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1 distrustful
[dɪs'trʌstfl]aggettivo diffidenteto be distrustful of sb., sth. — non fidarsi di qcn., qcs
* * *adjective diffidente* * *distrustful /dɪsˈtrʌstfl/a.diffidente; sospettoso: They are very distrustful of strangers, sono molto diffidenti verso gli estraneidistrustfully avv. distrustfulness n. [u].* * *[dɪs'trʌstfl]aggettivo diffidenteto be distrustful of sb., sth. — non fidarsi di qcn., qcs
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3 wary
['weərɪ]1) (cautious) [manner, reply] prudente, cauto, accorto2) (distrustful) [look, person] diffidente* * *['weəri](cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning): Be wary of lending money to him.) accorto, cauto; diffidente- warily- wariness* * *wary /ˈwɛərɪ/a.accorto; cauto; circospetto; guardingo; diffidente: to be wary of sb., diffidare di q.; essere sospettoso di q.● to be wary of doing st., stare attento a non fare qc.; guardarsi dal fare qc.: He is wary of breaking the rules of the road, si guarda (bene) dal violare il codice della stradawarily avv.* * *['weərɪ]1) (cautious) [manner, reply] prudente, cauto, accorto2) (distrustful) [look, person] diffidente -
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I [dɪs'trʌst]nome sfiducia f., diffidenza f. (of nei confronti di)II [dɪs'trʌst]verbo transitivo diffidare di, non fidarsi di [person, government]* * *1. noun(suspicion; lack of trust or faith: He has always had a distrust of electrical gadgets.) diffidenza2. verb(to have no trust in: He distrusts his own judgement.) diffidare- distrustfully
- distrustfulness* * *distrust /dɪsˈtrʌst/n. [u]sfiducia; diffidenza: to have a distrust of politicians [foreigners], essere diffidente nei confronti dei politici [degli stranieri]; Many young people view the police with distrust, molti giovani guardano alla polizia con diffidenza.(to) distrust /dɪsˈtrʌst/v. t.diffidare di; non avere fiducia in● to distrust one's eyes, non credere ai propri occhi.* * *I [dɪs'trʌst]nome sfiducia f., diffidenza f. (of nei confronti di)II [dɪs'trʌst]verbo transitivo diffidare di, non fidarsi di [person, government] -
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distrustful — UK [dɪsˈtrʌstf(ə)l] / US [dɪsˈtrʌstfəl] adjective a distrustful person does not trust a particular person or thing or people in general They were profoundly distrustful of anything new. Derived word: distrustfully adverb … English dictionary
distrustful — distrustfully, adv. distrustfulness, n. /dis trust feuhl/, adj. unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences. [1585 95; DISTRUST + FUL] * * * … Universalium
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