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1 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) kvíðinn2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) kvíðaþrunginn3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) óþreyjufullur•- anxiety -
2 anybody's guess
(a matter of complete uncertainty: Who will win is anybody's guess.) algjörlega óvíst -
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.) talsvert, þó nokkuð2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) gráða3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) gráða4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) gráða•- to a degree -
4 hesitate
['heziteit]1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) hika, vera á báðum áttum2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) hika, vera ófús eða tregur•- hesitant
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5 hesitation
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6 qualm
(a feeling of uncertainty about whether one is doing right: She had no qualms about reporting her husband's crime to the police.) efasemd -
7 quandary
['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) klípa, kreppa -
8 suspense
[-s]noun (a state of uncertainty and anxiety: We waited in suspense for the result of the competition.) spenna, óvissa, eftirvænting
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