backhanded

หŒbรฆkหˆhรฆndษชd
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Translation of backhanded into Hebrew,

Adverb

indirectly

in an indirect or insincere way
ื‘ึฐึผืื•ึนืคึถืŸ ืžึฐืกึปื™ึธึผื‘ ื‘ึฐึผืื•ึนืคึถืŸ ืขึธืงื•ึนื‘
  • He complimented her backhanded, leaving her unsure of his intent.ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ืžื™ื ืœื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ื‘, ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืžื” ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื•.

Adjective

1.

communication

insincere or sarcastic in nature
ืขื•ึนืงึฐืฆึธื ึดื™ 'oqtsaniืฆึดื™ื ึดื™
  • His apology was backhanded and unconvincing.ื”ื”ืชื ืฆืœื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืขื•ืงืฆื ื™ืช ื•ืœื ืžืฉื›ื ืขืช.
2.

language

indirect or ambiguous in expression
ืขึฒืงึดื™ืฃ aqifืžึฐืจื•ึผืžึธื– ื“ื•ึผ ืžึทืฉึฐืืžึธืขื•ึผืชึดื™
  • His backhanded compliment left everyone feeling a bit unsure.ื”ืžื—ืžืื” ื”ืขืงื™ืคื” ืฉืœื• ื”ื•ืชื™ืจื” ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ืžืขื˜ ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื.
3.

sports stroke

TECH.made across the body with back of hand facing directionTECH.
ื‘ึฐึผืงึทื”ึถื ึฐื“ bekahend
  • He scored with a backhanded shot.ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ืงื™ืข ื‘ื‘ืขื˜ื” ื‘ืงื”ื ื“.
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Expressions with backhanded: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

backhanded complimentn.
She gave me a backhanded compliment about my new haircut.

Synonyms and analogies of backhanded in English

adv.obliquelyslyly
adj.insincereironicsarcasticambiguousevasiveindirectreverseMore synonyms

Examples of backhanded in a sentence

  • His apology was given backhanded, leaving everyone confused.
  • Her compliment felt backhanded and insincere.
  • The backhanded remark left everyone in silence.
  • Her backhanded remark made everyone uncomfortable.
  • He gave a backhanded apology that felt insincere.
  • The player executed a perfect backhanded pass.
backhand
หˆbรฆkหŒhรฆnd
Verb
1.

action

tr.slap using the back of one's handtr.
ืœึฐืกึทื˜ึผื•ึนืจ ื‘ึฐึผื’ึทื‘ ื”ึทื™ึธึผื“ ืœึฐื”ึทื›ึผื•ึนืช ื‘ึฐึผื’ึทื‘ ื”ึทื™ึธึผื“
  • He backhanded the intruder in self-defense.ื”ื•ื ืกื˜ืจ ื‘ื’ื‘ ื”ื™ื“ ืœืคื•ืœืฉ ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื’ื ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช.
2.

sports

tr./intr.perform a stroke with back of hand facing forwardtr./intr.
ืœึฐื”ึทื›ึผื•ึนืช ื‘ึฐึผืงึธื”ึถื ึฐื“ ืœึฐื‘ึทืฆึตึผืขึท ื‘ึฐึผืงึธื”ึถื ึฐื“
  • She backhanded the ball over the net.ื”ื™ื ื”ื›ืชื” ื‘ืงื”ื ื“ ืืช ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจ ืžืขืœ ื”ืจืฉืช.
Noun
1.

racket hit

stroke in tennis using the back of the hand facing forward
ื—ึฒื‘ึธื˜ึทืช ื’ึทึผื‘ ื™ึธื“ ื’ึทึผื‘ ื™ึธื“
  • He perfected his backhand over the summer.ื”ื•ื ืฉื›ืœืœ ืืช ื—ื‘ื˜ืช ื’ื‘ ื”ื™ื“ ืฉืœื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืงื™ืฅ.
2.

medical

Rarethe reverse side of the human handRare
ื’ึทึผื‘ ื”ึทื™ึธึผื“ ืฆึทื“ ื’ึทึผื‘ ื”ึทื™ึธึผื“
  • He showed the backhand to signal stop.ื”ื•ื ื”ืจืื” ืืช ื’ื‘ ื”ื™ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืžืŸ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ.
Adjective
1.

tennis stroke

performed with the back of the hand facing forward
ื‘ึทึผืงึฐื”ึถื ึฐื“ bakhendื›ึทึผืฃ ื™ึธื“ ื”ึฒืคื•ึผื›ึธื”
  • He delivered a smooth backhand return.ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ื”ื—ื–ืจื” ื‘ืงื”ื ื“ ื—ืœืงื”.
2.

handwriting

Rarehaving letters slanting to the leftRare
ื ึธื˜ื•ึผื™ ืฉึฐื‚ืžึนืืœึธื” natui smola
  • Her backhand writing was hard to read.ื›ืชื‘ ื”ื™ื“ ื”ื ื˜ื•ื™ ืฉืžืืœื” ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืฉื” ืœืงืจื™ืื”.
3.

sports

Rareusing the back side of the hockey stickRare
ืึฒื—ื•ึนืจึดื™ืช akhoritืžึตื”ึทื’ึธึผื‘
  • He made a backhand pass to his teammate.ื”ื•ื ืžืกืจ ืžืกื™ืจื” ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื• ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื”.

Expressions with backhand: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

backhand shotn.
ื—ึฒื‘ึธื˜ึทืช ื‘ึถึผืงึฐื”ึถื ึฐื“
She won the point with a powerful backhand shot.
backhand driven.
ื—ึฒื‘ึธื˜ึทืช ื’ึทึผื‘ ื™ึธื“
She executed a perfect backhand drive down the line.
backhand stroken.
ื—ึฒื‘ึทื˜ึทึผืช ื’ึทึผื‘
She perfected her backhand stroke in tennis practice.
two-handed backhandn.
ื‘ึถึผืงึฐื”ึถื ึฐื“ ื‘ึดึผืฉึฐืืชึตึผื™ ื™ึธื“ึทื™ึดื
ื‘ึถึผืงึฐื”ึถื ึฐื“ ื“ื•ึผ-ื™ึธื“ึดื™
She has a powerful two-handed backhand that often surprises her opponents.
backhand volleyn.
ื•ื•ึนืœึดื™ ืึธื—ื•ึนืจึดื™
She won the point with a quick backhand volley.

Translations of "backhanded" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
ื‘ึทึผืขึฒืงึดื™ืคึดื™ืŸadv. - ba'aqifin

Her backhanded praise made it clear she didn't truly believe in his abilities.

ื”ืฉื‘ื— ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื”ืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืชื™ื•.

His backhanded comment about her cooking left her feeling uneasy about his true opinion.

ื”ืขืจื” ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื• ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœ ืฉืœื” ื”ืฉืื™ืจื” ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืœื ื ื•ื—ื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื“ืขืชื• ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช.

Adjective / Participle
ืžืคื•ืงืคืงืชadj.

That's a backhanded show of appreciation, but I'll take it.

ื–ื• ื”ืขืจื›ืช ืชื•ื“ื” ืžืคื•ืงืคืงืช, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืืงื— ืืช ื–ื”.

Harder than a 60-year-old man swinging backhanded would be capable of.

ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืื“ื 60 ื‘ืŸ ืžืชื ื“ื ื“ ืžืคื•ืงืคืงืช ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ.

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backhanded: Examples and translations in context

His backhanded comment revealed more about his insecurities than her actual talent.

ื”ื”ืขืจื” ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื• ื—ืฉืคื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื• ืžืืฉืจ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื™ืฉืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”.

She laughed at his backhanded joke, perceiving the underlying criticism he intended.

ื”ื™ื ืฆื—ืงื” ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื•, ืชื•ืคืกืช ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื”ื—ื‘ื•ื™ื” ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ.

They discussed her promotion backhanded, questioning whether she truly deserved it.

ื”ื ื“ื ื• ื‘ืงื™ื“ื•ืžื” ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ, ื‘ืฉืืœื” ืื ื‘ืืžืช ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”.

Her backhanded suggestion made it obvious she doubted his choices, hiding it behind kindness.

ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื” ื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืคืงืคืงืช ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืชื™ื•, ืžืกืชื™ืจื” ื–ืืช ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื‘.

During the meeting, he backhanded his colleague, suggesting their ideas were rarely innovative.

ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ื•ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจ ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืขืœ ืงื•ืœื’ื” ืฉืœื•, ื•ื”ืฆื™ืข ืฉื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื™ื.

His backhanded remark during dinner sparked tension, though he tried to play it off.

ื”ื”ืขืจื” ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ ืฉืœื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืืจื•ื—ื” ืขื•ืจืจื” ืžืชื—, ื’ื ืื ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ืงืœ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘.

He smiled backhanded, subtly reminding her how much she had to improve in her role.

ื”ื•ื ื—ื™ื™ืš ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ, ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื” ื‘ืขื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื” ื™ืฉ ืœื” ืœืฉืคืจ ื‘ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœื”.

They spoke backhanded, pretending to admire the results while actually critiquing the process.

ื”ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ื‘ืขืงื™ืคื™ืŸ, ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื• ืคื ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžืขืจื™ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš.

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backhanded compliment
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