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1 dodgy
adjective1) difficult or risky:خَطِر، فيه مُجازَفَهCatching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.
2) (of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise:غَيْر آمِن، غَيْر موثوقI think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.
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2 A Dodgy Serial Link
Jocular: ADSLУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > A Dodgy Serial Link
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3 vafasamur
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4 koji zavarava
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5 vertrackt
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6 плутоватый
dodgy имя прилагательное: -
7 хитроумный
dodgy имя прилагательное: -
8 изворотливый
dodgy имя прилагательное: -
9 изворотливый
dodgy, resourceful, wily; never at a lossизворотливый человек — dodger, shifty fellow
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10 изобретателен
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11 Крутой Кинжал
Волшебные твари, МагглыРусско-английский словарь Гарри Поттер (Народный перевод) > Крутой Кинжал
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12 malin
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13 Ding
n; -(e)s, -e oder umg. -er1. Pl. -e; (Sache) thing; (Gegenstand) auch object; gut Ding will Weile haben Sprichw. Rome wasn’t built in a day; aller guten Dinge sind drei Sprichw. good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, Am. third time’s the charm; Name2. Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters; der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play); (so,) wie die Dinge liegen oder stehen as matters stand; das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg. there’s something fishy about it; wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it; über den Dingen stehen be above it all; das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question; unverrichteter Dinge without having achieved anything; Lage 23. fig.: guter Dinge sein (fröhlich) cheerful; (voll Hoffnung) (be) in good spirits; vor allen Dingen above all4. Pl. -er; umg., oft pej. (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph. Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, Am. johnson; Dinger (Brüste) boobs, Am. auch headlights, hooters5. Pl. -er; umg. (Kind, Mädchen, Tier) thing; armes / dummes Ding poor / silly (little) thing6. Pl. -er; umg.: ein krummes Ding something dodgy; ein ( krummes) Ding drehen pull a job Sl., get up to something (dodgy oder fishy); jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on s.o., get one’s own back on s.o.; das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say; das war ( vielleicht) ein ( tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!; ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!7. Pl. -e; PHILOS. thing, substance, entity; die letzten Dinge death and the life to come; die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology* * *das Dingconcern; thing; business; object* * *Dịng I [dɪŋ]nt -(e)s, -e or (inf) -er1) (= Sache, Gegenstand) thingGläser, Flaschen und ähnliche Dinge — glasses, bottles and that sort of thing or and things of that kind
die Welt der Dinge (Philos) — the world of material objects
das ist nicht sein Ding (inf) — that's not really his thing (inf)
guter Dinge sein (geh) — to be in good spirits, to be of good cheer (old)
die Dinge beim ( rechten) Namen nennen — to call a spade a spade (Brit prov), to be frank
jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten (prov) — there are two sides to everything
gut Ding will Weile haben (Prov) — it takes time to do a thing well
See:→ dreiin diesen Dingen — about these things or matters
berufliche Dinge — professional matters
reden wir von andern Dingen — let's talk about something else
wir harrten der Dinge, die da kommen sollten — we waited to see what would happen
so wie die Dinge liegen — as things are, as matters lie
wie ich die Dinge sehe — as I see things or matters
vor allen Dingen — above all( things), first and foremost
es müsste nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen, wenn... — it would be more than a little strange if...
See:→ Lauf3) inf) (= unbestimmtes Etwas) thing; (= Vorrichtung auch) gadgetdas Ding(s) da (inf) — that thing ( over) there
ein tolles Ding! — great! (inf)
das Ding ist gut! — that's a good one! (inf)
See:→ auch Dings4) pl - er inf = Verbrechen) jobein Ding leisten — to get (Brit) or be up to something
da hast du dir aber ein Ding geleistet — that was quite something you got (Brit) or were up to (inf)
Dinger machen — to get (Brit) or be up to all sorts of tricks (inf)
was macht ihr bloß für Dinger? — the things you do! (inf)
das war vielleicht ein Ding (inf) — that was quite something (inf)
See:→ drehen5) (= Mädchen) thing, creatureIInt -(e)s, -e (HIST)thing* * *(a person, especially a person one likes: She's a nice old thing.) thing* * *[ˈdɪŋ]nt1. (Gegenstand) thingpersönliche \Dinge personal effects [or items2. (Angelegenheiten, Vorgänge, Ereignisse)▪ \Dinge pl thingsreden wir von anderen \Dingen let's talk about something elsesie hat vor dem Urlaub noch tausend \Dinge zu erledigen she has a thousand things to be do before going on holidayin diesen \Dingen bin ich eigen! I'm very particular about these matters!wie ich die \Dinge sehe, hast du Unrecht as I see it, you are wronges waren seltsame \Dinge vorgekommen weird things had happeneddie \Dinge sind nun mal nicht so things aren't like thatdas ist der Lauf der \Dinge that's the way things govor allen \Dingen above all [things], first and foremostberufliche/private Dinge professional/private mattersder \Dinge harren, die da kommen [sollen] to wait and see [what happens]er harrte der \Dinge, die da kommen sollten he waited to see what would happenin \Dingen der/des... in... matters, where... is concernedin \Dingen des Geschmacks in matters of tastenach Lage der \Dinge the way things areüber praktische \Dinge sprechen to talk about practical thingsso wie die \Dinge liegen [o stehen] as things stand [at the moment]\Dinge des täglichen Lebens routine [or everyday] matters; plin Voraussicht der kommenden \Dinge in view of matters to comewas ist das denn für ein \Ding? what's that thing?das \Ding da that thing [over] theredas war vielleicht ein \Ding! (fam) that was quite something!das ist ja ein \Ding! (fam) now there's a thing!nicht jds \Ding sein to not be sb's thing famdas ist nicht so ganz mein \Ding that's not really my thing famein tolles \Ding something fantastic/amazingein tolles Ding! great!die \Dinger taugen nichts these things are no useein dummes/junges \Ding a silly/young thing5. PHILOS thingGott, der Schöpfer aller \Dinge God, the creator of everything [or of all things]das \Ding an sich the thing-in-itselfdie Welt der \Dinge the world of material objects6.▶ vor allen \Dingen above all▶ aller guten \Dinge sind drei all good things come in threeshier geht es nicht mit rechten \Dingen zu! there's something fishy here!▶ guter \Dinge sein to be in a good mood [or in good spirits]da hast du dir aber ein \Ding geleistet! that was quite something you got up to! fam▶ mach keine \Dinger! don't get up to any nonsense!▶ was machst du bloß für \Dinger? the things you do!▶ die \Dinge beim [rechten] Namen nennen to call a spade a spade▶ über den \Dingen stehen to be above it all▶ ein \Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein to be quite impossible▶ unverrichteter \Dinge without having achieved anythinger musste unverrichteter \Dinge wieder gehen he had to leave without achieving what he'd wanted to▶ jedes \Ding hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything* * *Idas; Ding[e]s, Dinge1) thingjedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) meist Plpersönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters
3)IIguter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)1) thingein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)
mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)
2) (Mädchen) thing; creature* * *gut Ding will Weile haben sprichw Rome wasn’t built in a day;aller guten Dinge sind drei sprichw good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, US third time’s the charm; → Name2.Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters;der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play);stehen as matters stand;das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg there’s something fishy about it;wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it;über den Dingen stehen be above it all;das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question;3. fig:vor allen Dingen above all4. pl -er; umg, oft pej (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, US johnson;armes/dummes Ding poor/silly (little) thing6. pl -er; umg:ein krummes Ding something dodgy;jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on sb, get one’s own back on sb;das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say;das war (vielleicht) ein (tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!;ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!7. pl -e; PHIL thing, substance, entity;die letzten Dinge death and the life to come;die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology* * *Idas; Ding[e]s, Dinge1) thingjedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) meist Plpersönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters
3)IIguter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)1) thingein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)
mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)
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14 wackelig
I Adj.2. wackelig auf den Beinen sein umg. wegen Krankheit: be a bit shaky (on one’s legs oder pins); wegen Alter: be (getting) doddery; wegen Alkohol: be a bit unsteady (on one’s legs)II Adv. gehen etc.: shakily; wackelig stehen Schrank etc.: wobble, be wobbly; umg., Unternehmen, Stelle etc.: be very shaky; Regierung: auch be teetering; Schüler: be doing badly; Sportmannschaft: be in danger of being relegated* * *dodgy; waggly; ramshackle; unsteady; wobbly; rickety; cranky; shaky; loose; wiggly; tipsy* * *wạ|cke|lig ['vakəlɪç]1. adjwobbly; Möbelstück auch rickety; Zahn, Schraube auch loose; (fig) Firma, Unternehmen, Kompromiss shaky; Mehrheit flimsywackelig auf den Beinen sein (inf) (Patient) — to be wobbly on one's legs, to be shaky; (alter Mensch) to be doddery (esp Brit) or shaky
2. advwackelig stehen (lit) — to be unsteady or wobbly; (fig: Unternehmen, Schüler) to be shaky
* * *1) (which rocks or shakes; unsteady; unsafe.) rocky2) wobbly3) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) shaky4) shakily5) (not straight; going up and down, from side to side etc: a wiggly line.) wiggly* * *wa·cke·lig, wack·lig[ˈvak(ə)lɪç]1. (nicht fest stehend) rickety; (Konstruktion) rickety, unsound; (Säule) shaky; (Steckdose) loose; (Stuhl, Tisch) unsteady* * *1.1) (nicht stabil) wobbly <chair, table, etc.>; loose < tooth>; shaky, rickety < structure>; rickety <car, furniture>3) (fig. ugs.): (gefährdet, bedroht) dodgy (Brit. coll.) < business>; insecure, shaky < job>2.er steht in der Schule/in Latein ziemlich wackelig — things are dodgy for him at school (Brit. coll.) /his Latin is somewhat shaky
* * *A. adj1. wobbly; alte Möbel etc: auch rickety; Zahn, Schraube: loose2.wackelig auf den Beinen sein umg wegen Krankheit: be a bit shaky (on one’s legs oder pins); wegen Alter: be (getting) doddery; wegen Alkohol: be a bit unsteady (on one’s legs)3.eine wackelige Vier etc (Schulnote) umg a shaky D, a scraped DB. adv gehen etc: shakily;wackelig stehen Schrank etc: wobble, be wobbly; umg, Unternehmen, Stelle etc: be very shaky; Regierung: auch be teetering; Schüler: be doing badly; Sportmannschaft: be in danger of being relegated* * *1.1) (nicht stabil) wobbly <chair, table, etc.>; loose < tooth>; shaky, rickety < structure>; rickety <car, furniture>3) (fig. ugs.): (gefährdet, bedroht) dodgy (Brit. coll.) < business>; insecure, shaky < job>2.er steht in der Schule/in Latein ziemlich wackelig — things are dodgy for him at school (Brit. coll.) /his Latin is somewhat shaky
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15 chungo
► adjetivo2 argot (estropeado) broken down, on the blink3 argot (divertido) funny* * *- ga adjetivo (Esp arg)a) [ser] < persona> ( de mal corazón) nasty (colloq); ( no de fiar) slippery, dodgy (BrE colloq)b) [estar] < persona> in a bad way (colloq)c) <situación/asunto> dicey (colloq), dodgy (BrE colloq)* * *- ga adjetivo (Esp arg)a) [ser] < persona> ( de mal corazón) nasty (colloq); ( no de fiar) slippery, dodgy (BrE colloq)b) [estar] < persona> in a bad way (colloq)c) <situación/asunto> dicey (colloq), dodgy (BrE colloq)* * *chungo -ga1 [ SER] (antipático) ‹persona› mean ( colloq)la cosa está chunga things aren't too good* * *chungo, -a adjEsp Famla cosa está chunga it's a real bitch;veo muy chungo que nos dejen entrar I don't see us getting in, Br I don't fancy our chances of getting in;ha estado muy chungo desde el accidente he's been in a bad way since the accident;es una situación muy chunga it's a pretty sticky situation* * *adj fam1 terrible, crap vulg2 persona mean fam, nasty -
16 нечистоплотный (фиг.), сомнительного свойства, аморальный
General subject: dodgy (a dodgy company, a dodgy industry, dodgy origins)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нечистоплотный (фиг.), сомнительного свойства, аморальный
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17 нечистоплотный , сомнительного свойства, аморальный
General subject: (фиг.) dodgy (a dodgy company, a dodgy industry, dodgy origins)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нечистоплотный , сомнительного свойства, аморальный
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18 windig
Adj.1. windy* * *drafty; draughty; blowy; breezy; windy* * *wịn|dig ['vIndɪç]adjwindy; (fig) Bursche, Sache dubious, dodgy (inf)* * *(windy: a breezy day.) breezy* * *win·dig[ˈvɪndɪç]1. (viel Wind) windyein \windiges Geschäft a shady business* * *1) windy2) (ugs. abwertend) shady; dubious < excuse>* * *windig adj1. windy* * *1) windy2) (ugs. abwertend) shady; dubious < excuse>* * *adj.breezy adj.drafty adj.windy adj. adv.windily adv. -
19 Rumanía
f.Rumania, Romania, Roumania.* * *1 Romania* * *noun f.* * *Rumanía femenino Romania* * *= Romania [Rumania], Rumania [Romania].Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.* * *Rumanía femenino Romania* * *= Romania [Rumania], Rumania [Romania].Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.* * *Rumania, RumaníaRomania* * *
Rumania,◊ Rumanía sustantivo femenino
Romania
Rumania sustantivo femenino Rumania, Romania
' Rumania' also found in these entries:
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Rumania
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20 dudoso
adj.1 doubtful, insecure, in doubt, hesitant.2 doubtful, uncertain, unlikely, improbable.3 dubious, arguable, doubtable, doubtful.4 of dubious origin, fishy, louche.* * *► adjetivo1 (incierto) doubtful, uncertain2 (vacilante) hesitant, undecided3 (sospechoso) suspicious, dubious4 (poco seguro) questionable* * *(f. - dudosa)adj.1) doubtful2) dubious3) questionable* * *dudoso, -a1. ADJ1) (=incierto) [diagnóstico, futuro] doubtful, uncertain; [resultado] indecisivede origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin
aún es dudosa su colaboración — it's still uncertain whether he will collaborate, his collaboration is still uncertain
2) (=vacilante) [persona] hesitantestar dudoso — to be undecided, be in two minds
3) (=sospechoso) [actuación, dinero, reputación] dubiousel empleo de tácticas dudosas — the use of suspect o dubious tactics
2.SM / Fel voto de los dudosos — the "undecided" vote
* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex. It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex. This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex. I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.----* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *dudoso -sa1 (incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso it's doubtful, I doubt itsu participación aún está dudosa it is still uncertain whether they will take partes dudoso que cumpla su promesa it's doubtful o I doubt whether he'll keep his promise2 ‹costumbres/moral› dubious, questionable; ‹victoria› dubiousuna campaña publicitaria de dudoso gusto an advertising campaign in dubious o doubtful tasteuna decisión dudosa a doubtful o dubious decision3 (indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *
dudoso◊ -sa adjetivo
dudoso,-a adjetivo
1 (poco probable) unlikely, doubtful
(incierto) los orígenes de la creación son dudosos, the origins of creation are uncertain
(con pocas garantías) la atribución a Velázquez es dudosa, the attribution to Velazquez is doubtful
2 (indeciso, vacilante) undecided: estaba dudoso, he was hesitant
3 (turbio) dubious
' dudoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudosa
- incierto
- oscuro
English:
bad debt
- borderline
- doubtful
- dubious
- moot
- questionable
- touch
- uncertain
- border
* * *dudoso, -a adj1. [improbable] doubtful;una palabra de origen dudoso a word of doubtful origin;lo veo dudoso I doubt it;ser dudoso (que) to be doubtful (whether), to be unlikely (that);es dudoso que asista a la reunión it's unlikely (that) he'll attend the meeting, it's doubtful whether he'll attend the meeting2. [vacilante] hesitant, indecisive;estaba dudoso sobre qué hacer she was unsure about what to do3. [sospechoso] questionable, dubious;un individuo de dudosa reputación an individual of dubious reputation;una broma de gusto dudoso a joke in questionable taste;un penalti dudoso a dubious penalty* * *adj1 ( incierto) doubtful, dubious2 ( indeciso) hesitant* * *dudoso, -sa adj1) : doubtful2) : dubious, questionable♦ dudosamente adv* * *dudoso adj (en general) doubtfulestoy dudoso, no sé qué coche elegir I'm doubtful, I don't know which car to choose
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