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1 esitante
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2 titubante
titubante agg. hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, faltering; undecided; doubtful: è ancora titubante, he is still hesitating; parlò con voce titubante, he spoke in a faltering voice; si è mostrato molto titubante, he appeared very undecided.* * *[titu'bante]aggettivo [ persona] hesitant, tentative, wavering, indecisive; [ voce] hesitant, faltering, wavering; [ risposta] hesitant; [ sorriso] tentative, uncertain* * *titubante/titu'bante/ -
3 incerto
1. adj uncertain2. m uncertainty* * *incerto agg.1 (dubbio) doubtful, dubious, uncertain: una notizia incerta, an unconfirmed piece of news; etimo incerto, doubtful etymology; esito incerto, uncertain (o doubtful o dubious) result; origine, età incerta, uncertain origin, age; l'avvenire è incerto, the future is uncertain; in quanto a questa faccenda tutto è ancora incerto, as to this matter everything is still uncertain2 (instabile) unsettled, changeable, uncertain, variable: tempo incerto, unsettled (o changeable) weather3 (malsicuro) uncertain, unsure, hesitant, unsteady: è ancora incerto nella guida, he's still unsure in his driving; avanzare con passo incerto, to advance hesitantly; scrittura incerta, shaky handwriting4 (indefinito) unclear, indistinct, confused: forma incerta, indistinct shape; luce incerta, dim (o feeble) light5 (indeciso, irresoluto) doubtful (about, of, as to sthg., about doing); undecided (about, as to sthg., about doing); irresolute; hesitant, hesitating (about, as to sthg., about doing): sono incerto su quello che dovrei dire, I am doubtful (o undecided) as to what I should say; appare sempre molto incerto, he always seems undecided (o irresolute)◆ s.m.1 (l'imprevedibile) uncertainty, risk: lasciare il certo per l'incerto, to step into the unknown; gli incerti del mestiere, occupational hazards (o risks)2 pl. (guadagni occasionali) perquisites; (fam.) perks, extras, casual earnings.* * *[in'tʃɛrto] incerto (-a)1. aggessere incerto su qc — to be uncertain o unsure about sth
essere incerto sul da farsi — not to know what to do, be uncertain what to do
2. smlasciare il certo per l'incerto — to step out into the unknown, leave certainty behind one
* * *[in'tʃɛrto] 1.1) (imprevedibile) [ risultato] doubtful, uncertain; [ futuro] unclear, uncertain; [ tempo] hazardous, unpredictable, unsettled2) (esitante) [sguardo, risposta] dubious, hesitant; [ persona] uncertain; [ passo] faltering, unsteady; [ tentativo] wavering, shaky; [ grafia] wobbly2.essere incerto su qcs. — to be dubious about sth
sostantivo maschile uncertainty* * *incerto/in't∫εrto/1 (imprevedibile) [ risultato] doubtful, uncertain; [ futuro] unclear, uncertain; [ tempo] hazardous, unpredictable, unsettled2 (esitante) [sguardo, risposta] dubious, hesitant; [ persona] uncertain; [ passo] faltering, unsteady; [ tentativo] wavering, shaky; [ grafia] wobbly; essere incerto su qcs. to be dubious about sth.uncertainty; gli -i del mestiere occupational risks. -
4 esitante
esitante agg.1 hesitant; hesitating; wavering; irresolute; ( dubbioso) doubtful: apparire esitante, to appear doubtful2 ( di voce) faltering.* * *[ezi'tante]aggettivo [persona, risposta] hesitant; [voce, passo] faltering* * *esitante/ezi'tante/[persona, risposta] hesitant; [voce, passo] faltering. -
5 esitare
hesitate* * *esitare1 v. intr.1 to hesitate; ( essere dubbioso) to waver: esito se fare o no quel passo, I am not sure whether or not to make the move; non esitò ad aiutarmi, he did not hesitate to help me; esitare fra due opinioni, fra due soluzioni, to waver between two opinions, between two solutions; ho esitato a lungo prima di telefonarti, I hesitated for a long time before calling you // senza esitare, unhesitatingly (o without a moment's hesitation)2 ( di voce) to falter.esitare2 v. intr. (med.) to result: la malattia esitò nella guarigione del paziente, the illness resulted in the patient's recovery.esitare3 v.tr. (non com.) (comm.) to sell*; to dispose of (sthg.): possiamo esitare subito la merce, we can sell (o dispose of) the goods at once.* * *[ezi'tare]esitare a fare — to be hesitant o diffident about doing
senza esitare — unfalteringly, unhesitatingly
* * *esitare/ezi'tare/ [1](aus. avere) to hesitate, to waver (su over); to dither (su about, over); esitare a fare to be hesitant o diffident about doing; non esitò ad accettare il viaggio gratis he wasn't backward about accepting the free trip; senza esitare unfalteringly, unhesitatingly. -
6 dubbioso
doubtful* * *dubbioso agg.1 ( che dubita) doubtful, dubious; ( incerto) undecided, unsure, hesitant: sono dubbioso, I am doubtful; rimase dubbioso di fronte alla difficile decisione, he was unsure how to make such a difficult decision◆ s.m. doubter, undecided person: è il solito dubbioso che non sa mai decidere, he's the typical ditherer who can't ever make up his mind.* * *[dub'bjoso]1) (che ha dubbi) [ persona] doubtful, dubious; (che esprime dubbi) [ risposta] dubious; [espressione, sguardo] doubtful, questioning* * *dubbioso/dub'bjoso/1 (che ha dubbi) [ persona] doubtful, dubious; (che esprime dubbi) [ risposta] dubious; [espressione, sguardo] doubtful, questioning -
7 esitare a fare
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8 indeciso
undecidedabitualmente indecisive* * *indeciso agg.1 (non deciso) undecided, unsettled: la questione è ancora indecisa, the matter is still undecided (o open to discussion) // colore indeciso, indistinct colour2 (irresoluto) irresolute, indecisive, hesitant, wavering: sono ancora indeciso, I haven't made up my mind yet; carattere indeciso, indecisive character; è indeciso sul da farsi, he's undecided what to do.* * *[inde'tʃizo]1) (non definito) unsettled, pendent2) (irresoluto) [ persona] indecisive, irresolute, undecided* * *indeciso/inde't∫izo/1 (non definito) unsettled, pendent2 (irresoluto) [ persona] indecisive, irresolute, undecided; essere indeciso tra to waver between; essere indeciso sul fare to be unsure about doing; sono -a su quale vestito mettermi I can't make up my mind about which dress to wear. -
9 tremebondo
* * *[treme'bondo]1) (tremante) trembling2) fig. (timoroso) fearful* * *tremebondo/treme'bondo/1 (tremante) trembling2 fig. (timoroso) fearful. -
10 dubbioso agg
[dub'bjoso] dubbioso (-a)essere dubbioso su qc — to be uncertain about sth, question the truth of sth
2) (incerto: esito) uncertain, doubtful -
11 esitante agg
[ezi'tante]hesitant, faltering -
12 titubante agg
[titu'bante]hesitant, undecided, irresolute -
13 esitabondo
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14 tentennante
tentennante agg. hesitant, undecided, irresolute. -
15 dubbioso
agg [dub'bjoso] dubbioso (-a)essere dubbioso su qc — to be uncertain about sth, question the truth of sth
2) (incerto: esito) uncertain, doubtful -
16 esitante
agg [ezi'tante]hesitant, faltering -
17 titubante
agg [titu'bante]hesitant, undecided, irresolute
См. также в других словарях:
hésitant — hésitant, ante [ ezitɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1829; les hésitans subst. 1721; de hésiter 1 ♦ (Personnes) Qui hésite, a de la peine à se déterminer. ⇒ 1. incertain, indécis, irrésolu. Être, demeurer hésitant. ⇒ perplexe. Des responsables tout hésitants. ⇒ … Encyclopédie Universelle
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