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nситуация; положение; обстановка; состояниеto adjust to the situation — привыкать / приспосабливаться к обстановке
to aggravate the situation — ухудшать / обострять положение, обстановку, усугублять положение
to appraise / to assess the situation — оценивать обстановку
to bring the situation to the attention of the authorities — обращать внимание властей на сложившуюся обстановку
to bring the situation under control — брать ситуацию под контроль; наводить порядок
to bring the military situation into balance — добиваться равновесия в численности войск и в вооружениях
to calm the situation — нормализовать обстановку; разряжать обстановку
to control the situation — контролировать ситуацию; быть хозяином положения
to destabilize the situation — дестабилизировать положение, дестабилизировать обстановку
to escalate / to exacerbate the situation — обострять обстановку
to get more closely acquainted with the realities of the situation — знакомиться с фактическим положением поближе
to get the maximum benefit out of the situation — извлекать максимальную выгоду из сложившейся обстановки
to inflame the situation — обострять обстановку, перен. подливать масла в огонь
to influence a situation — оказывать влияние / влиять на ситуацию
to meet the situation — действовать в соответствии с обстановкой / обстоятельствами
to normalize the situation (in) — нормализовать положение / обстановку (где-л.)
to rectify / to redress the situation — исправлять создавшееся положение
to relieve smb's situation — облегчать чье-л. положение
to review the situation — обозревать / рассматривать положение; анализировать положение
to shoot one's way out of the situation — прибегать к оружию с целью выхода из создавшейся обстановки
- actual situationto stabilize the situation — стабилизировать обстановку / положение
- acute situation
- adjustment of a situation - assessment of the situation
- awkward situation
- commanding situation
- complicated situation
- complication of the international situation
- conflict situation
- confusing situation
- contradictory situation
- crisis situation
- critical situation
- current situation
- dangerous situation
- dead-end situation
- deadlocked situation
- declining security situation
- demographic situation
- deteriorating situation
- disastrous situation
- domestic situation of a country
- domestic situation
- dramatic situation
- economic situation
- emergency situation
- escalating situation
- explosive situation
- extreme situation
- financial situation
- fluid situation
- food situation
- fragile situation
- geographical situation
- give-and-take situation
- grave situation
- gravity of the situation
- grim situation
- health situation
- human rights situation
- improvement of the international situation
- in connection with the existing situation
- in the context of the existing situation
- inflammable situation
- initial situation
- internal situation
- international situation
- irreversible situation
- labor situation
- law-and-order situation
- marginal situations
- measures to deal with the balance of payments situation
- military and political situation
- military situation
- murky situation
- nonstabilized situation
- normalization of the international situation
- no-win situation
- one-against-the-rest situation
- peaceful situation
- political situation
- pre-accord situation
- precarious situation
- pre-crisis situation
- present situation
- present-day situation
- radiation situation
- regional situation - shambolic situation
- shifting situation
- situation becomes clearer
- situation clarifies
- situation deteriorates
- situation eases
- situation gets out of control
- situation goes out of hand
- situation has worsened
- situation is approaching crisis point
- situation is back to normal
- situation is balanced
- situation is calm
- situation is changing
- situation is confused
- situation is critical
- situation is deadlocked
- situation is fragile
- situation is hazardous
- situation is in turmoil
- situation is pregnant with peril
- situation is quiet
- situation is returning to normal
- situation is ripe for further conflict
- situation is tense
- situation is uncertain
- situation is under control
- situation now is a far cry from what it was
- situation of neither war, nor peace
- situation of despair
- situation settles down
- situation there goes largely unreported
- socio-economic situation
- socio-political situation
- special situation
- specific situation
- stalemate situation
- strategic situation
- subordinate situation
- tense situation
- threat situation
- uncertain situation
- uncontrollable situation
- unequal situation
- ungovernable situation
- unsatisfactory situation
- unstable situation
- violent situation
- volatile situation
- vulnerable situation
- warlike situation
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[ˌsɪtjuˈeɪʃən]situation положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация; to come out of a difficult situation with credit с честью выйти из трудного положения competitive situation состояние конкуренции conflict situation вчт. конфликтная ситуация critical situation критическая ситуация earnings situation ситуация с доходами economic situation состояние экономики economic situation экономическая конъюнктура economic situation экономическая ситуация employment situation положение на рынке труда exchange situation ситуация на валютном рынке export situation положение на экспортном рынке failure situation вчт. сбойная ситуация financial situation финансовая ситуация situation служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге); to find a situation найти работу, устроиться на место foreign exchange situation положение на валютном рынке foreign exchange situation состояние валютного рынка income situation состояние доходов interest rate situation состояние ставки процента liquidity situation состояние ликвидности market situation положение на рынке market situation рыночная конъюнктура market situation состояние рынка price situation состояние цен queueing situation вчт. условия образования очереди sales situation рыночная конъюнктура situation место службы situation местоположение, место situation обстановка situation положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация; to come out of a difficult situation with credit с честью выйти из трудного положения situation положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация situation положение дел situation работа situation ситуация situation служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге); to find a situation найти работу, устроиться на место situation служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) situation социальное положение situation of conflict состояние конфликта tangled situation запутанная ситуация tangled situation сложная ситуация tight economic situation напряженная экономическая ситуация uncertain situation неопределенная ситуация war-like situation положение, подобное военному -
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1) ((of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing: I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.) incierto2) (not definitely known or settled: My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.) incierto•uncertain adj1. inseguro2. inciertotr[ʌn'sɜːtən]1 (not certain) incierto,-a, dudoso,-a2 (unspecified) indeterminado,-a3 (indecisive) indeciso,-a4 (changeable) variable\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be uncertain of/about/as to something no estar seguro de algo■ he is still uncertain as to his participation aún no sabe seguro si va a participar, aún no está seguro de si va a participarin no uncertain terms claramente, sin rodeos, sin titubeosuncertain [.ʌn'sərtən] adj1) indefinite: indeterminado2) unsure: incierto, dudoso3) changeable: inestable, variableuncertain weather: tiempo inestable4) hesitant: indeciso5) vague: poco claroadj.• aleatorio, -a adj.• ambiguo, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.• inseguro, -a adj.'ʌn'sɜːrtṇ, ʌn'sɜːtṇ1)a) ( unsure) (pred)to be uncertain ABOUT/OF something — no estar* seguro de algo
b) ( hesitant) <voice/movement> vacilante2)a) ( doubtful) <prospects/future> inciertob) (changeable, unreliable) <weather/situation> inestable3) ( vague)in no uncertain terms — muy claramente, inequívocamente
[ʌn'sɜːtn]ADJ1) (=unsure)•
to be uncertain about/of sth — no estar seguro de algoshe is uncertain about the future/what to do next/how to proceed — no está segura sobre el futuro/de qué hacer ahora/de cómo proceder
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I am uncertain as to whether she was involved in the accident — no estoy seguro si ella estuvo implicada en el accidente•
I am uncertain whether to accept — no estoy seguro si aceptar2) (=doubtful) [future, outcome, destiny] inciertothe fate of the refugees remains uncertain — la suerte de los refugiados sigue siendo incierta or sigue sin conocerse
in no uncertain terms — sin dejar lugar a dudas, claramente
3) (=changeable) [conditions] inestable; [weather, temper] variable4) (=indecisive) [voice] indeciso; [smile] tímido, indeciso; [step] vacilante5) (=indeterminate) indeterminado* * *['ʌn'sɜːrtṇ, ʌn'sɜːtṇ]1)a) ( unsure) (pred)to be uncertain ABOUT/OF something — no estar* seguro de algo
b) ( hesitant) <voice/movement> vacilante2)a) ( doubtful) <prospects/future> inciertob) (changeable, unreliable) <weather/situation> inestable3) ( vague)in no uncertain terms — muy claramente, inequívocamente
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[ʌn'sɜːtn]to be uncertain about — non essere certo o sicuro di
2) (not predictable, not known) [future, outcome] incerto3) (changeable) [temper, weather] instabile, variabile4) in no uncertain terms [ state] senza mezzi termini* * *1) ((of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing: I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.) incerto2) (not definitely known or settled: My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.) incerto•* * *uncertain /ʌnˈsɜ:tn/a.1 incerto; dubbio: uncertain weather, tempo incerto; an uncertain future [result, outcome], un futuro [risultato, esito] incerto; It is uncertain whether the concert will take place, non è sicuro che il concerto abbia luogo2 incerto; indeciso: I'm uncertain whether to go or not, sono indeciso se andare o no; I am uncertain which of the boys he means, non so con certezza a quale dei ragazzi si riferisca; She was uncertain what to do next, non era sicura di cosa fare dopo; I am uncertain about his intentions, non so bene quali siano le sue intenzioni3 insicuro: She is too young and uncertain to cope with such a situation, è troppo giovane e insicura per gestire una simile situazione● (antiq.) an uncertain temper, un carattere irascibile □ of uncertain age, ( di persona) di una certa età (o di età indefinibile); ( di reperto, oggetto, ecc.) di età incerta □ in no uncertain terms, esplicitamente; chiaramente: I didn't like his plan and I told him so in no uncertain terms, non mi piaceva il suo piano e gliel'ho detto chiaramenteuncertainly avv.* * *[ʌn'sɜːtn]to be uncertain about — non essere certo o sicuro di
2) (not predictable, not known) [future, outcome] incerto3) (changeable) [temper, weather] instabile, variabile4) in no uncertain terms [ state] senza mezzi termini -
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ˌsɪtjuˈeɪʃən сущ.
1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult situation with credit ≈ с честью выйти из трудного положения to comprehend, grasp, take in a situation ≈ понимать положение, вникать в положение/в ситуацию awkward situation crisis situation emergency situation critical situation delicate situation desperate situation embarrassing situation explosive situation fluid situation hopeless situation international situation world situation no-win situation life-and-death situation political situation
2) место, местоположение (здания, города и т. п.) Syn: position
1., location
3) служба, должность, место to be out of a situation ≈ быть безработным situations vacant, situations wanted ≈ вакансии заголовок газетного раздела о свободных вакансиях Syn: post III, job II
1. ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) - financial * финансовое положение - ice * (метеорология) ледовая обстановка - price * (экономика) уровень цен - the * at the front положение на фронте - * map (военное) карта обстановки - let me know how the * stands дайте мне знать, как обстоят дела состояние, положение - (to be) in an awkward * (находиться) в неловком положении - to barge into an unpleasant * (разговорное) влипнуть в неприятную историю (литературоведение) момент, сцена;
ситуация - dramatic * драматический момент - the drama is full of exciting *s драма изобилует захватывающими эпизодами место, служба, работа - the * of a servant место слуги - to find a * найти место;
устроиться на место - in one's former * на месте прежней службы социальное положение - (one's) subordinate * (чье-либо) подчиненное положение местность - the farm stands in a fine * ферма расположена в прекрасной местности - the place is unrivalled for its * место славится природными условиями - a pleasant * приятное место местоположение, расположение - the * of a house местоположение дома - commanding * господствующее положение( разговорное) одно из трех первых мест (на скачках) ~ положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация;
to come out of a difficult situation with credit с честью выйти из трудного положения competitive ~ состояние конкуренции conflict ~ вчт. конфликтная ситуация critical ~ критическая ситуация earnings ~ ситуация с доходами economic ~ состояние экономики economic ~ экономическая конъюнктура economic ~ экономическая ситуация employment ~ положение на рынке труда exchange ~ ситуация на валютном рынке export ~ положение на экспортном рынке failure ~ вчт. сбойная ситуация financial ~ финансовая ситуация ~ служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) ;
to find a situation найти работу, устроиться на место foreign exchange ~ положение на валютном рынке foreign exchange ~ состояние валютного рынка income ~ состояние доходов interest rate ~ состояние ставки процента liquidity ~ состояние ликвидности market ~ положение на рынке market ~ рыночная конъюнктура market ~ состояние рынка price ~ состояние цен queueing ~ вчт. условия образования очереди sales ~ рыночная конъюнктура situation место службы ~ местоположение, место ~ обстановка ~ положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация;
to come out of a difficult situation with credit с честью выйти из трудного положения ~ положение, обстановка, состояние, ситуация ~ положение дел ~ работа ~ ситуация ~ служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) ;
to find a situation найти работу, устроиться на место ~ служба, должность, место (особ. о прислуге) ~ социальное положение ~ of conflict состояние конфликта tangled ~ запутанная ситуация tangled ~ сложная ситуация tight economic ~ напряженная экономическая ситуация uncertain ~ неопределенная ситуация war-like ~ положение, подобное военномуБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > situation
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[ʌn'sɜːtn]1) Общая лексика: изменчивый, колеблющийся, находящийся в нерешительности, неизвестный, ненадёжный, неопределённый, неуверенный, неясный, сомневающийся, сомнительный, точно не известный2) Техника: неопределенный3) Математика: двусмысленный, неустойчивый, неопределенный (situation)4) Бухгалтерия: недостоверный5) Нефтепромысловый: условный6) Океанология: переменный7) Макаров: капризный, нерешительный, неточный, неопределенный (напр. о воздействии загрязнителя), неопределенный (напр., о воздействии загрязнителя) -
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Politics english-russian dictionary > situation is uncertain
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noun2) (even chance)it is a toss-up [whether...] — es ist noch ganz ungewiss[, ob...]
* * *n1. (uncertain situation) ungewisse Situation▪ to be a \toss-up [noch] unentschieden [o offen] sein* * *['tɒsʌp]n (lit)Knobeln nt durch Münzenwerfen* * *toss-up s2. umg ungewisse Sache:it’s a toss-up die Chancen stehen gleich;* * *noun1) (tossing of coin) Hochwerfen einer Münzeit is a toss-up [whether...] — es ist noch ganz ungewiss[, ob...]
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nounSchneide, diebe [balanced] on a knife-edge — (fig.) auf des Messers Schneide stehen
* * *I. n Messerschneide fto exist on a financial \knife-edge am Rande des finanziellen Ruins existierento be on a \knife-edge ( fig) auf Messers Schneide stehenII. adj attr, inv1. (narrow) messerscharf\knife-edge ridge schmaler Grat* * *a knife-edge victory ein hauchdünner Sieg* * *nounSchneide, diebe [balanced] on a knife-edge — (fig.) auf des Messers Schneide stehen
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unsettled [ˈʌnˈsetld]a. ( = uncertain) [situation, market, weather] instable ; [future] incertainb. ( = restless) [person, life] perturbéc. ( = unresolved) [issue] non résolu ; [conflict] non réglé* * *[ʌn'setld]1) [weather, economic climate] instable2) ( not paid) [account] impayé3) ( disrupted) [schedule] perturbé -
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(a) (uncertain → situation) aléatoire□ ;∎ the picnic/project is looking very iffy le pique-nique/projet semble très compromis□ ;∎ the car's a bit iffy these days la voiture n'est pas très fiable ces jours-ci□ ;∎ I'm still a bit iffy about the whole thing (haven't made my mind up) j'hésite encore□ ;∎ British my stomach's been a bit iffy lately je me sens un peu barbouillé ces temps-ci;∎ that sky looks a bit iffy le ciel est un peu menaçant□ ;∎ the ice looks a bit iffy (on pond) la glace n'a pas l'air très sûre□ ;∎ it's still a bit iffy but I think I WILL be going to the conference je ne suis pas complètement sûr mais je pense que j'irai à la conférence□(b) (suspect → person, appearance) louche□ ;∎ it all sounded rather iffy tout ça m'avait l'air plutôt louche;∎ her new man sounds really iffy son nouveau copain a l'air vraiment louche -
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1. adverb1) (in or at what place) wowhere shall we sit? — wo wollen wir sitzen od. uns hinsetzen?; wohin wollen wir uns setzen?
where was I? — (fig.) wo war ich stehengeblieben?
where did Orwell say/write that? — wo od. an welcher Stelle sagt/schreibt Orwell das?
where is the harm in it/the sense of it? — was macht das schon/welchen od. was für einen Sinn hat das?
this is where I was born — hier bin ich geboren
2) (from what place) woherwhere did you get that information? — wo hast du das erfahren?
3) (to what place, to which) wohinwhere shall I put it? — wohin soll ich es legen?; wo soll ich es hinlegen?
where do we go from here? — (fig.) was tun wir jetzt od. als nächstes?
4) (in what respect) inwiefernI don't know where they differ/I've gone wrong — ich weiß nicht, worin sie sich unterscheiden/wo ich den Fehler gemacht habe
that is where you are wrong — in diesem Punkt irrst du dich
5) (in which) woin the box where I keep my tools — in der Kiste, worin od. in der ich mein Werkzeug habe
2. conjunctionwhere will/would they be if...? — was wird/würde aus ihnen, wenn...?
wo3. pronounwhere uncertain, leave blank — bei Unsicherheit [bitte] freilassen
near/not far from where it happened — nahe der Stelle/nicht weit von der od. unweit der Stelle, wo es passiert ist
from where I'm standing — von meinem Standort [aus]
they continued from where they left off — sie machten da weiter, wo sie aufgehört hatten
where [...] from? — woher [...]?; von wo [...]?
where [...] to? — wohin [...]?
where are you going to? — wohin gehst du?; wo gehst du hin?
* * *[(h)weəʳ, AM (h)wer]adv inv\where does he live? wo wohnt er?\where are you going? wohin gehst du?\where did you put my umbrella? wo hast du meinen Schirm hingelegt?\where are we going? wohin gehen wir?\where's the party being held? wo ist denn die Party?could you tell me \where Barker Drive is please? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wo Barker Drive ist?I wonder \where they will take us to ich frage mich, wohin sie uns bringen\where does this argument lead? zu was führt dieser Streit?he was so obnoxious so I told him \where to go er war so eklig zu mir, dass ich ihm gesagt habe, dass er sich verziehen soll famBradford, \where Bren comes from... Bradford, wo Bren herkommt...you see \where Mira is standing? siehst du, wo Mira steht?this is \where I live hier wohne ichhe was free to go \where he liked er konnte gehen, wohin er wolltethat's \where you're wrong genau da liegst du falschhe's as soft as butter \where children are concerned er ist weich wie Butter, was Kinder anbelangtyou reach a point in any project \where you just want to get the thing finished bei jedem Projekt erreicht man irgendwann mal den Punkt, an dem man einfach fertig werden möchteI've reached the stage \where I just don't care anymore ich habe einen Punkt erreicht, an dem es mir einfach egal ist\where do you see yourself five years from now? wo sehen Sie sich in fünf Jahren?you're not available on the 12th and Andrew can't make the 20th — so \where does that leave us? du kannst am 12. nicht und Andrew am 20. nicht — was machen wir also?5.▶ to know/see \where sb's coming from wissen/verstehen, was jd meint* * *[wɛə(r)]1. advwowhere (to) — wohin, wo... hin
where... from — woher, wo... her
where are you going (to)? — wohin gehst du?, wo gehst du hin?
where to, sir? — wohin (wollen Sie) bitte?
where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?, wo kommen Sie her?
from where I'm sitting I can see the church — von meinem Platz aus kann ich die Kirche sehen
2. conjwo; (= in the place where) da, wo..., an der Stelle, wo...go where you like — geh, wohin du willst, geh hin, wo du willst
the bag is where you left it — die Tasche ist an der Stelle or da, wo du sie liegen gelassen hast
that's where I used to live — hier or da habe ich (früher) gewohnt
we carried on from where we left off — wir haben da weitergemacht, wo wir vorher aufgehört haben
I've read up to where the king... — ich habe bis dahin or bis an die Stelle gelesen, wo der König...
we succeeded where we expected to fail — wir hatten da Erfolg, wo wir ihn nicht erwartet hatten
you can trust him where money is concerned — in Geldsachen können Sie ihm trauen, Sie können ihm trauen, wo es ums Geld geht
that's where — da
* * *where [weə(r); hwe(ə)r]A adv (fragend und relativ)1. wo:where … from? woher?, von wo?;where … (to)? wohin?;2. inwiefern, in welcher Hinsicht:where does this touch our interests?B konj1. (der Platz oder die Stelle,) wo:I cannot find where the fault is ich kann nicht feststellen, wo der Fehler liegt;where it’s (all) at bes US sla) wo sich alles abspielt,b) wo was los ist; if you are interested in good food, Paris is where it’s at musst du unbedingt nach Paris fahren2. (da,) wo:go on reading, where we stopped yesterdaywhere you should be silent, don’t talk rede nicht, wo du schweigen solltest!4. dahin oder irgendwohin, wo;wohin:he must be sent where he will be taken care of man muss ihn (irgend)wohin schicken, wo man für ihn sorgt;go where you please geh, wohin du willst!C s meist pl Wo n: → academic.ru/81939/when">when D* * *1. adverb1) (in or at what place) wowhere shall we sit? — wo wollen wir sitzen od. uns hinsetzen?; wohin wollen wir uns setzen?
where was I? — (fig.) wo war ich stehengeblieben?
where did Orwell say/write that? — wo od. an welcher Stelle sagt/schreibt Orwell das?
where is the harm in it/the sense of it? — was macht das schon/welchen od. was für einen Sinn hat das?
2) (from what place) woher3) (to what place, to which) wohinwhere shall I put it? — wohin soll ich es legen?; wo soll ich es hinlegen?
where do we go from here? — (fig.) was tun wir jetzt od. als nächstes?
4) (in what respect) inwiefernI don't know where they differ/I've gone wrong — ich weiß nicht, worin sie sich unterscheiden/wo ich den Fehler gemacht habe
5) (in which) woin the box where I keep my tools — in der Kiste, worin od. in der ich mein Werkzeug habe
6) (in what situation) wo2. conjunctionwhere will/would they be if...? — was wird/würde aus ihnen, wenn...?
wo3. pronounwhere uncertain, leave blank — bei Unsicherheit [bitte] freilassen
near/not far from where it happened — nahe der Stelle/nicht weit von der od. unweit der Stelle, wo es passiert ist
from where I'm standing — von meinem Standort [aus]
they continued from where they left off — sie machten da weiter, wo sie aufgehört hatten
where [...] from? — woher [...]?; von wo [...]?
where [...] to? — wohin [...]?
where are you going to? — wohin gehst du?; wo gehst du hin?
* * *adv.wo adv.wohin adv. -
17 dicey
adjective (uncertain; risky: a dicey situation.) incierto, dudosotr['daɪsɪ]'daɪsiadjective dicier, diciest (colloq) ( risky) arriesgado, riesgoso (AmL); ( uncertain) dudoso, incierto['daɪsɪ]ADJ (compar dicier) (superl diciest) (Brit) (=uncertain) incierto, dudoso; (=hazardous) peligroso, arriesgado* * *['daɪsi] -
18 precarious
adjective1) (uncertain) labil, prekär [Gleichgewicht, Situation]; gefährdet [Friede]2) (insecure) gefährlich [Weg, Pfad]; riskant, gefährlich [Balanceakt, Leben]; instabil (geh.) [Bauwerk]; unsicher [Koalition]* * *[pri'keəriəs](insecure; risky or dangerous.) unsicher- academic.ru/90372/precariously">precariously- precariousness* * *pre·cari·ous[prɪˈkeəriəs, AM -ˈker-]he makes a rather \precarious living seine Einkommensverhältnisse sind ziemlich ungesichert\precarious financial position prekäre finanzielle Lageto be in a \precarious position sich akk in einer gefährlichen [o prekären] Lage befinden* * *[prI'kɛərɪəs]adjunsicher; situation also, relationship prekär; theory, assertion anfechtbar; position unsicher, schwankend; balance unsicher, schwankend, instabil; peace gefährdet, instabil, unsicherat a precarious angle — in einem gefährlich aussehenden Winkel
that cup/that shelf looks somewhat precarious — die Tasse/das Regal sieht ziemlich gefährlich aus
* * *precarious [prıˈkeərıəs] adj (adv precariously)1. prekär, unsicher (Lage etc):precarious state of health bedenklicher Gesundheitszustand2. gefährlich, riskant3. anfechtbar, fragwürdig (Annahme etc)* * *adjective1) (uncertain) labil, prekär [Gleichgewicht, Situation]; gefährdet [Friede]2) (insecure) gefährlich [Weg, Pfad]; riskant, gefährlich [Balanceakt, Leben]; instabil (geh.) [Bauwerk]; unsicher [Koalition]* * *adj.unsicher adj. -
19 iffy
tr['ɪfɪ]1 familiar dudoso,-a'ɪfiadjective iffier, iffiest (colloq)b) < person> sospechoso, que da mala espina (fam)['ɪfɪ]ADJ dudoso, incierto* * *['ɪfi]adjective iffier, iffiest (colloq)b) < person> sospechoso, que da mala espina (fam) -
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