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dubious ['dju:bɪəs](a) (unsure → reply, voice) dubitatif; (→ expression) dubitatif, d'incertitude; (→ outcome, value) incertain;∎ to look dubious (person) avoir l'air dubitatif;∎ I'm rather dubious about the whole thing j'ai des doutes sur toute cette affaire;∎ I'm a bit dubious about whether it will work je ne suis pas très sûr que ça marche;∎ to be dubious about whether to do sth hésiter à faire qch(b) (suspect → person, nature, reputation, decision, origin) douteux; (→ advantage) contestable; (→ compliment) équivoque;∎ of dubious character douteux;∎ he's a dubious character c'est un type douteux;∎ a dubious distinction or honour un triste honneur -
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dubious [ˈdju:bɪəs]a. [claim, reputation, quality] douteux ; [privilege, pleasure] discutableb. ( = unsure) to be dubious about sth douter de qch• I was dubious at first au début, j'avais des doutes• I am dubious that the new law will achieve anything je doute que cette nouvelle loi serve subj à quelque chose* * *['djuːbɪəs], US ['duː-]adjective [translation, reputation, answer] douteux/-euse; [motive, claim] suspect; [distinction] discutable; [person] -
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1 ( showing doubt) [response, look] dubitatif/-ive ; [person] to be dubious (about sth) avoir des doutes (en ce qui concerne qch) ; I am dubious about accepting il n'est pas sûr que j'accepte ; to be dubious whether sth is true douter que qch soit vrai ;4 ( equivocal) [distinction] discutable ; a dubious honour/compliment un honneur/un compliment qui n'en est pas un. -
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dubious [ˊdju:bɪəs] a1) сомнева́ющийся, коле́блющийся2) сомни́тельный, подозри́тельный;dubious character подозри́тельная ли́чность
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adjective1) (doubting) unschlüssigI'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll
2) (suspicious, questionable) zweifelhaft* * *['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) im Zweifel2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) zweifelhaft•- academic.ru/22732/dubiety">dubiety- dubiousness* * *du·bi·ous\dubious claims fragwürdige Behauptungen\dubious characters/methods zweifelhafte Charaktere/Methoden\dubious undertaking bedenkliches UnternehmenI'm still a bit \dubious ich habe immer noch Zweifelto have a \dubious expression on one's face zweifelnd dreinschauento be/feel \dubious about [or as to] whether... bezweifeln, ob...; (be unsure) sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob..., noch nicht wissen [o sich dat unschlüssig [darüber] sein], ob...he was \dubious about where he should go on holiday er ist sich noch unschlüssig, wohin er in Urlaub fahren sollte* * *['djuːbɪəs]adj1) (= questionable) reputation, person zweifelhaft; business deal fragwürdig, zweifelhaft; idea, claim, statement, basis fragwürdig; attribution fraglichit seems dubious that... — es erscheint fragwürdig, dass...
of dubious benefit/quality — von zweifelhaftem Nutzen/zweifelhafter Qualität
it sounds dubious to me — ich habe da meine Zweifel
or distinction/pleasure of doing sth (usu iro) — die zweifelhafte Ehre/das zweifelhafte Vergnügen haben, etw zu tun
2) (= uncertain, unconvinced) unsicherI was dubious at first, but he convinced me — ich hatte zuerst Bedenken, aber er überzeugte mich
I was dubious that or whether... —
he's dubious whether he should come — er weiß nicht or ist im Zweifel, ob er kommen soll
I'm very dubious about it — ich habe da doch starke Zweifel
he sounded dubious — er klang zweifelnd or skeptisch
he gave me a dubious look — er sah mich zweifelnd an
* * *dubious [-bjəs; -bıəs] adj (adv dubiously)1. zweifelhaft:a) unklar, zweideutigb) ungewiss, unbestimmtc) fragwürdig, dubios:a dubious pleasure ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügend) unzuverlässig2. a) unschlüssig, schwankendb) unsicher, im Zweifel (of, about über akk)* * *adjective1) (doubting) unschlüssigI'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll
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'dju:biəs1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) dudoso2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) sospechoso•- dubiety- dubiousness
tr['djʊːbɪəs]1 (questionable, suspect - morals, activities, origin) dudoso,-a, sospechoso,-a; (past, record) turbio,-a; (compliment) ambiguo,-a, equívoco,-a; (character) sospechoso,-a2 (unsure) dudoso,-a, indeciso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dubious about something tener dudas sobre algo, tener reservas sobre algodubious ['du:biəs, 'dju:-] adj1) uncertain: dudoso, indeciso2) questionable: sospechoso, dudoso, discutibleadj.• dubitativo, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.'duːbiəs, 'djuːbiəsa) ( questionable) <honor/achievement> dudoso, discutible; < past> turbio; <motives/person> sospechosob) ( doubtful)to be dubious (ABOUT something/somebody) — tener* reservas or dudas (sobre or acerca de algo/alguien)
['djuːbɪǝs]ADJ1) (=questionable) [reputation, claim, privilege, taste] dudoso; [person, character, motives] sospechoso; [company, offer] poco fiable; [business deal, practice] sospechoso, turbio; [idea, measure] discutible; [compliment] equívocoto have the dubious honour/pleasure of doing sth — tener el dudoso honor/placer de hacer algo
2) (=unsure) [look, smile] indecisoto be dubious — tener dudas or reservas
I was dubious at first, but he convinced me — al principio tenía mis dudas or reservas, pero él me convenció
I'm very dubious about it — tengo grandes dudas or reservas sobre ello
I am dubious that or whether the new law will achieve anything — tengo mis dudas or reservas sobre si la nueva ley va a lograr algo
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he looked dubious — parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar•
he sounded dubious — parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar* * *['duːbiəs, 'djuːbiəs]a) ( questionable) <honor/achievement> dudoso, discutible; < past> turbio; <motives/person> sospechosob) ( doubtful)to be dubious (ABOUT something/somebody) — tener* reservas or dudas (sobre or acerca de algo/alguien)
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['djuːbɪəs] [AE 'duː-]1) (showing doubt) [response, look] incerto, dubbiosoto be dubious (about sth.) — [ person] essere dubbioso, incerto (su qcs.)
2) (arguable) [translation, answer] discutibile3) (suspect) [motive, claim] sospetto; [reputation, person] dubbio* * *['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) dubbioso, incerto2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) equivoco•- dubiety- dubiousness* * *dubious /ˈdju:bɪəs/, ( USA) /ˈdu:bɪəs/a.1 dubbioso; incerto: to look [to feel] dubious, sembrare [sentirsi] dubbioso; You seem a bit dubious about accepting, sembri un po' dubbioso sul fatto di accettare; I am dubious as to what to do [about your plan], sono dubbioso sul da farsi [riguardo il tuo progetto]; a dubious undertaking, un'impresa dall'esito incerto2 equivoco, sospetto: a dubious business, una faccenda sospetta; a dubious character, un tipo equivoco; a dubious company, una società di dubbia reputazione; Some of his assumptions are highly dubious, alcune delle sue supposizioni sono tutt'altro che fondate3 discutibile: The remark was in dubious taste, l'osservazione era di gusto discutibile; goods of dubious quality, merce di qualità discutibile● the dubious distinction [honour], il triste primato [onore]: They have the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of inflation in Europe, hanno il triste primato di possedere il più alto tasso d'inflazione in Europa □ the dubious pleasure, l'incombenza tutt'altro che piacevole: I had the dubious pleasure of spending the evening with him, mi è toccata l'incombenza tutt'altro che piacevole di passare la serata con lui.* * *['djuːbɪəs] [AE 'duː-]1) (showing doubt) [response, look] incerto, dubbiosoto be dubious (about sth.) — [ person] essere dubbioso, incerto (su qcs.)
2) (arguable) [translation, answer] discutibile3) (suspect) [motive, claim] sospetto; [reputation, person] dubbio -
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[ʹdju:bıəs] a1. 1) сомнительный; неясный; двусмысленныйdubious answer [compliment] - двусмысленный ответ [комплимент]
dubious advantage [honour] - сомнительное преимущество [-ая честь]
2) нерешённый, находящийся под вопросом2. подозрительный, сомнительный; тёмный3. 1) сомневающийся, колеблющийсяdubious what to do - не знающий, что делать
dubious of /about/ smb.'s honesty - сомневающийся в чьей-л. честности
2) выражающий или отражающий сомнениеhis face had a dubious expression - на его лице отразилось сомнение; судя по лицу, он сомневался
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сумнівний, підозрілий, який викликає сумнів- dubious character
- dubious financial practice
- dubious financial practices
- dubious insanity
- dubious instrument
- dubious legality
- dubious practice
- dubious practices
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[ˈdju:bjəs]dubious двусмысленный dubious неясный dubious подозрительный dubious сомневающийся, колеблющийся dubious сомневающийся dubious сомнительный, подозрительный; dubious character подозрительная личность dubious сомнительный, двусмысленный, подозрительный dubious сомнительный dubious сомнительный, подозрительный; dubious character подозрительная личность -
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'dju:biəs1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) tvilende, i tvil, tvilsom2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) tvilsom, problematisk•- dubiety- dubiousnessadj. \/ˈdjuːbjəs\/1) tvilsom2) tvetydig, suspekt3) problematisk4) usikker, uviss, vag5) tvilrådig, tvilendefeel dubious about være usikker på, ha sine tvil om, være i tvil omin a dubious light i et mistenkelig lys -
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1) (pej: questionable, doubtful) zweifelhaft, ungewiss;\dubious claims fragwürdige Behauptungen;( ambiguous) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft;\dubious characters/ methods zweifelhafte Charaktere/Methoden;\dubious undertaking bedenkliches Unternehmen3) (unsure, doubtful) unsicher;I'm still a bit \dubious ich habe immer noch Zweifel;to have a \dubious expression on one's face zweifelnd dreinschauen;( doubtful)( be unsure) sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob..., noch nicht wissen [o sich dat unschlüssig [darüber] sein], ob...;he was \dubious about where he should go on holiday er ist sich noch unschlüssig, wohin er in Urlaub fahren sollte -
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საეჭვო, ორაზროვანი, არასანდოa dubious character / compliment საეჭვო პიროვნება /კომპლიმენტიit is dubious if they'll. come საეჭვოა, რომ მოვიდნენI'm dubious about what to do ვერ გადამიწყვეტია, როგორ მოვიქცეa dubious venture საეჭვო საქმე/წამოწყება -
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{'dju:biəs}
1. несигурен, колеблив
to be DUBIOUS of/about не съм сигурен в/за
2. съмнителен, подозрителен, несигурен, на който не може да се разчита* * *{'dju:biъs} а 1. несигурен, колеблив; to be dubious of/about не съм* * *съмнителен; колеблив; несигурен;* * *1. to be dubious of/about не съм сигурен в/за 2. несигурен, колеблив 3. съмнителен, подозрителен, несигурен, на който не може да се разчита* * * -
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1. a сомнительный; неясный; двусмысленный2. a нерешённый, находящийся под вопросом3. a подозрительный, сомнительный; тёмный4. a сомневающийся, колеблющийсяdubious what to do — не знающий, что делать
5. a выражающий или отражающий сомнениеhis face had a dubious expression — на его лице отразилось сомнение; судя по лицу, он сомневался
Синонимический ряд:1. ambiguous (adj.) ambiguous; arguable; debatable; disputable; equivocal; indefinite; moot; mootable; obscure; problematic; unclear; vague2. ambivalent (adj.) ambivalent; irresolute; uncertain3. doubtful (adj.) borderline; chancy; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubitable; fishy; fluctuating; impugnable; incredulous; indecisive; indeterminate; open; perplexed; precarious; problematical; queasy; sceptical; shady; shaky; skeptical; suspect; suspicious; undecided; uneasy; unsettled; unstable; untrustworthy4. doubting (adj.) distrustful; doubting; mistrustful; untrusting5. improbable (adj.) improbable; questionable; unlikely6. unreliable (adj.) fly-by-night; trustless; undependable; unreliable; unsure; untrustyАнтонимический ряд:certain; definite; incisive; positive; reputable; sure; trusting; unequivocal; unquestionable -
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ˈdju:bjəs прил.
1) вызывающий сомнения, опасения, сомнительный;
неопределенный, неясный;
неоднозначный very dubious company ≈ очень подозрительная компания Syn: vague, ambiguous, indistinct, undetermined, uncertain
2) колеблющийся, нерешительный, неуверенный, сомневающийся She raised her eyebrows with a dubious expression. ≈ Она подняла брови с выражением нерешительности. Syn: doubtful, wavering
2. сомнительный;
неясный;
двусмысленный - * answer двусмысленный ответ - * advantage сомнительное преимущество нерешенный, находящийся под вопросом - * battle битва с неясным исходом - * result неясный результат подозрительный, сомнительный;
темный - * character подозрительная личность - * transaction темное дело - * company сомнительное общество сомневающийся, колеблющийся - * what to do не знающий, что делать - * of /about/ smb.'s honesty сомневающийся в чьей-л. честности - I'm * of sanctions санкции кажутся мне сомнительной мерой выражающий или отражающий сомнение - his face had a * expression на его лице отразилось сомнение;
судя по лицу, он сомневался dubious двусмысленный ~ неясный ~ подозрительный ~ сомневающийся, колеблющийся ~ сомневающийся ~ сомнительный, подозрительный;
dubious character подозрительная личность ~ сомнительный, двусмысленный, подозрительный ~ сомнительный ~ сомнительный, подозрительный;
dubious character подозрительная личность
См. также в других словарях:
Dubious — Du bi*ous, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See {Two}, and cf. {Doubt}.] 1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. Dubious policy. Sir T. Scott. [1913 Webster] A dubious, agitated state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dubious — [do͞o′bē əs, dyo͞o′bē əs] adj. [L dubiosus, doubtful < dubius, doubting, uncertain < du < or akin to duo, TWO + IE base * bhu , *bheu , to BE] 1. causing doubt; ambiguous; vague [a dubious remark] 2. feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical… … English World dictionary
dubious — [adj1] doubtful arguable, chancy, debatable, diffident, disputable, dubitable, equivocal, far fetched, fishy*, fly by night*, hesitant, iffy*, improbable, indecisive, moot, mootable, open, perplexed, problematic, questionable, reluctant, shady,… … New thesaurus
dubious — I adjective ambiguous, anceps, arguable, chancy, conditional, confusing, confutable, contestable, contingent, controversial, controvertible, debatable, dependent, disputable, doubtful, dubitative, dubius, equivocal, fallible, hazy, in dispute, in … Law dictionary
dubious — 1540s, from L. dubiosus doubtful, from dubium doubt, neuter of dubius vacillating, moving two ways, fluctuating; figuratively wavering in opinion, doubting, doubtful, from duo two (see TWO (Cf. two)), with a sense of of two minds, undecided… … Etymology dictionary
dubious — *doubtful, questionable, problematic Analogous words: suspicious, skeptical, mistrustful, uncertain (see corresponding nouns at UNCERTAINTY): hesitant, reluctant, *disinclined Antonyms: cocksure (state of mind, opinion): reliable (of things in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dubious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hesitating or doubting. 2) not to be relied upon. 3) of questionable value; suspect. DERIVATIVES dubiously adverb dubiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin dubiosus, from dubium a doubt … English terms dictionary
dubious — du|bi|ous [ˈdju:biəs US ˈdu: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dubius, from dubare to be unable to decide ] 1.) probably not honest, true, right etc ▪ The firm was accused of dubious accounting practices. ▪ Many critics regard this… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dubious — [[t]dju͟ːbiəs, AM du͟ː [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable. This claim seems to us to be rather dubious... Soho was still a highly dubious area … English dictionary
dubious — doubtful, dubious 1. The constructions that follow doubtful correspond to the pattern outlined for doubt above, with whether and if still dominant but a that clause now increasingly common: • It is doubtful that in the right to life controversy… … Modern English usage
dubious — du|bi|ous [ dubiəs ] adjective * 1. ) not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should do something: dubious about: I m very dubious about his ability to do the job. We were dubious about signing the deal. 2. ) not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English