no comment
English
Interjection
- (idiomatic) An "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. [from c. 1950]
- The district attorney said, "No comment," when the reporter asked if he knew the identity of the murder suspect, for fear that the culprit might be a flight risk.
- (idiomatic) A refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.
Translations
"official" refusal to relay any further information
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refusal to say the obvious impolite retort
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English no comment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /no kɔ.mɑ̃t/, /no kɔ.mɛnt/
Interjection
- (idiomatic, ironic) no comment (a refusal to say the obvious impolite retort)
- “Cannes : JM Barr écoeuré par l'attitude de Guillaume canet”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 2009-06-05
- Cette année il a essayé de se fondre parmi les acteurs, actrices pour les prendre en photos mais certains s'y sont opposés avec un certain dédain revendiquant comme Guillaume Canet" son droit à l'image". No comment...
- “Cannes : JM Barr écoeuré par l'attitude de Guillaume canet”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 2009-06-05
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