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1 dubious
'dju:biəs1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) tvilende, i tvil, tvilsom2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) tvilsom, problematisk•- dubiety- dubiousnessadj. \/ˈdjuːbjəs\/1) tvilsom2) tvetydig, suspekt3) problematisk4) usikker, uviss, vag5) tvilrådig, tvilendefeel dubious about være usikker på, ha sine tvil om, være i tvil omin a dubious light i et mistenkelig lys -
2 card
1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) kartong2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) (spill)kort3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) kort•- cards- cardboardkart--------kort--------meny--------plakatIsubst. \/kɑːd\/1) kort (visittkort, innbydelseskort, postkort, julekort e.l.)2) ( bank e.l.) plastkort3) spillkort4) ( EDB) kort5) ( sport) liste over scoringer6) (boksing, veddeløp) program7) ( hverdagslig) original, raring, merkelig skrue, morsom typecards kortspillget one's cards ( hverdagslig) få sparkenhave a card up one's sleeve ( overført) ha noe i bakhånd, sitte med noe i bakhåndenhold\/keep\/play one's cards close to one's chest holde tann for tunge, ikke røpe mer enn høyst nødvendighold strong cards ( overført) ha gode kort på håndenin\/on the cards sannsynlig, troligmake a card ta et stikkoff the cards helt usannsynligplay one's best card spille ut sitt beste kortplay one's cards well\/right spille sine kort godtput\/lay one's cards on the table ( overført) legge kortene på bordet, si det som det erqueer card ( om person) merkelig skrueshow one's cards røpe segthat's the card! sånn skal det være!, det er helt korrekt!, det er helt riktig!unlucky at cards, lucky in love uhell i spill, hell i kjærlighetIIsubst. \/kaːd\/karde (til å kjemme ull med)IIIverb \/kaːd\/karde -
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Isubst. \/ˈʌt(ə)r(ə)ns\/1) artikulasjon, tale(måte)2) uttalelse, ytring, utsagngive utterance to gi uttrykk for, uttrykkeIIsubst. \/ˈʌt(ə)r(ə)ns\/( litterært eller gammeldags) bare i uttrykkto the utterance til det siste, til det ytterste
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Dubious — Du bi*ous, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See {Two}, and cf. {Doubt}.] 1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. Dubious policy. Sir T. Scott. [1913 Webster] A dubious, agitated state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dubious — [do͞o′bē əs, dyo͞o′bē əs] adj. [L dubiosus, doubtful < dubius, doubting, uncertain < du < or akin to duo, TWO + IE base * bhu , *bheu , to BE] 1. causing doubt; ambiguous; vague [a dubious remark] 2. feeling doubt; hesitating; skeptical… … English World dictionary
dubious — [adj1] doubtful arguable, chancy, debatable, diffident, disputable, dubitable, equivocal, far fetched, fishy*, fly by night*, hesitant, iffy*, improbable, indecisive, moot, mootable, open, perplexed, problematic, questionable, reluctant, shady,… … New thesaurus
dubious — I adjective ambiguous, anceps, arguable, chancy, conditional, confusing, confutable, contestable, contingent, controversial, controvertible, debatable, dependent, disputable, doubtful, dubitative, dubius, equivocal, fallible, hazy, in dispute, in … Law dictionary
dubious — 1540s, from L. dubiosus doubtful, from dubium doubt, neuter of dubius vacillating, moving two ways, fluctuating; figuratively wavering in opinion, doubting, doubtful, from duo two (see TWO (Cf. two)), with a sense of of two minds, undecided… … Etymology dictionary
dubious — *doubtful, questionable, problematic Analogous words: suspicious, skeptical, mistrustful, uncertain (see corresponding nouns at UNCERTAINTY): hesitant, reluctant, *disinclined Antonyms: cocksure (state of mind, opinion): reliable (of things in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dubious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hesitating or doubting. 2) not to be relied upon. 3) of questionable value; suspect. DERIVATIVES dubiously adverb dubiousness noun. ORIGIN Latin dubiosus, from dubium a doubt … English terms dictionary
dubious — du|bi|ous [ˈdju:biəs US ˈdu: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dubius, from dubare to be unable to decide ] 1.) probably not honest, true, right etc ▪ The firm was accused of dubious accounting practices. ▪ Many critics regard this… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dubious — [[t]dju͟ːbiəs, AM du͟ː [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as dubious, you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest, safe, or reliable. This claim seems to us to be rather dubious... Soho was still a highly dubious area … English dictionary
dubious — doubtful, dubious 1. The constructions that follow doubtful correspond to the pattern outlined for doubt above, with whether and if still dominant but a that clause now increasingly common: • It is doubtful that in the right to life controversy… … Modern English usage
dubious — du|bi|ous [ dubiəs ] adjective * 1. ) not sure about the truth or quality of something, or whether you should do something: dubious about: I m very dubious about his ability to do the job. We were dubious about signing the deal. 2. ) not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English