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adjective2) (disreputable) zwielichtig* * *1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) schattig2) (dishonest: a shady business.) zwielichtig* * *[ˈʃeɪdi]1. (in shade) schattig\shady character fragwürdiger [o zweifelhafter] Charakter* * *['ʃeIdɪ]adj (+er)1) place schattig; tree, hat Schatten spendend2) (inf: of dubious honesty) zwielichtig, zweifelhafthe has a shady past — er hat eine dunkle Vergangenheit
on the shady side of forty ( US inf ) — vierzig vorbei (inf)
there's something shady about it — da ist etwas faul dran (inf)
* * *shady [ˈʃeıdı] adj (adv shadily)1. schattig (Ort), (Baum etc) Schatten spendend:shady side Schattenseite f;on the shady side of fifty US umg über die Fünfzig hinaus2. umg zwielichtig* * *adjective2) (disreputable) zwielichtig* * *adj.schattig adj. -
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3 murky
adjective1) (dark) düster; trüb [Tag, Wetter]2) (dirty) schmutzig-trüb [Wasser]3) (fig.): (obscure) dunkel; unergründlich [Geheimnis, Tiefen]* * *[ˈmɜ:ki, AM ˈmɜ:rki]adj düster\murky night finstere Nacht\murky past ( fig) dunkle Vergangenheit\murky water trübes Wasser\murky waters trübes Gewässer* * *['mɜːkɪ]adj (+er)1) (= gloomy) trüb; room, street düster, dunkel; night finster; sky verhangen, düster; water trüb, schmutzig; fog dicht; outline unscharf, unklarmurky brown/green — trüb-braun/-grün
it's really murky outside — draußen ist es so düster
the murky waters of politics —
* * *murky adj (adv murkily)1. dunkel, düster:a murky past eine dunkle Vergangenheit2. neb(e)lig3. fig vage* * *adjective1) (dark) düster; trüb [Tag, Wetter]2) (dirty) schmutzig-trüb [Wasser]3) (fig.): (obscure) dunkel; unergründlich [Geheimnis, Tiefen]* * *adj.dunkel adj.finster adj. -
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shady character — dubious character, questionable type … English contemporary dictionary
Shady — Shad y, a. [Compar. {Shadier}; superl. {Shadiest}.] 1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. [1913 Webster] The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. [1913 Webster] And Amaryllis fills the shady… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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To keep shady — Shady Shad y, a. [Compar. {Shadier}; superl. {Shadiest}.] 1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. [1913 Webster] The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. [1913 Webster] And Amaryllis fills the shady … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English