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professional exchanges

0 What is the meaning of "exchanges" in this context? I haven't found any proper meaning for this one in my dictionary.02br
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01font00In person he is quick-witted and chatty, affable but distant, someone who learned to interact through 01i01b00professional exchanges02b02i00, 01u00not personal ones02u00. He manages to be simultaneously oblique and revealing, constantly checking the tape recorder to make sure it’s picking up everything he says.02font00 0-
  

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0 01b 00interactions, meetings, conversations, transactions02b 02br 00 of a professional, and not personal, nature0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 01b 00interactions, meetings, conversations, transactions02b 02br 00 of a professional, and not personal, nature0-
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0 01b00interactions, meetings, conversations, transactions02b02br
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0 Does 01b00professional exchanges02b00 imply all of those?0-
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0 01font00What does oblique mean in this context? I am still not used to translate articles :-)02br
00Concealed?02br
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00He manages to be simultaneously 01b00oblique02b00 and revealing, constantly checking the tape recorder to make sure it’s picking up everything he says.02font00 0-
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01cite10Selecter12cite11font10What does oblique mean in this context? I am still not used to translate articles :-)12br
10Concealed?12br
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10He manages to be simultaneously 11b10oblique12b10 and revealing, constantly checking the tape recorder to make sur
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0 I think so too. Can I say "a concealed person" or it's too strong?0-
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0Concealed suggests that the person themselves is concealed/hidden rather than that they conceal their feelings or character.0-
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0 In this context: 02br
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01b00oblique02b02br
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01b002 a02b00 01b00:02b00 not straightforward 01b00: 01a00INDIRECT02a00, 01a
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01cite10Selecter12cite10Does 11b10professional exchanges12b10 imply all of those?12br
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10Yes, and you can include correspondence here too050010id1
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