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21 weaseling
wea·sel·ling, AM wea·sel·ing[ˈwi:zəlɪŋ]n -
22 weaselling
wea·sel·ling, AM wea·sel·ing[ˈwi:zəlɪŋ]n -
23 androgynous
1) ( sexually ambiguous) androgyn2) ( hermaphroditic) zweigeschlechtig, zwittrig -
24 dubious
1) (pej: questionable, doubtful) zweifelhaft, ungewiss;\dubious claims fragwürdige Behauptungen;( ambiguous) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft;\dubious characters/ methods zweifelhafte Charaktere/Methoden;\dubious undertaking bedenkliches Unternehmen3) (unsure, doubtful) unsicher;I'm still a bit \dubious ich habe immer noch Zweifel;to have a \dubious expression on one's face zweifelnd dreinschauen;( doubtful)( 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 -
25 equivocal
1) ( ambiguous) zweideutig, doppeldeutig;\equivocal meaning unklare Bedeutung2) ( questionable) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft;to place sb in an \equivocal position jdn in ein zweifelhaftes Licht rücken -
26 phrasing
phras·ing [ʼfreɪzɪŋ] nthe \phrasing of the contract is rather ambiguous der Vertrag ist ziemlich zweideutig formuliert -
27 two-edged
( ambiguous) comment, remark zweideutig, doppeldeutig -
28 weaseling
wea·sel·ling [ʼwi:zəlɪŋ], (Am) wea·sel·ing n -
29 weaselling
wea·sel·ling [ʼwi:zəlɪŋ], (Am) wea·sel·ing n -
30 senior unsecured
senior unsecured FIN vorrangig unbesichert (ambiguous term in negative pledge clauses of bond issues, really meaning “subordinated”; euphemistische Anleihenkennzeichnung in Negative Pledge-Klauseln, steht für „nachrangig“)Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > senior unsecured
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