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1 гипотетический вопрос
iffy question разг.Русско-английский политический словарь > гипотетический вопрос
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2 нечистоплотный (фиг.), сомнительного свойства
General subject: iffy (iffy regimes), unsavoury (unsavoury state firms)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нечистоплотный (фиг.), сомнительного свойства
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3 нечистоплотный , сомнительного свойства
General subject: (фиг.) iffy (iffy regimes), (фиг.) unsavoury (unsavoury state firms)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нечистоплотный , сомнительного свойства
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4 гипотетический вопрос
1) Diplomatic term: iffy question2) Advertising: hypothetical questionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > гипотетический вопрос
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5 колеблющийся
1) General subject: aflutter, double-minded, doubtful (I am doubtful what I ought to do - я не знаю, что мне делать), doubting, dubious, erratic (о взглядах), flexuous, fluctuant, fluctuating, hesitant, hesitative, hesitatory, indecisive, irresolute, off again on again, off-again on-again, on again off again, on-again-off-again, oscillating, poised, quaky, rocking, shilly-shally, staggering, stair step, swinging, to-and-fro, two minded, two-minded, twofold, uncertain, undetermined, uneven, unstable, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsure, vacillating, vacillatory, vibratory, wavy, wibbly wobbly, wiggle waggle, wiggle-waggle, and fro, dithering, billowing, doubter, marginal2) Geology: labile3) Biology: undulating4) Medicine: amphibolic, fluctuated5) Colloquial: waffling, wibbly-wobbly6) American: iffy7) Bookish: ephectic8) Rare: pendulant, pendulent, vacillant, ambivalent9) Chemistry: shaking11) Mathematics: oscillatory, varying, wobbling13) Diplomatic term: shaky (о курсах)14) Psychology: wavering17) Advertising: waverer18) Quality control: fluctuating (по величине)19) Aviation medicine: seesaw20) Makarov: stair-step, undecided, waving -
6 не вполне законный
General subject: iffyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не вполне законный
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7 ненадёжный
1) General subject: casual, dickey (о торговом предприятии и т. п.), dicky, fair weather, faithless, faltering, faltering speech, fast and loose, fickle, fly by night, fly-by-night, frail, incalculable, insecure, moonish, precarious, questionable, shakey, shaky, shifty, slippery (о человеке), slippy, straw, tickle, touch-and-go, treacherous, tricksy, tricky, trustless, truthless (о человеке), uncertain, undependable, uneasy, unreliable, unsafe, unsound, unsteady, unsure, untrustworthy, wacky, whacky, whiffler, wonky (о вещи), flimsy (a flimsy reference point), iffy, dark-minded, error-prone2) Biology: fickle (напр. о культуре)4) Dialect: huffy5) Australian slang: suss6) Psychology: versatile7) Scottish language: uncanny8) Jargon: fluffy, hairy, loose as a goose, wonky, flaky (о человеке), loose9) Information technology: troublesome10) Oil: unserviceable11) Banking: junk (о ценных бумагах)12) Household appliances: accident-sensitive13) Automation: errorprone (напр. об элементе УЧПУ)14) Quality control: fallible15) Makarov: nondurable, pregnable, shady, unassured16) Phraseological unit: bad apple -
8 необычный
1) General subject: abnormal( gains, losses) (по размеру), above average, above-average, bastard (о форме или размере), different, distinguished, exceptional, exotic, extraordinary, far-out, freak, funky (Context: "If you're looking for something funky with flavours to match scoot along to this Marylebone favourite and prepare to be awakened." (about a restaurant) http://www.london-eating.co.uk/archives/2003/1/479.asp), insistent, intriguing, irregular, king size, king sized, king-sized, novel, off center, off-center, out of the ordinary, out of the run, out of the way, out-of-the-way, outlandish, peculiar, preternatural, quaint, quirky, signalled, singular, spacey, spacy, superordinary, unaccustomed, uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unique, unnatural, unordinary, unusual, unwonted, way out, way-out, odd, queer, rare, larger-than-life, whimsy, left-field, curious, as queer as a nine bob note, with a difference, ferosh3) Dialect: more than ordinary4) American: off the wall5) Military: nonconventional6) Engineering: strange7) Agriculture: abnormal8) Rare: heteroclite, inusitate9) Law: anomalous10) Economy: supernormal11) Australian slang: iffy12) Architecture: king-size13) Psychology: out of the common, peculiar (вызывающий беспокойство или неприятное ощущение), supernatural14) Jargon: West Coast, kinky, off-beat, out in the left field, killer, funny, goobey15) Quality control: unorthodox16) Psychoanalysis: aberrant17) Makarov: exceptive, nonstandard, off the beaten track, utter18) Archaic: uncouth19) Taboo: screwy -
9 неопределённый
1) General subject: ambiguous, chancy, doubtful, dusty (об ответе и т. п.), each-way, fuzzy, hazy, imprecise, indecisive, indefinable, indefinite (тж. грам.), indescribable, indeterminate, inexplicit, infinite, infinitive, lax, loose, nebulose, neutral, nondescript, nubilous, off-and-on, one, pokey, poky, precarious, transcendental, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, unsettled, unstructured, unsure, vacillatory, vague, whity-brown2) Computers: mixed-value, unspecified3) Geology: unfixed4) Biology: vague (напр. о признаке)5) Medicine: acritical (о прогнозе), amphibolic (напр. о прогнозе заболевания), amphibolous (напр. о прогнозе заболевания)6) American: iffy7) Mathematics: ill-defined8) Automobile industry: contingent9) Jargon: dicey10) Information technology: unclassified11) Oil: undeterminable12) Business: undecided13) Phraseological unit: blot out -
10 неопределенный
1) General subject: ambiguous, chancy, doubtful, dusty (об ответе и т. п.), each-way, fuzzy, hazy, imprecise, indecisive, indefinable, indefinite (тж. грам.), indescribable, indeterminate, inexplicit, infinite, infinitive, lax, loose, nebulose, neutral, nondescript, nubilous, off-and-on, one, pokey, poky, precarious, transcendental, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, unsettled, unstructured, unsure, vacillatory, vague, whity-brown2) Computers: mixed-value, unspecified3) Geology: unfixed4) Biology: vague (напр. о признаке)5) Medicine: acritical (о прогнозе), amphibolic (напр. о прогнозе заболевания), amphibolous (напр. о прогнозе заболевания)6) American: iffy7) Mathematics: ill-defined8) Automobile industry: contingent9) Jargon: dicey10) Information technology: unclassified11) Oil: undeterminable12) Business: undecided13) Phraseological unit: blot out -
11 неточный
1) General subject: fast, general, hit and miss, hit-and-miss, imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, lax, loose, unfaithful, unprecise, unpunctual, unveracious, way-out, indirect2) Geology: unfixed3) Aviation: out-of-true4) Naval: out of true5) Mathematics: rough, rough-and-ready6) Diplomatic term: vague7) Forestry: slipshod8) Jargon: iffy9) Oil: ill-defined12) General subject: improper13) Makarov: bad, hit-and-mis, hit-or-mis, ill-defind, uncertain -
12 неуверенный
1) General subject: diffident, erratic, faltering, infirm of purpose, insecure, insecure of (insecure of the future - неуверенный в будущем), off again on again, off-again on-again, timid, unassured, uncertain, unclear, vacillatory (об ответе), waffling, hazy2) Psychology: underconfident (в себе)4) Oil: unsure5) Psychoanalysis: unconfident, vague -
13 неясный
1) General subject: abstract, abstruse, acroamatic, ambiguous, amorphic, amorphous, amphibolic, blear, bleary, blind, blurry, cloudy, crepuscular, dark, dim, doubtful, dreamy, dubious, dull, equivocal, esoteric, half light, half-light, hazy, indefinite, indeterminate, indigested, indistinct, intangible, misty, muddy, muzzy, nebulose, nebulous, not clear, nubilous, obscure, oracular, recondite, shadowy, shady, slippery, smudgy, swimmy, thick (о погоде), tortuous (об ответе, доводе), transcendental, twilight, ulterior, unaccounted, unaccounted for, unaccounted-for, uncertain, unclear, undistinguished, unintelligible, vague, woolly (о доводах и т. п.), disputable, fuzzy (It makes the picture more fuzzy. — Это делает изображение более размытым.), hermetic, dimmish2) Biology: empty, vague (напр. о признаке)3) Medicine: opaquing4) Poetical language: dusk, obliterate5) Bookish: inexplicit7) Mathematics: elusive, ill-defined, undefined, undetermined8) Law: illiquid9) Australian slang: clear as mud10) Architecture: soft12) Physics: foggy13) Jargon: iffy14) Oil: turbid15) Business: faint16) Programming: outstanding17) Robots: opaque18) Makarov: blurred, dusky, flat, foggy (фото), indecisive, muddy (о языке, стиле и т.п.), obscure (о смысле), obsolete, problematic, problematical, tenuous, twilit, undecided19) oil&gas: inclement20) Phraseological unit: blot out21) Hi-Fi. opaque (термин для описания характера звучания, отличающегося мрачностью, туманностью, завуалированностью звуковой сцены. Противоположность - прозрачное (transparent)) -
14 они продолжали выдвигать все новые условия и оговорки
General subject: they remained iffyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > они продолжали выдвигать все новые условия и оговорки
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15 паршивый (перен.), плохой
General subject: iffyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > паршивый (перен.), плохой
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16 подозрительный
1) General subject: alleged, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, fishy, hinky, jealous, leery, mistrustful, queer, rum, rummy, screwy, shifty-looking, squint-eyed, suspect, suspicious, umbrageous, undesirable, wary, questionable, shady, be fishy, shifty, under-the-counter (сомнительный)4) Obsolete: yellow5) Rare: suspectable6) Australian slang: iffy, on the bugle, shonky, suss8) Mass media: precarious9) Archaic: shy -
17 рискованный
1) General subject: adventurist, adventurous, critical, dangerous, each way, each-way, hazardous, heroic, heroic (часто о мерах, методе лечения и т.п.), heroical, high-risk, insecure, kittle, parlous, perilous, precarious, queasy, riskful, risky, risque, speculative, sporting, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, unsafe, venturesome, venturous, wild, wildcat (план и т. п.), near the bone, dicy, (вариант =) dicey3) Obsolete: chanceful4) Rare: hazardable5) Economy: (-ая, -ое, -ые) risk-generating (тж. к Общ.)6) Australian slang: iffy7) Euphemism: naughty8) Jargon: off colour, touch and go, sticky, blue, raw9) Quality control: hazard -
18 склонный выдвигать оговорки
General subject: iffyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > склонный выдвигать оговорки
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19 у него было мало шансов
General subject: heavy odds were against him (на успех), his chances were rather iffyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у него было мало шансов
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20 это ещё как сказать!
General subject: it's an iffy questionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > это ещё как сказать!
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iffy — [if′ē] adj. iffier, iffiest [see IF1 & Y3] Informal not definite; containing doubtful elements; dependent upon varying conditions [an iffy situation] … English World dictionary
iffy — (adj.) 1937, American English, from IF (Cf. if) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Originally associated with President Franklin D. Roosevelt … Etymology dictionary
iffy — [adj] uncertain capricious, chancy, conditional, dicey, doubtful, erratic, fluctuant, incalculable, in lap of gods*, problematic, undecided, unpredictable, unsettled, up in the air*, whimsical; concept 552 Ant. certain, definite, reliable, sure … New thesaurus
iffy — ► ADJECTIVE (iffier, iffiest) informal 1) doubtful. 2) of doubtful quality or legality … English terms dictionary
iffy — [[t]ɪ̱fi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something is iffy, you mean that it is not very good in some way. [INFORMAL] If your next record s a bit iffy, you re forgotten... He was from an iffy neighborhood. Syn: dodgy 2) ADJ GRADED If something … English dictionary
iffy — UK [ˈɪfɪ] / US adjective Word forms iffy : adjective iffy comparative iffier superlative iffiest spoken 1) unlikely to happen It s still pretty iffy about us going to the Algarve. 2) not very good That engine sounds a bit iffy to me … English dictionary
iffy — if|fy [ ıfi ] adjective SPOKEN 1. ) unlikely to happen: DOUBTFUL: It s still pretty iffy about us going to the Algarve. a ) not certain about whether to do something 2. ) not very good: DODGY: That engine sounds a bit iffy to me. I was beginning… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
iffy — iffiness, n. /if ee/, adj., iffier, iffiest. Informal. 1. full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation. 2. doubtful; questionable: An early decision on this is iffy. [1915 20; IF + Y1] Syn. 1. doubtful, unsettled, uncertain,… … Universalium
iffy — adjective a) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. Hes selling new CD players for £20 each that sounds a bit iffy to me. b) Uncertain or chancy. The weather is still iffy for Saturdays shuttle launch … Wiktionary
iffy — if|fy [ˈıfi] adj informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: if] 1.) BrE not very good ▪ That meat smells a bit iffy to me. 2.) not certain to happen = ↑doubtful ▪ The July date is still rather iffy … Dictionary of contemporary English
iffy — adjective informal full of uncertainty: The whole plan is beginning to look pretty iffy. | I m a bit iffy about having a party here … Longman dictionary of contemporary English