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dicey, diffident, dodgy, doubtful, faltering, hazy, insecure, precarious, rocky, shaky, tentative, uncertain* * *adj( tvivlsom) doubtful ( fx the result is doubtful), uncertain ( fx our plans are still uncertain);( ikke pålidelig) uncertain, unreliable ( fx memory);(som let kan mistes etc) insecure ( fx hope, position),( stærkere) precarious ( fx hold, income, position);( ikke stabil) unsteady ( fx foothold),F insecure,T (også fig) shaky ( fx chair; his English is rather shaky);( farlig, som let kan bryde sammen etc) not safe ( fx the bridge is not safe), unsafe ( fx position),( risikabel) risky ( fx undertaking);( om person: tvivlrådig) doubtful, uncertain ( fx I was uncertain what to do),( usikker på sig selv) insecure ( fx I felt insecure; he is a very insecure person), ill at ease ( fx he made me feel ill at ease);( tilbageholdende) diffident;( også om stemme) faltering;( som mangler kundskaber, T) shaky ( fx he's a bit shaky at English);[ et usikkert blik] an uncertain (, unsteady, a hesitant) look,(neds: flakkende) a shifty look;[ de usikre forhold i Europa] the unsettled state of Europe;[ røverne gjorde vejene usikre] the roads were infested with highwaymen;[ isen er usikker] the ice is not safe;( på skilt) danger! thin ice;[ usikker på benene] unsteady on one's feet. -
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adj risky,T chancy, dicey.
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