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41 nieufny
adj* * *a.1. (= sceptyczny) distrustful (do l. wobec l. w stosunku do kogoś/czegoś of sb/sth).2. (= świadczący o nieufności) distrustful; ( spojrzenie) suspicious.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nieufny
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42 suspicaz
adj.suspicious.* * *► adjetivo (pl suspicaces)1 (desconfiado) mistrustful, distrustful2 (que sospecha) suspicious* * *ADJ suspicious, distrustful* * *adjetivo suspicious* * *= suspicious, mistrustful.Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex. Scientometric indicators published are mostly incomparable impeding the development of the field and making the users of scientometric results mistrustful.* * *adjetivo suspicious* * *= suspicious, mistrustful.Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
Ex: Scientometric indicators published are mostly incomparable impeding the development of the field and making the users of scientometric results mistrustful.* * *suspicious* * *
suspicaz adjetivo
suspicious
suspicaz adjetivo suspicious, distrustful
' suspicaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosqueada
- mosqueado
- quisquillosa
- quisquilloso
- susceptible
- desconfiado
English:
suspicious
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43 défiant
défiante defjɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif distrustful, wary* * * -
44 méfiant
méfiant, e [mefjɑ̃, jɑ̃t]adjective[personne] mistrustful* * *méfiante mefjɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif suspiciouselle est d'un naturel or caractère méfiant — she's always very wary
* * *mefjɑ̃, jɑ̃t adj méfiant, -emistrustful, distrustful* * *méfiant, méfiante adj [personne, air, regard, attitude, parole] suspicious, distrustful; [police, caractère, personnalité] wary; elle est d'un naturel méfiant she's always very wary; regarder qn/qch d'un œil méfiant to look at sb/sth suspiciously.il n'est pas assez méfiant he is too unsuspecting ou trustingméfiant envers quelque chose dubious about something, sceptical of something -
45 неверник
infidel, gentile, unbeliever(недоверчив човек) doubter, distrustful person, disbeliever* * *невѐрник,м., -ци; невѐрниц|а ж., -и infidel, gentile, disbeliever, unbeliever; ( недоверчив човек) doubter, distrustful person, disbeliever.* * *disbeliever; unbeliever{`Xnbi,li;vx}* * *1. (недоверчив човек) doubter, distrustful person, disbeliever 2. infidel, gentile, unbeliever -
46 sospettoso
suspicious* * *sospettoso agg. suspicious, distrustful: non essere sempre così sospettoso, don't be so suspicious all the time; ha un carattere estremamente sospettoso, he has an extremely suspicious nature.* * *[sospet'toso]* * *sospettoso/sospet'toso/[ persona] suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful (di, nei confronti di of). -
47 недоверчивый
(к кому-л./чему-л.)
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48 argwöhnisch
Adj. suspicious, distrustful ( gegen of)* * *suspicious* * *ạrg|wöh|nisch ['arkvøːnɪʃ]1. adjsuspicious2. advsuspiciously* * *arg·wöh·nisch[ˈarkvø:nɪʃ]II. adv suspiciously* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv suspicious2.adverbial suspiciously* * *argwöhnisch adj suspicious, distrustful (gegen of)* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv suspicious2.adverbial suspiciously* * *adj.suspicious (of) adj. -
49 misstrauen
v/i (untr., hat) jemandem, einer Sache: distrust, mistrust; have no confidence in; ich misstraue der Sache I have my doubts ( oder suspicions) about it* * *das Misstrauendistrust; suspiciousness; suspicion; mistrustfulness; mistrust* * *Mịss|trau|en ['mɪstrauən]nt -s, no plmistrust, distrust (gegenüber of); (esp einer Sache, Handlung gegenüber) suspiciousness (gegenüber of)jdm/einer Sache Misstrauen entgegenbringen — to mistrust sb/sth, to be suspicious of sth
* * *Miss·trau·enRR, Miß·trau·enALT<-s>[ˈmɪstrauən]jdm ein gesundes \Misstrauen entgegenbringen to show sb a healthy [measure of] mistrusteiner Unternehmung ein gesundes \Misstrauen entgegenbringen to approach a venture with a healthy [measure of] mistrustjdm das \Misstrauen aussprechen POL to pass a vote of no confidence in sb* * *das; Misstrauens mistrust, distrust ( gegen of)voll[er] Misstrauen — extremely mistrustful or distrustful ( gegen of)
* * *misstrauen v/i (untrennb, hat) jemandem, einer Sache: distrust, mistrust; have no confidence in;ich misstraue der Sache I have my doubts ( oder suspicions) about it* * *das; Misstrauens mistrust, distrust ( gegen of)voll[er] Misstrauen — extremely mistrustful or distrustful ( gegen of)
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50 mißtrauisch
1) distrustful3) mistrustful5) (having or showing suspicion: I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.) suspicious* * *miss·trau·ischRR, miß·trau·ischALT[ˈmɪstrauɪʃ]▪ [jdm/etw gegenüber] \mißtrauisch sein to be mistrustful [or suspicious] [of sb/sth]warum schaust du [mich] so \mißtrauisch [an]? why are you looking [at me] so mistrustful[ly]? -
51 podejrzliwy
podejrzliwy wobec lub w stosunku do kogoś — suspicious about sb, mistrustful of sb
* * *a.suspicious, mistrustful, distrustful; podejrzliwe spojrzenie distrustful look; podejrzliwy z natury suspicious by nature; podejrzliwy wobec l. w stosunku do kogoś suspicious about sb, mistrustful of sb.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podejrzliwy
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52 arreglárselas
to manage, cope■ ¿cómo te las arreglas para tener tantas novias? how do you manage to have so many girlfriends?* * *(v.) = get by, make + do, make out, copeEx. A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.Ex. It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex. 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly.Ex. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *(v.) = get by, make + do, make out, copeEx: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
Ex: It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex: 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly.Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope. -
53 dar abasto
v.to meet the demand, to supply, to produce to capacity.* * *familiar to be sufficient for■ es que no doy abasto I just can't cope, I can't keep up■ no doy abasto para corregir tantos ejercicios I've got so many exercises to correct that I just can't cope* * *(v.) = copeEx. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *(v.) = copeEx: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
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54 de manera obsesiva
Ex. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
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55 enfrentarse a la vida
(v.) = cope with + life, face + life, copeEx. This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life.Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.Ex. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *(v.) = cope with + life, face + life, copeEx: This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life.
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56 hacer frente a la vida
(v.) = copeEx. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *(v.) = copeEx: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
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57 mosca
f.1 fly.aflojar o soltar la mosca (figurative) to cough up, to fork outestar con o tener la mosca detrás de la oreja (informal) to be suspicious o distrustful¿qué mosca te ha picado? (informal figurative) what's up with you?mosca muerta (informal figurative) slyboots, hypocritemosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2 money.* * *1 fly2 (barba) tuft\aflojar/soltar la mosca familiar to fork out money, cough upcaer como moscas to drop like fliesestar con la mosca detrás de la oreja to be suspiciousno se oía una mosca you could have heard a pin droppor si las moscas just in case¿qué mosca te (le, etc) ha picado? familiar what's bugging you (him, etc)?mosca muerta figurado hypocrite* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=insecto) flypescar a la mosca — to fish with a fly, fly-fish
asarse las moscas —
- mandar a algn a capar moscas- ¿qué mosca te/le ha picado?mosca artificial — [en pesca] fly
mosca azul, mosca blanca — whitefly
mosca de España — Spanish fly, cantharides
mosca drosofila — drosophila, fruit fly
mosca muerta — = mosquita
2) * (=pesado) pest3) † (=dinero) dough *4) † (=barba) small goatee beard5) pl moscas (=centellas) sparksmoscas volantes — spots before the eyes, floaters
6) Méx * (=parásito) sponger *2.ADJ INV Esp** * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex. From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.----* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *1 ( Esp fam) (preocupado) uneasy, edgy ( colloq); (enfadado) sore ( AmE colloq), mad ( AmE), cross ( BrE colloq)hay que estar mosca you have to be alert o ( colloq) keep on your toesA1 ( Zool) flyno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq)caer como moscas to go down o drop o fall like flieses incapaz de matar una mosca she wouldn't harm o hurt a flyestar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja to be wary, be on one's guardir de mosca ( Méx): atrás del trolebús iban dos muchachos de mosca two boys were hanging off the back of the trolleybus¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? ( fam); what's got into o what's up with you/him? ( colloq), what's eating you/him? ( colloq)venir or acudir como moscas to swarm round like flies2 (para pescar) flyCompuestos:whitefly● mosca húmeda or mojadawet flydry fly● mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé( Med) tsetse, tsetse flyafloja la mosca cough up ( colloq)(Ur fam)* * *
mosca sustantivo femenino
fly;◊ no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop (colloq);
por si las moscas (fam) just in case (colloq)
mosca
I sustantivo femenino
1 (insecto) fly
2 fam fig (dinero) cash, dough
aflojar la mosca, to stump up
3 fam (recelo) estar con la mosca (detrás de la oreja), to smell a rat, to be suspicious
II adj (estar) (enfadado) annoyed
(inquieto) worried
(intrigado) suspicious
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¿qué mosca le ha picado?, what's biting him?
familiar por si las moscas, just in case
' mosca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
- volar
- pescar
- peso
- por
English:
bite
- eat
- fly
- flyweight
- pin
- blue
- house
* * *♦ adj investoy mosca con su oferta, no me inspira confianza there's something fishy about his offer, I don't trust itestá mosca conmigo she's in a mood with me;está mosca porque se ha vuelto a estropear el ordenador he's in a mood because the computer's broken againpara ganar dinero hay que estar muy mosca if you want to make money you've got to be on the ball♦ nmf[en boxeo] flyweight♦ nf1. [insecto] flymosca escorpión scorpion fly;mosca de la fruta fruit fly;Fam Fig mosca muerta:con lo mosca muerta que parecía y el novio tan guapo que se ha buscado she's a dark horse, you'd never have thought she'd end up with a good-looking boyfriend like that;parece una mosca muerta he looks very innocent;mosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2. [en pesca] flyestoy sin mosca I'm flat broke, Br I'm skint4. Compcazar moscas to twiddle one's thumbs;Famno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;Fam¿qué mosca te ha picado? what's up with you?, who's rattled your cage?;Fampor si las moscas just in case;Méx Famviajar de mosca = to ride for free on a bus by clinging to the outside of it♦ interjVen Fam watch it!* * *f fly;mosca muerta fam hypocrite;estar mosca fam smell a rat fam ;tener la mosca detrás de la oreja fam smell a rat fam ;por si las moscas fam just to be on the safe side;¿qué mosca te ha picado? what’s biting you?;soltar oaflojar la mosca fam pay up, cough up fam ;caer omorir como moscas fig drop like flies;estar papando moscas fam be miles away fam ;no es capaz de matar una mosca he wouldn’t hurt a fly* * *mosca nf1) : fly2)mosca común : housefly* * * -
58 obsesivamente
adv.obsessively, obsessionally, obsessingly.* * *= obsessively, neurotically.Ex. He carried 'Crusoe' about with him obsessively for weeks and seemed to read it whenever he got the chance.Ex. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *= obsessively, neurotically.Ex: He carried 'Crusoe' about with him obsessively for weeks and seemed to read it whenever he got the chance.
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59 cachudo
adj.1 horned, with horns. (Andes & Mexico)2 wealthy (rich). (Andes)3 suspicious, distrustful; cunning. (Southern Cone)4 long-faced, miserable (sad). (Mexico)5 long-horned.* * *1. ADJ1) Méx (=con cuernos) horned2) Col (=rico) wealthy3) Cono Sur suspicious, distrustful; (=taimado) cunning4) Méx (=triste) long-faced, miserable2.SMel cachudo — the devil, the horned one
* * *- da adjetivo1) (Andes) < toro> long-horned2) (Chi fam) ( desconfiado) suspicious* * *- da adjetivo1) (Andes) < toro> long-horned2) (Chi fam) ( desconfiado) suspicious* * *A1 ( Andes) ‹toro› long-hornedmasculine, feminine -
60 отнасям
1. (занасям) take, carry, ( за превозно средство) take, drive2. take/carry away(за вода) bear/carry away/off(за вятър) blow/carry away, whiffle(покрив-за вятъра) blow off(за болест) carry offотнасям бързо whip/whisk off(задигам) carry off/away, walk off with, make off/away with, filch, pinchотнасям на носилка carry off on a stretcherотнасям посеви wash away cropsотнасям мост sweep away a bridgeбивам отнесен от вълните drift out to sea3. прен. refer, relate, assign (to)отнасям въпрос до refer a question/matter toотнасям въпрос до съда bring a case to courtотнасям към дадена категория assign to a categoryотнасям към даден вид биол, relate to a speciesотнасям боя get a lickingотнасям ce4. (обръщам се) apply, address o.s. ( към to)действувам, без да се отнасям до act without reference to5. (свързан съм) have to do (with), apply, refer (to); concernотнасям се до/за have a bearing on, be relative/relevant to, have to do with; involveотнасям се пряко до have a direct bearing onтова се отнася за тебе that applies to/concerns you, that is meant for youтова не се отнася до мене that has nothing to do with me; that does not concern meсъщото се отнася и до the same holds true (in respect) ofколкото се отнася до in regard to, with respect to, as far as... is concernedза какво се отнася? what is it (all) about?6. (имам дадено отношение към, държа се с) treat, behave to (wards)отнасям се критично/скептично/обек-тивно/с недоверие/с презрение към be critical/sceptical/objective/distrustful/contemptuous ofотнасям се несериозно към make light ofотнасям се добре с treat (s.o.) well/kindlybe nice to (s.o.)отнасям се зле с treat (s.o.) badly, be unfriendly, use illотнасям се справедливо с be fair to, do justice toотнасям се със съчувствие към be in sympathy with, sympathize withотнасям се с доверие към repose/put o.'s trust inотнасям се строго към treat severely, be severe in o.'s treatment ofотнасям се грубо към treat roughly, ( малтретирам) manhandle, pull aboutотнасям се снизходително към treat condescendingly, patronizeотнасям се с пренебрежение към run downотнасям се с някого като с равен/с приятел treat s.o. as an equal/like a friendумея да се отнасям с деца н пр. have a way with children etc.отнасяй се с хората, така, както искаш да се отнасят с тебе do as you would be done by* * *bear off; bring away; carry away; drift (за река); refer (прен.); relate (към категория); sweep away (за вълни)* * *1. (за болест) carry off 2. (за вода) bear/carry away/off 3. (за вълни и) wash away, (за течение) drift, (от палуба на кораб - за вълна) sweep/wash overboard 4. (за вятър) blow/carry away, whiffle 5. (задигам) carry off/away, walk off with, make off/away with, filch, pinch 6. (занасям) take, carry, (за превозно средство) take, drive 7. (имам дадено отношение към, държа се с) treat, behave to(wards) 8. (обръщам се) apply, address o. s. (към to) 9. (покрив - за вятъра) blow off 10. (свързан съм) have to do (with), apply, refer (to);concern 11. (спадам) belong, pertain, be related (към to) 12. 1 13. 10 14. 11 is. to 15. 12 as 16. 13 is to 17. 7 се отнася към 18. 8 както 19. 9 към 20. be nice to (s. о.) 21. take/ carry away 22. ОТНАСЯМ (въпрос) за разрешение remit (to) 23. ОТНАСЯМ ce 24. ОТНАСЯМ ce строго към treat severely, be severe in o.'s treatment of 25. ОТНАСЯМ боя get a licking 26. ОТНАСЯМ бързо whip/whisk off 27. ОТНАСЯМ въпрос до refer a question/matter to 28. ОТНАСЯМ въпрос до съда bring a case to court 29. ОТНАСЯМ към даден вид биол, relate to a species 30. ОТНАСЯМ към дадена категория assign to a category 31. ОТНАСЯМ мост sweep away a bridge 32. ОТНАСЯМ на носилка carry off on a stretcher 33. ОТНАСЯМ посеви wash away crops 34. ОТНАСЯМ се грубо към treat roughly, (малтретирам) manhandle, pull about 35. ОТНАСЯМ се до/за have a bearing on, be relative/relevant to, have to do with;involve 36. ОТНАСЯМ се добре с treat (s. o.) well/kindly 37. ОТНАСЯМ се зле с treat (s.o.) badly, be unfriendly, use ill 38. ОТНАСЯМ се критично/скептично/обек-тивно/с недоверие/с презрение към be critical/ sceptical/objective/distrustful/contemptuous of 39. ОТНАСЯМ се несериозно към make light of 40. ОТНАСЯМ се пряко до have a direct bearing on 41. ОТНАСЯМ се с доверие към repose/put o.'s trust in 42. ОТНАСЯМ се с някого като с равен/с приятел treat s.o. as an equal/like a friend 43. ОТНАСЯМ се с пренебрежение към run down 44. ОТНАСЯМ се снизходително към treat condescendingly, patronize 45. ОТНАСЯМ се справедливо с be fair to, do justice to 46. ОТНАСЯМ се със съчувствие към be in sympathy with, sympathize with 47. бивам отнесен от вълните drift out to sea 48. действувам, без да се ОТНАСЯМ до act without reference to 49. за какво се отнася? what is it (all) about? 50. който (не) се отнася до (ir)relevant to 51. колкото се отнася до in regard to, with respect to, as far as... is concerned 52. не ce ОТНАСЯМ до/за have no reference to 53. отнасяй се с хората, така, както искаш да се отнасят с тебе do as you would be done by 54. прен. refer, relate, assign (to) 55. същото се отнася и до the same holds true (in respect) of 56. това не се отнася до мене that has nothing to do with me;that does not concern me 57. това се отнася за тебе that applies to/concerns you, that is meant for you 58. умея да се ОТНАСЯМ с деца н пр. have a way with children etc.
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distrustful — [adj] disbelieving been hit before*, cagey, cautious, chary, cynical, doubtful, doubting, dubious, fearful, jealous, leery, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, uneasy, uptight, wary; concepts 403,542 Ant. assured, believing, certain, faithful,… … New thesaurus
distrustful — [[t]dɪ̱strʌ̱stfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ of n If you are distrustful of someone or something, you think that they are not honest, reliable, or safe. Voters are deeply distrustful of all politicians... The older you get the more… … English dictionary
distrustful — adjective having or showing distrust a man of distrustful nature my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally B.N.Cardozo vigilant and distrustful superintendence Thomas Jefferson • Ant: ↑trustful •… … Useful english dictionary
distrustful — dis|trust|ful [ dıs trʌstfəl ] adjective a distrustful person does not trust a particular person or thing or people in general: They were profoundly distrustful of anything new. ╾ dis|trust|ful|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
distrustful — adj. distrustful of * * * [dɪs trʌstf(ə)l] distrustfulof … Combinatory dictionary
distrustful of — feeling or showing distrust. → distrustful … English new terms dictionary