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['daʊtfl]1) (unsure) [ person] incerto, dubbioso; [future, weather] incerto; [argument, result] dubbio, discutibile, incertoit is doubtful if o that o whether è dubbio o è poco probabile che; I am doubtful that o whether dubito che; to be doubtful about doing essere incerto o in dubbio se fare; to be doubtful about o as to — essere scettico su, essere poco convinto di [idea, explanation, plan]; avere dei dubbi su, essere scettico su [job, object, purchase]
2) (questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] dubbio, discutibile* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) dubbioso, incerto2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) incerto3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) incerto4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) ambiguo, equivoco* * *doubtful /ˈdaʊtfl/a.1 ( di persona) dubbioso; incerto: I am doubtful about what to do, sono dubbioso sul da farsi; She was doubtful whether to accept ( o if she should accept), era in dubbio se accettare; Many voters remain doubtful about who to support, molti elettori rimangono dubbiosi su chi sostenere; to look doubtful, avere un'aria perplessa; to feel doubtful, essere dubbioso2 ( di cosa) dubbio, incerto: The political situation is very doubtful, la situazione politica è molto incerta; doubtful result, risultato incerto; The outcome of the talks is looking doubtful, l'esito dei negoziati appare dubbio; The scheme is of doubtful benefit, l'utilità del piano è dubbia; It is doubtful whether the plan will succeed, è dubbio che il piano riesca; It is doubtful that they can finish on schedule, non è sicuro che possano finire entro i termini stabiliti3 dubbio; equivoco: a doubtful remedy, un rimedio discutibile; Their products are of doubtful quality, i loro prodotti sono di dubbia qualità: a doubtful character, un individuo equivoco● (comm.) doubtful debts, crediti di dubbia esigibilità □ His coming is a doubtful blessing, è discutibile se la sua venuta sia un bene o no.* * *['daʊtfl]1) (unsure) [ person] incerto, dubbioso; [future, weather] incerto; [argument, result] dubbio, discutibile, incertoit is doubtful if o that o whether è dubbio o è poco probabile che; I am doubtful that o whether dubito che; to be doubtful about doing essere incerto o in dubbio se fare; to be doubtful about o as to — essere scettico su, essere poco convinto di [idea, explanation, plan]; avere dei dubbi su, essere scettico su [job, object, purchase]
2) (questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] dubbio, discutibile
См. также в других словарях:
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provision for doubtful debts — A British term for *allowance for bad debts … Auditor's dictionary
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bad debts recovered — Debts originally classed as bad debts and written off to the profit and loss account (or to a provision for bad and doubtful debts) but subsequently recovered either in part or in full. Bad debts recovered should be written back to the profit and … Accounting dictionary
doubtful debt provision — combining of debts whose payment is doubtful (account balance company) … English contemporary dictionary
provision for bad debts — A provision calculated to cover the debts during an accounting period that are not expected to be paid. A general provision, e.g. 2% of debtors, is not allowed as a deduction for tax purposes. A specific provision, in which specific debts are… … Accounting dictionary