött megjegyzés, ...
Khmer:សម្តីនិយាយភ្លាមៗ, ...
Korean:즉석 발언, ...
Persian:اظهار نظر فی‌البداهه, ...
Polish:spontaniczna uwaga, ...
Portuguese (BR):comentário improvisado, ...
Romanian:comentariu spontan, ...
Swedish:spontan kommentar, ...
Thai:คำพูดที่หลุดปากออกมา, ...
Turkish:spontane yorum, ...
Vietnamese:lời nhận xét buột miệng, ...

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