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1 dubious
'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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2 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) arriesgado, difícil2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) sospechoso, poco fiabletr['dɒʤɪ]1 familiar (risky) arriesgado,-a, inseguro,-a; (tricky) peliagudo,-a, difícil, problemático,-a; (dangerous) peligroso,-a; (bad) chungo,-a2 familiar (dishonest - person) que no es de fiar, poco fiable, de poca confianza, sospechoso,-a; (- business) sospechoso,-a, poco fiable'dɑːdʒi, 'dɒdʒiadjective dodgier, dodgiest (BrE colloq)a) (unreliable, dubious)b) ( risky) arriesgado, riesgoso (AmL)['dɒdʒɪ]ADJ (Brit) (compar dodgier) (superl dodgiest)1) (=dishonest) [person] de poco fiar, poco fiable; [business, deal, district] oscuro, chungo (Sp) **; [practice] dudoso2) (=unreliable, uncertain) [plan] arriesgado; [weather] inestablethe clutch is a bit dodgy — el embrague no anda muy bien, el embrague está un poco chungo (Sp) **
to have a dodgy back — tener la espalda fastidiada, estar fastidiado de la espalda
* * *['dɑːdʒi, 'dɒdʒi]adjective dodgier, dodgiest (BrE colloq)a) (unreliable, dubious)b) ( risky) arriesgado, riesgoso (AmL) -
3 shady
1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) a la sombra2) (dishonest: a shady business.) sospechoso, turbioshady adj sombreadotr['ʃeɪdɪ]1) : sombreado (dícese de un lugar), que da sombra (dícese de un árbol)2) disreputable: sospechoso (dícese de una persona), turbio (dícese de un negocio, etc.)adj.• sombreado, -a adj.• sombrío, -a adj.• tenebroso, -a adj.• umbrío, -a adj.'ʃeɪdiadjective -dier, -diesta) ( giving shade) <place/garden> sombreado, donde hay sombra; < tree> que da mucha sombrab) ( disreputable) (colloq) <deal/business> turbio; < character> sospechoso['ʃeɪdɪ]ADJ (compar shadier) (superl shadiest)1) (=shaded) [place] sombreado2) * (=dubious) [person] dudoso; [deal] turbio, chueco (Mex) ** * *['ʃeɪdi]adjective -dier, -diesta) ( giving shade) <place/garden> sombreado, donde hay sombra; < tree> que da mucha sombrab) ( disreputable) (colloq) <deal/business> turbio; < character> sospechoso -
4 sospechoso
sospechoso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹movimiento/comportamiento› suspicious;‹ paquete› suspicious, suspect; ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino suspect
sospechoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino suspect
II adjetivo suspicious: era sospechoso de asesinato, he was suspected of committing a murder ' sospechoso' also found in these entries: Spanish: detener - detenida - detenido - enjuiciar - interrogar - oscura - oscuro - rondar - sospechosa - interrogación - llevar - vaina English: detention - doubtful - dubious - funny business - grill - shady - shifty - suspect - suspicious - up - Caucasian - fishy - furtive - name
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