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121 Luftikus
* * *Lụf|ti|kus ['lUftikʊs]m -(ses), -se (inf)happy-go-lucky sort of fellow* * *Luf·ti·kus<-[ses], -se>[ˈlʊftikʊs]* * *der; Luftikus[ses], Luftikusse (ugs. abwertend) careless and unreliable sort (coll.)* * *er ist ein Luftikus auch he’s easy come, easy go* * *der; Luftikus[ses], Luftikusse (ugs. abwertend) careless and unreliable sort (coll.) -
122 trüb
( trübe)I Adj.1. Flüssigkeit: cloudy; Teich etc.: murky; natürlich trüb Saft, Bier: naturally cloudy; eine trübe Quelle fig. an unreliable source; im Trüben fischen fig. fish in troubled waters5. Tag, Wetter: dull, dreary, dismal; heute ist / bleibt es trüb today will be / remain dull and cloudy6. Gedanken, Stimmung etc.: dismal, gloomy; es sieht ganz schön trübe aus umg., fig. things are looking rather (bes. Am. pretty) bleak; trübe Tasse umg. wet blanket* * *bleary; sombre; dull; murky; dim; somber; dark; dismal; muddy; turbid; gloomy; cloudy* * *[tryːp] ['tryːbə]adj1) (= unklar) Flüssigkeit cloudy; (= glanzlos, matt) Glas, Augen, Himmel, Tag dull; Sonne, Mond, Licht dimin trǘben Wassern fischen, im Trüben fischen (inf) — to fish in troubled waters
2) (fig = bedrückend, unerfreulich) cheerless; Zeiten, Zukunft bleak; Stimmung, Gedanken, Aussichten, Vorahnung, Miene gloomy; Erfahrung grimes sieht trǘb aus — things are looking pretty bleak
trǘbe Tasse (inf) — drip (inf)
* * *A. adjnatürlich trüb Saft, Bier: naturally cloudy;eine trübe Quelle fig an unreliable source;im Trüben fischen fig fish in troubled waters2. Spiegel: clouded, cloudy;trüb werden Augenlinsen: become cloudy4. Licht: dim;in einem trüben Licht erscheinen fig appear in a bad light5. Tag, Wetter: dull, dreary, dismal;heute ist/bleibt es trüb today will be/remain dull and cloudy6. Gedanken, Stimmung etc: dismal, gloomy;trübe Tasse umg wet blanketB. adv:trüb beleuchtet dimly lit;trüb blicken fig look gloomily* * *adj.dim adj.dull adj.fishy adj.muddy adj.turbid adj. adv.blearily adv.dimly adv.muddily adv.turbidly adv. -
123 Windhund
m2. umg., pej. freewheeler* * *der Windhundgreyhound* * *Wịnd|hundm1) (Hund) greyhound; (= Afghanischer Windhund) Afghan (hound)* * *(a breed of dog which can run very fast: He breeds greyhounds for racing; ( also adjective) greyhound racing.) greyhound* * *Wind·hundm1. ZOOL greyhound* * *1) greyhound2) (ugs. abwertend) careless and unreliable sort (coll.)* * *Windhund m2. umg, pej freewheeler* * *1) greyhound2) (ugs. abwertend) careless and unreliable sort (coll.)* * *-e m.greyhound n. -
124 windig
Adj.1. windy* * *drafty; draughty; blowy; breezy; windy* * *wịn|dig ['vIndɪç]adjwindy; (fig) Bursche, Sache dubious, dodgy (inf)* * *(windy: a breezy day.) breezy* * *win·dig[ˈvɪndɪç]1. (viel Wind) windyein \windiges Geschäft a shady business* * *1) windy2) (ugs. abwertend) shady; dubious < excuse>* * *windig adj1. windy* * *1) windy2) (ugs. abwertend) shady; dubious < excuse>* * *adj.breezy adj.drafty adj.windy adj. adv.windily adv. -
125 niemiarodajny
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niemiarodajny
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126 nierzetelny
adj( nieuczciwy) dishonest; ( niesumienny) unreliable* * *a.1. (= niesumienny) unconscientious.2. (= niestaranny) unreliable.3. (= nieuczciwy) dishonest.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nierzetelny
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127 niesłowny
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niesłowny
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128 niesolidny
adj* * *a.1. (= nierzetelny) unreliable, unconscientious.2. (= nietrwały) flimsy.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niesolidny
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