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1 hesitation
1) (an act of hesitating.) vilcināšanās2) (unwillingness or uncertainty.) svārstīšanās* * *vilcināšanās, svārstīšanās -
2 qualm
(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) šaubas; bažas* * *bažas; slikta dūša, nelabums -
3 degree
[di'ɡri:]1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) pakāpe2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grāds3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grāds4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) iegūt zinātnisko grādu•- to a degree* * *pakāpe; grāds; zinātnisks grāds; stāvoklis; šķira, kvalitāte; intervāls -
4 quandary
['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) neziņa; apmulsums* * *apmulsums, neizpratne, neziņa -
5 suspense
[-s]noun (a state of uncertainty and anxiety: We waited in suspense for the result of the competition.) neziņa; satraukums; gaidas* * *neziņa; atlikšana
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