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1 ambivalent
adjective* * *am·biva·lent[æmˈbɪvələnt]adj zwiespältigto be \ambivalent about [or toward[s]] sth zwiespältige [o gemischte] Gefühle gegenüber etw dat habenI feel pretty \ambivalent about whether... ich bin mir etwas unsicher, ob...\ambivalent attitude ambivalente Haltung\ambivalent feelings gemischte Gefühle* * *[m'bɪvələnt]adjambivalent* * *ambivalent [-lənt] adj (adv ambivalently) ambivalent, doppelwertig:be ambivalent about ( oder toward[s]), have an ambivalent attitude toward(s) eine gespaltene Haltung haben zu* * *adjective
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