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1 usikker
dicey, diffident, dodgy, doubtful, faltering, hazy, insecure, precarious, rocky, shaky, tentative, uncertain* * *adj( tvivlsom) doubtful ( fx the result is doubtful), uncertain ( fx our plans are still uncertain);( ikke pålidelig) uncertain, unreliable ( fx memory);(som let kan mistes etc) insecure ( fx hope, position),( stærkere) precarious ( fx hold, income, position);( ikke stabil) unsteady ( fx foothold),F insecure,T (også fig) shaky ( fx chair; his English is rather shaky);( farlig, som let kan bryde sammen etc) not safe ( fx the bridge is not safe), unsafe ( fx position),( risikabel) risky ( fx undertaking);( om person: tvivlrådig) doubtful, uncertain ( fx I was uncertain what to do),( usikker på sig selv) insecure ( fx I felt insecure; he is a very insecure person), ill at ease ( fx he made me feel ill at ease);( tilbageholdende) diffident;( også om stemme) faltering;( som mangler kundskaber, T) shaky ( fx he's a bit shaky at English);[ et usikkert blik] an uncertain (, unsteady, a hesitant) look,(neds: flakkende) a shifty look;[ de usikre forhold i Europa] the unsettled state of Europe;[ røverne gjorde vejene usikre] the roads were infested with highwaymen;[ isen er usikker] the ice is not safe;( på skilt) danger! thin ice;[ usikker på benene] unsteady on one's feet. -
2 Halt
I Interj.1. stop!, don’t move!; bes. MIL. halt!; (warte!) wait!; halt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!; halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteII Adv. bes. südd., österr., schw. (eben) just; you know; das ist halt so that’s just the way it is; da kann man halt nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it); dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der Halt(Anhalten) halt; stop;(Griff) hold;(Standfestigkeit) foothold;(Stütze) support* * *Hạlt [halt]m -(e)s, -e1) (für Füße, Hände, Festigkeit) hold; (lit, fig = Stütze) support; (fig = innerer Halt) security no artHalt haben (Ding) — to hold
jdm/einer Sache Halt geben — to support sb/sth
keinen Halt haben — to have no hold/support; to be insecure
Halt suchen/finden — to look for/find a hold/a support/security
auf dem Eis den Halt verlieren — to lose one's footing on the ice
2) (geh = Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop, without stopping
See:= haltmachen* * *der1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) halt2) (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) foothold3) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold4) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop* * *<-[e]s, -e>[halt]m1. (Stütze) holdjdm/etw \Halt geben to support sb/sthan jdm \Halt/keinen \Halt haben to have support/no support from sbkeinen \Halt haben not to be supportedden \Halt verlieren to lose one's hold [or footing2. (inneres Gleichgewicht) stability, securitysie ist sein moralischer \Halt she is his moral support3. (Stopp) stopohne \Halt without stopping\Halt machen to stop, to pausevor nichts \Halt machen to stop at nothingvor niemandem \Halt machen to spare nobody* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *keinen (richtigen) Halt finden find no (secure) hold;Halt suchen try to get ( oder find) a hold;den Halt verlieren lose one’s hold (bzw footing)ein Halt sein be a (great) support to sb3. (Aufenthalt, Pause) stop;ohne Halt non-stop, without stopping;nächster Halt Torstraße next stop Torstraße;Halt gebieten (+dat) geh call a halt to, halt, stop;* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *-e m.foothold n.halt n.stability n.stay n.stop n. -
3 halt
I Interj.1. stop!, don’t move!; bes. MIL. halt!; (warte!) wait!; halt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!; halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteII Adv. bes. südd., österr., schw. (eben) just; you know; das ist halt so that’s just the way it is; da kann man halt nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it); dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der Halt(Anhalten) halt; stop;(Griff) hold;(Standfestigkeit) foothold;(Stütze) support* * *Hạlt [halt]m -(e)s, -e1) (für Füße, Hände, Festigkeit) hold; (lit, fig = Stütze) support; (fig = innerer Halt) security no artHalt haben (Ding) — to hold
jdm/einer Sache Halt geben — to support sb/sth
keinen Halt haben — to have no hold/support; to be insecure
Halt suchen/finden — to look for/find a hold/a support/security
auf dem Eis den Halt verlieren — to lose one's footing on the ice
2) (geh = Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop, without stopping
See:= haltmachen* * *der1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) halt2) (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) foothold3) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold4) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop* * *<-[e]s, -e>[halt]m1. (Stütze) holdjdm/etw \Halt geben to support sb/sthan jdm \Halt/keinen \Halt haben to have support/no support from sbkeinen \Halt haben not to be supportedden \Halt verlieren to lose one's hold [or footing2. (inneres Gleichgewicht) stability, securitysie ist sein moralischer \Halt she is his moral support3. (Stopp) stopohne \Halt without stopping\Halt machen to stop, to pausevor nichts \Halt machen to stop at nothingvor niemandem \Halt machen to spare nobody* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *A. inthalt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!;halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteB. adv besonders südd, österr, schweiz (eben) just; you know;das ist halt so that’s just the way it is;dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *-e m.foothold n.halt n.stability n.stay n.stop n. -
4 hält
I Interj.1. stop!, don’t move!; bes. MIL. halt!; (warte!) wait!; halt! Keine Bewegung! freeze!; halt, wer da? halt, who goes there?2. (es genügt) that’ll do3. (Moment mal!) wait a minuteII Adv. bes. südd., österr., schw. (eben) just; you know; das ist halt so that’s just the way it is; da kann man halt nichts machen there’s nothing you can do (about it); dann tu’s halt do it then(, if you must)* * *der Halt(Anhalten) halt; stop;(Griff) hold;(Standfestigkeit) foothold;(Stütze) support* * *Hạlt [halt]m -(e)s, -e1) (für Füße, Hände, Festigkeit) hold; (lit, fig = Stütze) support; (fig = innerer Halt) security no artHalt haben (Ding) — to hold
jdm/einer Sache Halt geben — to support sb/sth
keinen Halt haben — to have no hold/support; to be insecure
Halt suchen/finden — to look for/find a hold/a support/security
auf dem Eis den Halt verlieren — to lose one's footing on the ice
2) (geh = Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop, without stopping
See:= haltmachen* * *der1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) halt2) (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) foothold3) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold4) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stop* * *<-[e]s, -e>[halt]m1. (Stütze) holdjdm/etw \Halt geben to support sb/sthan jdm \Halt/keinen \Halt haben to have support/no support from sbkeinen \Halt haben not to be supportedden \Halt verlieren to lose one's hold [or footing2. (inneres Gleichgewicht) stability, securitysie ist sein moralischer \Halt she is his moral support3. (Stopp) stopohne \Halt without stopping\Halt machen to stop, to pausevor nichts \Halt machen to stop at nothingvor niemandem \Halt machen to spare nobody* * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * ** * *der; Halt[e]s, Halte1) o. Pl. (Stütze) holdseine Füße/Hände fanden keinen Halt — he couldn't find or get a foothold/handhold
2) (Anhalten) stopohne Halt — non-stop; without stopping
vor jemandem/etwas nicht Halt machen — (fig.) not spare somebody/something
* * *-e m.foothold n.halt n.stability n.stay n.stop n. -
5 niepew|ny
Ⅰ adj. 1. (trudny do przewidzenia) [przyszłość] uncertain, doubtful; [pogoda] unpredictable, unsettled; [kariera, rynek] uncertain, unstable; [posada] precarious, insecure; [wynik] uncertain; iffy pot.- ich los jest wciąż niepewny their fate is still uncertain a. up in the air- niepewna sytuacja gospodarcza/prawna an uncertain economic/legal situation- inwestowanie w niepewnych czasach investment in times of uncertainty- po bankructwie fabryki czekało go niepewne jutro after the factory went bankrupt, he faced an uncertain future2. (wątpliwy) [zwycięstwo, zysk] uncertain- niepewne zarobki w bankrutującej firmie unreliable earnings in a firm facing bankruptcy3. (niebudzący zaufania) [dane, metoda, sojusznik] unreliable, uncertain; [pokój] precarious, uneasy- informacja pochodzi z niepewnego źródła the information comes from an unreliable source- alkohol/mięso niepewnego pochodzenia alcohol/meat of dubious origin- stąpać po niepewnym gruncie przen. to be treading on uncertain ground przen.; to be skating on thin ice przen.4. (niespokojny) unsure- być niepewnym jutra to live precariously- był niepewny miejsca w zespole he was unsure of his place in the team- niepewny o swój stołek przen. uncertain about keeping one’s job- był niepewny swej przyszłości he was unsure of a. felt uncertain about his future- niepewny siebie unsure of oneself, lacking in self-confidence- niepewna siebie nastolatka an insecure a. a self-conscious teenager5. (nieśmiały, niezdecydowany) [krok] hesitant, faltering- napisać coś niepewną ręką to write sth in an unsteady hand- stąpać niepewnym krokiem to walk unsteadily, to totter- mówić niepewnym głosem to speak in a faltering voice- miał niepewną minę he had an uncertain look on his faceⅡ niepewien adj. praed. był niepewien swojej racji he was uncertain a. unsure of his arguments■ być niepewnym dnia ani godziny pot. to live with a threat hanging over one’s head, to have one’s name on the danger list- uznany przez mafię za zdrajcę, był niepewny dnia ani godziny branded a traitor by the mafia, he lived with a death threat hanging over his head- na niepewne trusting to luck, leaving it to chance- nie skontaktował się z rodziną i jechał na niepewne he didn’t contact his family and went there on the off chance a. trusting to luckThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niepew|ny
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6 nesiguran
* * *• cat ice• dicky• dickey• dazed• diffident• dotty• doubtful• unsure• uncertain• unsound• uneasy• unreliable• unsafe• wobbly• wildcat• wonky• waggly• shaky• slippery• spineless• precarious• insecure• faltering -
7 niepewny
adj( człowiek) hesitant; ( krok) unsteady; (pochodzenie, sytuacja) uncertain; (partner, sojusznik) doubtfulbyć niepewnym czegoś — to be unsure lub uncertain of sth
* * *a.1. (= nie całkiem bezpieczny) insecure, unsafe; ( pogoda) treacherous; niepewne jutro uncertain future; chodzić po niepewnym gruncie skate on thin ice.3. (= niemający pewności) uncertain; być niepewnym jutra be uncertain of one's future.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niepewny
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