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1 dubious
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
2) (suspicious, questionable) zweifelhaft* * *adj.zweifelhaft adj. -
2 dodgy
adjective(Brit. coll.) (unreliable) unsicher; schwach [Knie, Herz usw.]; (awkward) verzwickt; vertrackt; (tricky) knifflig; (risky) gewagt; heikel* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) riskant2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) unglaubwürdig* * *[ˈdɒʤi, AM ˈdɑ:ʤi]1. (unreliable) zweifelhaft\dodgy weather unbeständiges [o unzuverlässiges] Wetter2. (dishonest) unehrlicha \dodgy businessman ein zweifelhafter [o zwielichtiger] Geschäftsmann3. (risky) riskantto sound \dodgy riskant klingen4. (poor) armselig* * *['dɒdZɪ]adj (Brit inf)1) (= dubious, uncertain) person zweifelhaft, zwielichtig; deal, business, practices zwielichtig; area, loan zweifelhaft; plan unsicher; situation vertrackt (inf), verzwickt (inf); weather unbeständigthere's something dodgy about him — er ist nicht ganz koscher (inf)
there's something dodgy about this business — die Sache ist nicht ganz astrein
it's a dodgy business (= uncertain) — es ist eine unsichere Sache
he has a dodgy stomach from eating oysters — er hat Austern gegessen und sich damit den Magen verdorben
3) (= near-the-knuckle) remark anstößig* * *dodgy adj umg1. gerieben, verschlagen2. Br unsicher:a) wack(e)ligb) riskant3. Br windig pej (Person, Firma etc)* * *adjective(Brit. coll.) (unreliable) unsicher; schwach [Knie, Herz usw.]; (awkward) verzwickt; vertrackt; (tricky) knifflig; (risky) gewagt; heikel
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