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1 unreliable
unreliable [‚ʌnrɪ'laɪəbəl]∎ he's too unreliable on ne peut vraiment pas compter sur lui ou lui faire confiance(b) (car, machinery) peu fiable(d) (information, memory) peu fiable -
2 dodgy
(a) (risky, dangerous → plan, idea) risqué□ ;∎ the house is nice, but it's in a really dodgy area la maison est bien mais elle est dans un quartier vraiment craignos;∎ investing money in a scheme like that is just too dodgy c'est vraiment trop risqué d'investir dans ce genre de truc;∎ the weather looks pretty dodgy (unreliable) le temps a l'air plutôt douteux□ ou menaçant□∎ he's OK, but all his friends are well dodgy lui, ça va, mais ses amis craignent vraiment;∎ they were involved in a couple of dodgy business deals ils ont été impliqués dans des transactions plutôt louches(c) (not working properly, unstable) merdique;∎ the brakes are really dodgy les freins sont très douteux;∎ the engine sounds a bit dodgy le moteur fait un bruit suspect;∎ don't sit on that chair, it's a bit dodgy ne t'assieds pas sur cette chaise, elle est un peu branlante□ ;∎ the ceiling looks a bit dodgy le plafond n'a pas l'air en très bon état□ ;∎ my stomach's been a bit dodgy for the last couple of days ça fait deux jours que j'ai l'estomac un peu dérangé□
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