offhand

offhand
1. adverb
1) (without preparation) auf Anhieb, aus der Hand (ugs.) [sagen, wissen]
2) (casually) leichthin
2. adjective
(casual) beiläufig

be offhand with somebody — zu jemandem kurz angebunden sein

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adjective (acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude: offhand behaviour.) lässig
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off·ˈhand
I. adj
1. (uninterested) gleichgültig
why do you always deal with me in such an \offhand manner? warum bist du mir gegenüber immer so gleichgültig?
to be/appear \offhand with sb jdm gegenüber kurz angebunden sein/erscheinen
2. (informal) lässig
\offhand remark nebenbei fallengelassene Bemerkung
II. adv ohne Weiteres, aus dem Stand
to be able to quote sth \offhand etw auf Anhieb angeben können
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["ɒf'hnd]
1. adj
( = casual) remark, manner lässig

to be offhand with sb — sich jdm gegenüber lässig benehmen

to be offhand about sth — etw leichthin abtun

2. adv
so ohne Weiteres, aus dem Stand (inf)

I couldn't tell you offhand — das könnte ich Ihnen auf Anhieb or so ohne Weiteres nicht sagen

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offhand
A adv aus dem Stegreif oder Kopf, auf Anhieb, so ohne Weiteres:
I couldn’t say offhand
B adj
1. unvorbereitet, improvisiert, Stegreif…:
an offhand speech
2. lässig (Art etc), hingeworfen (Bemerkung):
be offhand about sth
a) über etwas hinweggehen,
b) etwas leichtnehmen
3. freihändig:
offhand shooting stehend freihändiges Schießen
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1. adverb
1) (without preparation) auf Anhieb, aus der Hand (ugs.) [sagen, wissen]
2) (casually) leichthin
2. adjective
(casual) beiläufig

be offhand with somebody — zu jemandem kurz angebunden sein

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adj.
aus dem Handgelenk ausdr.

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