| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | as a hint | в качестве намёка (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | as a hint | в виде намёка (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | as a hint | как намёк (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | give sb. a hint | подсказать (Any guesses where I am? I’ll give you a hint – this city has a harbour, there's lots of British style buildings around, and I can see the Olympic Mountains in Washington State. That's right, I'm in beautiful Victoria, B.C.! -- Я подскажу: ... ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | serve as a hint | служить подсказкой (to ... – для ... Alex_Odeychuk) |