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1 quandary
nounDilemma, dashe was in a quandary about what to do next — er wusste nicht, was er als nächstes tun sollte
* * *['kwondəri]plural - quandaries; noun(a state of uncertainty; a situation in which it is difficult to decide what to do.) verzwickte Lage* * *quan·da·ry[ˈkwɒndəri, AM ˈkwɑ:n-]n usu singto be in a \quandary sich akk nicht entscheiden können, unentschlossen seinwe're in a \quandary over [or about] where to spend Christmas wir wissen nicht, wo wir Weihnachten feiern sollen2. (difficult situation) [große] Verlegenheit, verzwickte Lage, verfahrene SituationI've got myself into a \quandary ich habe mich in eine äußerst schwierige Lage hineinmanövriertto put sb in a \quandary jdn in große Verlegenheit bringenlegal \quandary schwierige Rechtslage, rechtlicher Problemfall* * *['kwɒndərI]nVerlegenheit f, Dilemma nthe was in a quandary as to or about what to do — er wusste nicht, was er tun sollte
to put sb in a quandary — jdn in Verlegenheit or in eine missliche Lage bringen
* * *be in a quandary sich in einem Dilemma befinden, in einer Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken umg ( beide:about, over wegen);* * *nounDilemma, dashe was in a quandary about what to do next — er wusste nicht, was er als nächstes tun sollte
* * *n.Dilemma -s n.Klemme -n f.Verlegenheit f.Zwickmühle f.
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