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1 dubious
1 ( showing doubt) [response, look] dubitatif/-ive ; [person] to be dubious (about sth) avoir des doutes (en ce qui concerne qch) ; I am dubious about accepting il n'est pas sûr que j'accepte ; to be dubious whether sth is true douter que qch soit vrai ;4 ( equivocal) [distinction] discutable ; a dubious honour/compliment un honneur/un compliment qui n'en est pas un. -
2 dubious
dubious ['dju:bɪəs](a) (unsure → reply, voice) dubitatif; (→ expression) dubitatif, d'incertitude; (→ outcome, value) incertain;∎ to look dubious (person) avoir l'air dubitatif;∎ I'm rather dubious about the whole thing j'ai des doutes sur toute cette affaire;∎ I'm a bit dubious about whether it will work je ne suis pas très sûr que ça marche;∎ to be dubious about whether to do sth hésiter à faire qch(b) (suspect → person, nature, reputation, decision, origin) douteux; (→ advantage) contestable; (→ compliment) équivoque;∎ of dubious character douteux;∎ he's a dubious character c'est un type douteux;∎ a dubious distinction or honour un triste honneur
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