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doubtful [ˈdaʊtfʊl]a. ( = unconvinced) peu convaincu• to be doubtful about sb/sth avoir des doutes sur qn/qch• he was doubtful whether... il doutait que... + subjb. ( = questionable) douteux• it is doubtful that... il est douteux que... + subj* * *['daʊtfl]1) ( unsure) incertainit is doubtful if ou that ou whether — il n'est pas certain que (+ subj)
to be doubtful about ou as to — être peu convaincu par [idea, explanation, plan]; avoir des doutes sur [job, object, purchase]
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B adj1 ( unsure) [person, expression] incertain, sceptique ; [future, weather, argument, evidence, result] incertain ; [benefit] douteux/-euse, incertain ; it is doubtful if ou that ou whether il n'est pas certain que (+ subj) ; I am doubtful that ou whether je doute que (+ subj) ; to be doubtful about doing hésiter à faire ; to be doubtful about ou as to être peu convaincu par [idea, explanation, plan] ; avoir des doutes sur [job, object, purchase] ; she was doubtful about this elle était peu convaincue ; I am doubtful as to his suitability for the job je ne suis pas convaincu qu'il convienne pour ce poste ; to be doubtful [person] avoir des doutes ;2 ( questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] douteux/-euse. -
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1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) dudoso2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) dudoso, incierto3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) dudoso, poco probable4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) dudoso, sospechosodoubtful adj dudoso / poco probabletr['daʊtfʊl]1 (uncertain - outcome, result, future) dudoso,-a, incierto,-a; (unlikely) poco probable; (look, feeling, expression, etc) de duda, dubitativo,-a2 (questionable, dubious) dudoso,-a, sospechoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be doubtful about something tener dudas acerca de algodoubtful ['daʊtfəl] adj1) questionable: dudoso2) uncertain: dudoso, inciertoadj.• ambiguo, -a adj.• dudable adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.'daʊtfəl1)a) ( full of doubt) <expression/tone> de indecisión or duda, dubitativoto be doubtful ABOUT o AS TO something: I am doubtful as to its value — tengo mis dudas acerca de su valor
b) ( in doubt) dudosothe outcome remains doubtful — el resultado sigue siendo dudoso or incierto
it is doubtful that — no es seguro que (+ subj)
2) ( questionable) dudoso['daʊtfʊl]ADJ1) (=uncertain) [result, success, future] incierto, dudoso2) (=unconvinced) [expression] de duda"all right then," he said in a doubtful tone — -bueno, vale -dijo con un tono de duda en la voz
Jeremy nodded his head, but he still looked doubtful — Jeremy asintió pero no parecía aún convencido
to be doubtful that — dudar que + subjun
3) (=unlikely) dudosoa reconciliation between the two sides seems doubtful — una reconciliación entre las dos partes parece dudosa
it is doubtful that they will reach an agreement — es dudoso or poco probable que lleguen a un acuerdo
it is doubtful that there will be any survivors — se duda or es poco probable que haya sobrevivientes
for a moment it seemed doubtful that he would move at all — por un momento pareció que no se iba a mover en absoluto
it is doubtful whether — es poco probable que + subjun
doubtful starter — (Sport) participante mf dudoso
4) (=questionable) [taste, reputation, quality, value] dudoso* * *['daʊtfəl]1)a) ( full of doubt) <expression/tone> de indecisión or duda, dubitativoto be doubtful ABOUT o AS TO something: I am doubtful as to its value — tengo mis dudas acerca de su valor
b) ( in doubt) dudosothe outcome remains doubtful — el resultado sigue siendo dudoso or incierto
it is doubtful that — no es seguro que (+ subj)
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['daʊtfl]1) (unsure) [ person] incerto, dubbioso; [future, weather] incerto; [argument, result] dubbio, discutibile, incertoit is doubtful if o that o whether è dubbio o è poco probabile che; I am doubtful that o whether dubito che; to be doubtful about doing essere incerto o in dubbio se fare; to be doubtful about o as to — essere scettico su, essere poco convinto di [idea, explanation, plan]; avere dei dubbi su, essere scettico su [job, object, purchase]
2) (questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] dubbio, discutibile* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) dubbioso, incerto2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) incerto3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) incerto4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) ambiguo, equivoco* * *doubtful /ˈdaʊtfl/a.1 ( di persona) dubbioso; incerto: I am doubtful about what to do, sono dubbioso sul da farsi; She was doubtful whether to accept ( o if she should accept), era in dubbio se accettare; Many voters remain doubtful about who to support, molti elettori rimangono dubbiosi su chi sostenere; to look doubtful, avere un'aria perplessa; to feel doubtful, essere dubbioso2 ( di cosa) dubbio, incerto: The political situation is very doubtful, la situazione politica è molto incerta; doubtful result, risultato incerto; The outcome of the talks is looking doubtful, l'esito dei negoziati appare dubbio; The scheme is of doubtful benefit, l'utilità del piano è dubbia; It is doubtful whether the plan will succeed, è dubbio che il piano riesca; It is doubtful that they can finish on schedule, non è sicuro che possano finire entro i termini stabiliti3 dubbio; equivoco: a doubtful remedy, un rimedio discutibile; Their products are of doubtful quality, i loro prodotti sono di dubbia qualità: a doubtful character, un individuo equivoco● (comm.) doubtful debts, crediti di dubbia esigibilità □ His coming is a doubtful blessing, è discutibile se la sua venuta sia un bene o no.* * *['daʊtfl]1) (unsure) [ person] incerto, dubbioso; [future, weather] incerto; [argument, result] dubbio, discutibile, incertoit is doubtful if o that o whether è dubbio o è poco probabile che; I am doubtful that o whether dubito che; to be doubtful about doing essere incerto o in dubbio se fare; to be doubtful about o as to — essere scettico su, essere poco convinto di [idea, explanation, plan]; avere dei dubbi su, essere scettico su [job, object, purchase]
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adjective1) (sceptical) skeptisch [Mensch, Wesen]2) (showing doubt) ungläubig [Gesicht, Blick, Stirnrunzeln]3) (uncertain) zweifelndbe doubtful as to or about something — an etwas (Dat.) zweifeln
4) (causing doubt) fraglich5) (uncertain in meaning etc.) ungewiss [Ergebnis, Ausgang, Herkunft, Aussicht]; (questionable) zweifelhaft [Ruf, Charakter, Wert, Autorität]; (ambiguous) unklar [Bedeutung]; (unsettled) unsicher [Lage]6) (unreliable) zweifelhaft [Maßstab, Stütze]7) (giving reason to suspect evil) bedenklich [Gewohnheit, Spiel, Botschaft]* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) in Zweifel3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) zweifelhaft4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) zweifelhaft* * *doubt·ful[ˈdaʊtfəl]1. (expressing doubt) zweifelnd, skeptischthe expression on her face was \doubtful sie blickte skeptisch2. (uncertain, undecided) unsicher, unschlüssig3. (unlikely) fraglich, ungewissit was \doubtful that the money would ever be found again es war unwahrscheinlich, dass das Geld jemals wiedergefunden würde▪ to be \doubtful whether [or if] ... zweifelhaft sein, ob..., nicht sicher sein, ob...4. (questionable) fragwürdig, zweifelhaftthis is in \doubtful taste at best dies zeugt doch von recht fragwürdigem Geschmack\doubtful advantage zweifelhafter Vorteil, zweifelhaftes Privileg\doubtful distinction fragwürdige Auszeichnung\doubtful honour zweifelhafte Ehre* * *['daUtfUl]adjto be doubtful about sth — an etw (dat) zweifeln
to be doubtful about doing sth — Bedenken haben, ob man etw tun soll
I was doubtful whether I could ever manage it — ich bezweifelte, ob ich es je schaffen könnte
to be doubtful of sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache (dat) nicht trauen
2) (= unlikely) reconciliation, improvement, victory unwahrscheinlichit is doubtful that... — es ist unsicher or zweifelhaft, ob...
3) (= questionable, dubious) reputation zweifelhaft, fragwürdig; future, outcome ungewiss; joke, taste, quality, value zweifelhaftinformation of doubtful reliability/origin — zweifelhafte Informationen
it is doubtful whether this could be managed — es ist fraglich, ob das zu schaffen wäre
4) (SPORT= unlikely to play)
he is doubtful for tonight's match — es ist fraglich, ob er heute Abend spielen kannshe is a doubtful starter for Saturday's race — es ist fraglich, ob sie in dem Rennen am Samstag starten wird
* * *doubtful adj (adv doubtfully)1. zweifelhaft:a) unsicher, unklarb) bedenklich, fragwürdigc) ungewiss, unsicher:he’s doubtful for tomorrow’s game SPORT sein Einsatz im morgigen Spiel ist fraglich;doubtful debts WIRTSCH Dubiosa, Dubiosen, zweifelhafte Forderungend) verdächtig, dubios (Person)2. zweifelnd, unsicher, unschlüssig:be doubtful that … bezweifeln, dass …* * *adjective1) (sceptical) skeptisch [Mensch, Wesen]2) (showing doubt) ungläubig [Gesicht, Blick, Stirnrunzeln]3) (uncertain) zweifelndbe doubtful as to or about something — an etwas (Dat.) zweifeln
4) (causing doubt) fraglich5) (uncertain in meaning etc.) ungewiss [Ergebnis, Ausgang, Herkunft, Aussicht]; (questionable) zweifelhaft [Ruf, Charakter, Wert, Autorität]; (ambiguous) unklar [Bedeutung]; (unsettled) unsicher [Lage]6) (unreliable) zweifelhaft [Maßstab, Stütze]7) (giving reason to suspect evil) bedenklich [Gewohnheit, Spiel, Botschaft]* * *adj.fraglich adj.zweifelhaftes adj. -
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ˈdautful прил.
1) а) вызывающий сомнения, опасения;
сомнительный It is doubtful that they ever knew what happened. ≈ Вряд ли они когда-либо знали, что случилось. б) сомнительного свойства, качества doubtful reputation ≈ сомнительная репутация
2) а) неопределенный, неясный( не до конца изученный, не до конца определенный) They were doubtful about the advantages of the new engine. ≈ Они все еще не могли точно определить преимущества нового двигателя. Syn: ambiguous, dubious, equivocal, questionable, uncertain, problematic Ant: clear, confident, decided, definite, sure б) нерешенный, непредсказуемый( с неизвестным исходом, результатом) The result of the Presidential elections remains doubtful. ≈ Результаты президентских выборов остаются непредсказуемыми. сомнительный, вызывающий подозрения человек;
сомнительная вещь сомневающийся, полный сомнений;
нерешительный, колеблющийся - to be * of smth. сомневаться в чем-л. - I am * what I ought to do не знаю, что мне делать /как мне быть/ - I was still * about speaking to him я все еще колебался по поводу того, стоит ли с ним говорить сомнительный, неясный;
неопределенный - * reply неясный ответ - * future неопределенное будущее - * case сомнительный случай подозрительный, вызывающий подозрения;
сомнительный - * character /reputation/ сомнительная репутация - * neighbourhood нереспектабельный район - in * taste безвкусный;
в дурном вкусе - to pursue a * path (образное) идти по опасной дороге двусмысленный, сомнительный - * expression /phrase/ двусмысленность > * State (американизм) штат, где исход выборов не предрешен doubtful неопределенный ~ неясный, неопределенный ~ неясный ~ подозрительный ~ полный сомнений;
сомневающийся, колеблющийся;
I am doubtful what I ought to do я не знаю, что мне делать ~ сомнительный, вызывающий подозрения, подозрительный;
doubtful character (или reputation) сомнительная репутация ~ сомнительный ~ сомнительный, вызывающий подозрения, подозрительный;
doubtful character (или reputation) сомнительная репутация ~ полный сомнений;
сомневающийся, колеблющийся;
I am doubtful what I ought to do я не знаю, что мне делатьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > doubtful
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1) ( expressing doubt) zweifelnd, skeptisch;the expression on her face was \doubtful sie blickte skeptisch;\doubtful person Skeptiker(in) m(f)2) (uncertain, undecided) unsicher, unschlüssig;3) ( unlikely) fraglich, ungewiss;it was \doubtful that the money would ever be found again es war unwahrscheinlich, dass das Geld jemals wieder gefunden würde;to be \doubtful whether [or if] ... zweifelhaft sein, ob..., nicht sicher sein, ob...4) ( questionable) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft;this is in \doubtful taste at best dies zeugt doch von recht fragwürdigem Geschmack;\doubtful advantage zweifelhafter Vorteil, zweifelhaftes Privileg;\doubtful distinction fragwürdige Auszeichnung;\doubtful honour zweifelhafte Ehre -
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['dautf(ə)l], [-ful]прил.1) сомневающийся, нерешительный, полный сомненийThey were doubtful whether the new engine will be any better. — Они сомневались, что новый двигатель будет чем-то лучше.
2) вызывающий сомнения, опасения; сомнительныйIt is doubtful that they ever knew what had happened. — Вряд ли им вообще было известно, что случилось.
3) сомнительного свойства, качества4) неопределенный, неясный, сомнительныйThe result of the Presidential elections remains doubtful. — Результаты президентских выборов остаются неясными.
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1. съмнителен, неясен, неопределен, несигурен
2. колеблив, изпълнен със съмнения (about, of), съмнителен, подозрителен, с лошо име/слава* * *{'dautful} а 1. съмнителен; неясен, неопределен, несигурен;* * *съмнителен; колеблив; неясен; неопределен; несигурен;* * *1. колеблив, изпълнен със съмнения (about, of), съмнителен, подозрителен, с лошо име/слава 2. съмнителен, неясен, неопределен, несигурен* * *doubtful[´dautful] adj 1. съмнителен; неясен, неопределен, несигурен (if, that); to pursue a \doubtful path прен. вървя по несигурен (опасен) път; 2. неуверен, колеблив, изпълнен със съмнения ( about, of); a \doubtful answer колеблив (несигурен) отговор; 3. съмнителен, подозрителен; in \doubtful taste с лош вкус; a \doubtful neighbourhood квартал с лоша слава; 4. малко вероятен; 5. нерешен; неустановен; FONT face=Times_Deutsch◊ adv doubtfully. -
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[΄dautfl] a կասկածանքով լի, անպարզ, կասկածելի. a doubtful character կասկածելի տիպ. The weather looks doubtful Եղանակի վրա հույս չի կարելի դնել. (that’s) a doubtful blessing երկսայրի սուր, երկակի վախճան -
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adj. 1. \doubtful(about sth/ doing sth) эргэлзсэн, тээнэгэлзсэн, итгэлтэй биш. 2. \doubtful (whether/ if/ that..) эргэлзмээр, итгэмээргүй. 3. сэжигтэй, эргэлзээтэй. doubtfully adv. -
12 Computer Metaphors
Within the AI community there is a growing dissatisfaction concerning the adequacy of sequential models to simulate the cognitive processes....For an example of the dissimilarity between computers and nervous systems, consider that in conventional computers... each piece of data [is] located in its own special space in the memory bank [and] can be retrieved only by a central processor that knows the address in the memory bank for each datum. Human memory appears to be organized along entirely different lines. For one thing, from a partial or a degraded stimulus human memory can "reconstruct" the rest, and there are associative relationships among stored pieces of information based on considerations of context rather than on considerations of location.... t now appears doubtful that individual neurons are so specific that they are tuned to respond to a single item and nothing else. Thus, connectionist models tend to devise and use distributed principles, which means that elements may be selective to a range of stimuli and there are no "grandmother cells."...Information storage, it appears, is in some ill-defined sense a function of connectivity among sets of neurons. This implies that there is something fundamentally wrong in understanding the brain's memory on the model of individual symbols stored at unique addresses in a data bank....A further source of misgivings about the computer metaphor concerns real-time constraints. Although the signal velocities in nervous systems are quite slow in comparison to those in computers, brains are nonetheless far, far faster than electronic devices in the execution of their complex tasks. For example, human brains are incomparably faster than any computer in word-nonword recognition tasks. (P. S. Churchland, 1986, pp. 458-459)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Computer Metaphors
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13 Watt, James
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 19 January 1735 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotlandd. 19 August 1819 Handsworth Heath, Birmingham, England[br]Scottish engineer and inventor of the separate condenser for the steam engine.[br]The sixth child of James Watt, merchant and general contractor, and Agnes Muirhead, Watt was a weak and sickly child; he was one of only two to survive childhood out of a total of eight, yet, like his father, he was to live to an age of over 80. He was educated at local schools, including Greenock Grammar School where he was an uninspired pupil. At the age of 17 he was sent to live with relatives in Glasgow and then in 1755 to London to become an apprentice to a mathematical instrument maker, John Morgan of Finch Lane, Cornhill. Less than a year later he returned to Greenock and then to Glasgow, where he was appointed mathematical instrument maker to the University and was permitted in 1757 to set up a workshop within the University grounds. In this position he came to know many of the University professors and staff, and it was thus that he became involved in work on the steam engine when in 1764 he was asked to put in working order a defective Newcomen engine model. It did not take Watt long to perceive that the great inefficiency of the Newcomen engine was due to the repeated heating and cooling of the cylinder. His idea was to drive the steam out of the cylinder and to condense it in a separate vessel. The story is told of Watt's flash of inspiration as he was walking across Glasgow Green one Sunday afternoon; the idea formed perfectly in his mind and he became anxious to get back to his workshop to construct the necessary apparatus, but this was the Sabbath and work had to wait until the morrow, so Watt forced himself to wait until the Monday morning.Watt designed a condensing engine and was lent money for its development by Joseph Black, the Glasgow University professor who had established the concept of latent heat. In 1768 Watt went into partnership with John Roebuck, who required the steam engine for the drainage of a coal-mine that he was opening up at Bo'ness, West Lothian. In 1769, Watt took out his patent for "A New Invented Method of Lessening the Consumption of Steam and Fuel in Fire Engines". When Roebuck went bankrupt in 1772, Matthew Boulton, proprietor of the Soho Engineering Works near Birmingham, bought Roebuck's share in Watt's patent. Watt had met Boulton four years earlier at the Soho works, where power was obtained at that time by means of a water-wheel and a steam engine to pump the water back up again above the wheel. Watt moved to Birmingham in 1774, and after the patent had been extended by Parliament in 1775 he and Boulton embarked on a highly profitable partnership. While Boulton endeavoured to keep the business supplied with capital, Watt continued to refine his engine, making several improvements over the years; he was also involved frequently in legal proceedings over infringements of his patent.In 1794 Watt and Boulton founded the new company of Boulton \& Watt, with a view to their retirement; Watt's son James and Boulton's son Matthew assumed management of the company. Watt retired in 1800, but continued to spend much of his time in the workshop he had set up in the garret of his Heathfield home; principal amongst his work after retirement was the invention of a pantograph sculpturing machine.James Watt was hard-working, ingenious and essentially practical, but it is doubtful that he would have succeeded as he did without the business sense of his partner, Matthew Boulton. Watt coined the term "horsepower" for quantifying the output of engines, and the SI unit of power, the watt, is named in his honour.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1785. Honorary LLD, University of Glasgow 1806. Foreign Associate, Académie des Sciences, Paris 1814.Further ReadingH.W.Dickinson and R Jenkins, 1927, James Watt and the Steam Engine, Oxford: Clarendon Press.L.T.C.Rolt, 1962, James Watt, London: B.T. Batsford.R.Wailes, 1963, James Watt, Instrument Maker (The Great Masters: Engineering Heritage, Vol. 1), London: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.IMcN -
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чьи-л. акции упали, шансы на успех у кого-л. снизились; см. тж. one's stock roseIt is doubtful that Lord Lothian was greatly amused at the time, for his country's stock was very low and Roosevelt did not appear to be in any hurry in coming to the rescue. (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopking’, ch. X) — Сомнительно, чтобы это очень позабавило лорда Лотиана в тот период, поскольку престиж его страны был очень низок, а Рузвельт, по-видимому, не торопился поднять его.
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adjective1) (doubting) unschlüssigI'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll
2) (suspicious, questionable) zweifelhaft* * *['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) im Zweifel2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) zweifelhaft•- academic.ru/22732/dubiety">dubiety- dubiousness* * *du·bi·ous\dubious claims fragwürdige Behauptungen\dubious characters/methods zweifelhafte Charaktere/Methoden\dubious undertaking bedenkliches UnternehmenI'm still a bit \dubious ich habe immer noch Zweifelto have a \dubious expression on one's face zweifelnd dreinschauento be/feel \dubious about [or as to] whether... bezweifeln, ob...; (be unsure) sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob..., noch nicht wissen [o sich dat unschlüssig [darüber] sein], ob...he was \dubious about where he should go on holiday er ist sich noch unschlüssig, wohin er in Urlaub fahren sollte* * *['djuːbɪəs]adj1) (= questionable) reputation, person zweifelhaft; business deal fragwürdig, zweifelhaft; idea, claim, statement, basis fragwürdig; attribution fraglichit seems dubious that... — es erscheint fragwürdig, dass...
of dubious benefit/quality — von zweifelhaftem Nutzen/zweifelhafter Qualität
it sounds dubious to me — ich habe da meine Zweifel
or distinction/pleasure of doing sth (usu iro) — die zweifelhafte Ehre/das zweifelhafte Vergnügen haben, etw zu tun
2) (= uncertain, unconvinced) unsicherI was dubious at first, but he convinced me — ich hatte zuerst Bedenken, aber er überzeugte mich
I was dubious that or whether... —
he's dubious whether he should come — er weiß nicht or ist im Zweifel, ob er kommen soll
I'm very dubious about it — ich habe da doch starke Zweifel
he sounded dubious — er klang zweifelnd or skeptisch
he gave me a dubious look — er sah mich zweifelnd an
* * *dubious [-bjəs; -bıəs] adj (adv dubiously)1. zweifelhaft:a) unklar, zweideutigb) ungewiss, unbestimmtc) fragwürdig, dubios:a dubious pleasure ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügend) unzuverlässig2. a) unschlüssig, schwankendb) unsicher, im Zweifel (of, about über akk)* * *adjective1) (doubting) unschlüssigI'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll
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I [seɪ]to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)
to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo
II 1. [seɪ]they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)"hello," he said — "ciao" disse
say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...
if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler direit says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che
3) (guess)4) (assume)2.let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1)you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
2) BE ant.••it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.
III [seɪ]when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
avverbio diciamo, poniamoIV [seɪ]you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po')* * *[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) dire2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) dire3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) dire4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) dire2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) (diritto di parlare), (voce in capitolo)- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say* * *say (1) /seɪ/n. [u]1 quel che si ha da dire; opinione: to have (o to say) one's say, dire la propria; dare il proprio parere2 diritto di parlare (o di decidere); voce in capitolo: to have a say ( in the matter), aver voce in capitolo (nella faccenda).say (2) /seɪ/inter.(fam. USA) ehi!; di' un po'! senti (un po')!♦ (to) say /seɪ/(pass. e p. p. said), v. t. e i.1 dire; dichiarare; asserire; affermare; recitare: «Move this table,» Mary said, «sposta questo tavolo» disse Mary; I said straightaway I wanted to buy it, but he told me to think it over, io dissi subito che volevo comprarlo ma lui mi disse di rifletterci bene; I'm only going to say a few words, dirò solo poche parole; to say «Good morning», dire «buongiorno»; dare il buongiorno; Say after me: «I swear to speak the truth», ripeti dopo di me: «Giuro di dire la verità»; to say yes [no], dire di sì [di no]; needless to say, inutile a dirsi; manco a dirlo; People say ( o they say) he's very wealthy, dicono che sia molto ricco; He is said to be extremely rich, si dice che sia ricchissimo; Say your prayers, di' (o recita) le preghiere!; He said he would run in the election, ha dichiarato che si sarebbe candidato alle elezioni; It's hard to say, è difficile a dirsi; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- I'd say I've been here about fifteen minutes, direi che sono qui da quindici minuti; What did he say about me?, che cosa ha detto di me?; What do you have to say about that?, che cosa ne dici?; Do as I say, fai come dico io; Let us say he is innocent, diciamo che è (o supponiamo che sia) innocente; Let's meet again tomorrow, say at 4, ritroviamoci domani pomeriggio, diciamo alle 4 NOTA D'USO: - to tell o to say?-2 ( di testo scritto) dire; essere scritto: What does her note say?, che cosa dice il suo biglietto?; It says on the label that it should be taken before your meals, l'etichetta dice che lo si deve prendere prima dei pasti; It is said in the Bible, lo dice la Bibbia; sta scritto nella Bibbia3 indicare; segnare; fare: The tower clock says ten past four, l'orologio della torre segna le 4 e 10● (GB) I say, you do look smart!, ehi, come sei elegante! □ That says a lot about his reliability, questo la dice lunga sulla sua affidabilità □ What have you got to say for yourself?, che cosa puoi dire a tua discolpa? □ There is a lot to be said for their offer, la loro offerta sembra assai vantaggiosa □ It doesn't say much for his fitness to run the business, non depone certo a favore della sua capacità di mandare avanti la ditta □ to say a good word for sb., dire (o mettere) una buona parola per q. □ to say nothing of, per non dire (o parlare) di □ What would you say (o do you say) to a glass of beer?, che ne diresti (o che ne dici) di una birra? □ to say to oneself, dire fra sé; pensare □ (fam. USA) to say uncle, arrendersi; dire basta □ (versando da bere a q.) «Say when!» – «When», «Di' basta!» – «Basta così» □ to say the word, dare l'ordine; dare il via □ ( slang) «Says who?» «Says me!», «e chi lo dice?» «lo dico io!» □ ( slang) Says you!, lo dici tu!; figurati!; non ci credo; provaci (un po')! □ (fam.) says I, dico io; dissi io □ So you say!, ah sì?; davvero?; cosa mi dici! □ You can say that again (o You may well say so)!, puoi dirlo forte!; altroché!; eccome! □ (fam. spec. USA) You said it, l'hai detto!; verissimo! □ You don't say (so)!, ma no!; non è possibile!; pensa un po'! □ It goes without saying that…, va da sé che…; è ovvio che… □ ( rispondendo a un'offerta) I wouldn't say no, grazie, sì; volentieri □ (fam.) What do you say?, che ne dici? che ne pensi?; che te ne pare? □ Who can say?, chi può dirlo?, chi lo sa? □ You can't say fairer than that, mi pare una proposta più che generosa; di più non si può pretendere □ having said that, detto questo; comunque □ An excellent idea, if I may say so!, ottima idea, se posso dire! □ You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo □ There is no saying how he will react, non si può sapere come la prenderà; la sua reazione è imprevedibile □ (fam.) Say no more, non dire altro!; non aggiungere altro!; ho (già) capito! □ that is to say, vale a dire; cioè; in altre parole □ when all is said and done, a conti fatti; tutto considerato.NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-* * *I [seɪ]to have one's say — dire la propria, dare il proprio parere (on su)
to have a say, no say (in the matter) — avere, non avere voce in capitolo
II 1. [seɪ]they want more o a bigger say vogliono avere più peso; to have the most o biggest say — avere più voce in capitolo o più peso
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1) [ person] dire [words, prayer, yes, no] (to a)"hello," he said — "ciao" disse
say after me... — ripetete dopo di me...
if o though I do say so myself! non dovrei dirlo io! so they say (agreeing) così dicono; or so they say (doubtful) così almeno dicono; so to say per così dire; as you say... come dici tu...; as they say come si dice, come si suol dire; people o they say he's very rich he is said to be very rich si dice che sia molto ricco; to say sth. to oneself dire fra sé (e sé); what do you say to that? e adesso? come rispondi? what do you say to...? cosa ne pensi di...? what would you say to a little walk? che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? what (do you) say we eat now? colloq. e se mangiassimo adesso? it's not for me to say non sono io che devo dirlo, non tocca a me dirlo; you said it! colloq. l'hai detto! you can say that again! colloq. puoi ben dirlo! I should say it is! eccome! well said! ben detto! say no more, enough said colloq. va bene, non dire o aggiungere altro; let's say no more about it non ne parliamo più; there's no more to be said non c'è nient'altro da aggiungere; it goes without saying that va da sé o è ovvio che; don't say it's raining again! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! you might just as well say... tanto vale dire che...; that is to say cioè, vale a dire; that's not to say that ciò non vuol dire che; he was displeased, not to say furious era scontento, per non dire furioso; I must say (that) devo dire (che); to have a lot to say for oneself (negative) essere pieno di sé; (positive) avere molti pregi; what have you got to say for yourself? che cos'hai da dire in tua difesa? that's saying a lot — colloq. non è poco
2) [writer, book, letter, report, map] dire; [painting, music, gift] esprimere; [sign, poster, gauge] indicare; [gesture, signal] significare, voler direit says on the radio, in the rules that — la radio, il regolamento dice che
3) (guess)4) (assume)2.let's say (that) — supponiamo o mettiamo che
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. said)1)you don't say! — iron. ma non mi dire! ma va là!
says you! — colloq. (taunting) lo dici tu!
says who! who says? — colloq. (sceptical) ah sì? (on whose authority?) e chi lo dice?
2) BE ant.••it says a lot for sb., sth. — la dice lunga su qcn., qcs.
III [seɪ]when all is said and done — tutto considerato, a conti fatti
avverbio diciamo, poniamoIV [seɪ]you'll need, say, Ј 50 for petrol — avrai bisogno di, diciamo, 50 sterline per la benzina
interiezione AE ehi, senti (un po') -
17 doubt
1. noun1) Zweifel, derdoubt[s] [about or as to something/as to whether...] — (as to future) Ungewissheit, (as to fact) Unsicherheit [über etwas (Akk.) /darüber, ob...]
doubt[s] about or as to something, doubt of something — (inclination to disbelieve) Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)
there's no doubt that... — es besteht kein Zweifel daran, dass...
doubt[s] — (hesitations) Bedenken Pl.
have [one's] doubts about doing something — [seine] Bedenken haben, ob man etwas tun soll [oder nicht]
no doubt — (certainly) gewiss; (probably) sicherlich; (admittedly) wohl
cast doubt on something — etwas in Zweifel ziehen
2. transitive verbbeyond [all] doubt, without [a] doubt — ohne [jeden] Zweifel
anzweifeln; zweifeln an (+ Dat.)she doubted him — sie zweifelte an ihm
I don't doubt that or it — ich zweifle nicht daran
I doubt whether or if or that... — ich bezweifle, dass...
* * *1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) bezweifeln2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) bezweifeln2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) der Zweifel- academic.ru/22012/doubtful">doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *[daʊt]I. nthere seems to be some \doubt about the facts es scheint noch einige Zweifel zu geben, was die Fakten betrifft▪ to be in \doubt fraglich [o zweifelhaft] seinthe future of the project is in \doubt die Zukunft des Projekts ist ungewissnot a shadow of a \doubt nicht der geringste Zweifelno \doubt zweifellos, ohne Zweifelopen to \doubt fraglich, unsicherbeyond reasonable \doubt LAW jeden Zweifel ausschließend, zweifelsfreiproof of guilt beyond all reasonable \doubt Schuldbeweis m, der jeden Zweifel ausschließtwithout a \doubt ohne jeden Zweifel, zweifellosto cast \doubt on sth etw in Zweifel ziehenI'm having \doubts about going to Africa ich bin mir noch unschlüssig, ob ich nach Afrika gehen sollto have one's \doubts about sth seine Zweifel an etw dat habento have one's \doubts that... bezweifeln, dass...to raise \doubts about sth Zweifel an etw dat aufkommen lassenI never had any \doubt [that] you would win ich habe nie im Geringsten daran gezweifelt, dass du gewinnen würdestII. vt1. (be unwilling to believe)▪ to \doubt sb jdm misstrauenshe \doubted the evidence of her own eyes sie traute ihren eigenen Augen nicht2. (call in question)▪ to \doubt sb jdm nicht glauben▪ to \doubt sth etw anzweifeln [o bezweifeln] [o infrage stellen]to \doubt sb's abilities an jds Fähigkeiten zweifelnto \doubt the authenticity of a document Zweifel an der Echtheit eines Dokuments habento \doubt sb's authority jds Autorität infrage stellento \doubt sb's sincerity [or veracity] Zweifel an jds Aufrichtigkeit haben▪ to \doubt that... bezweifeln, dass...▪ to \doubt whether [or if] ... zweifeln, ob...* * *[daʊt]1. nZweifel mto have one's doubts as to or about sth — (so) seine Bedenken hinsichtlich einer Sache (gen) haben
I have my doubts about her — ich habe bei ihr ( so) meine Bedenken
I have no doubts about taking the job — ich habe keine Bedenken, die Stelle anzunehmen
I have no doubt about it —
I have doubts whether he will come — ich bezweifle, dass er kommt
his reputation is in doubt —
to be in (some) doubt about sth — Zweifel an etw (dat) haben
I am in no doubt as to what or about what he means — ich bin mir völlig im Klaren darüber, was er meint
I knew beyond doubt that... — ich wusste ohne jeden Zweifel, dass...
it must be proved beyond reasonable doubt — es muss ganz unzweifelhaft bewiesen werden
2. vtbezweifeln; sb's honesty, truth of statement anzweifeln, Zweifel haben an (+dat)I'm sorry I doubted you (what you said) — es tut mir leid, dass ich dir nicht geglaubt habe; (your loyalty etc)
I doubt it ( very much) — das möchte ich (doch stark) bezweifeln, das bezweifle ich (sehr)
I don't doubt it — das bezweifle ich (auch gar) nicht
I doubt whether he will come — ich bezweifle, dass er kommen wird
3. viZweifel haben or hegen* * *doubt [daʊt]A v/i1. zweifeln ( of sth an einer Sache)2. zögern, schwanken, Bedenken habenB v/t1. (es) bezweifeln, (daran) zweifeln, nicht sicher sein ( alle:whether, if ob;that, but, but that dass):I doubt whether he will come ich zweifle, ob er kommen wird;I doubt that he can come ich bezweifle es, dass er kommen kann;I don’t doubt that he will come ich zweifle nicht daran, dass er kommen wird2. bezweifeln, anzweifeln, zweifeln an (dat):I almost doubt it ich möchte es fast bezweifeln3. misstrauen (dat), keinen Glauben schenken (dat):doubt sb’s words4. obs oder dial fürchtenC sno doubt, without doubt, beyond doubt zweifellos, ohne Zweifel, zweifelsohne, fraglos, sicher(lich);no doubt you would like a cup of tea du willst doch sicher eine Tasse Tee;it is beyond doubt that … es steht außer Zweifel, dass …;be in doubt about Zweifel haben an (dat);I’m in no doubt that … für mich gibt es keinen Zweifel, dass …;there is no (not the smallest, little) doubt (that) es besteht kein (nicht der geringste, kaum ein) Zweifel darüber(, dass);there are doubts that … es wird bezweifelt, dass …;have no doubt that … nicht bezweifeln, dass …;have one’s doubts (so) seine Zweifel haben;have one’s doubts about jemandem od einer Sache skeptisch gegenüberstehen;leave no doubt(s) about keinen Zweifel lassen an (dat);make no doubt sicher sein, keinen Zweifel hegen;it is not in any doubt darüber besteht kein Zweifelabout wegen)b) Argwohn m:have some doubts left noch einige Bedenken hegen;put in doubt fraglich oder fragwürdig erscheinen lassen;raise doubts Zweifel aufkommen lassen3. Ungewissheit f:a) ungewiss,b) unschlüssig ( → C 1);4. obs Schwierigkeit f, Problem n* * *1. noun1) Zweifel, derdoubt[s] [about or as to something/as to whether...] — (as to future) Ungewissheit, (as to fact) Unsicherheit [über etwas (Akk.) /darüber, ob...]
doubt[s] about or as to something, doubt of something — (inclination to disbelieve) Zweifel an etwas (Dat.)
there's no doubt that... — es besteht kein Zweifel daran, dass...
doubt[s] — (hesitations) Bedenken Pl.
have [one's] doubts about doing something — [seine] Bedenken haben, ob man etwas tun soll [oder nicht]
when or if in doubt — im Zweifelsfall
no doubt — (certainly) gewiss; (probably) sicherlich; (admittedly) wohl
2. transitive verbbeyond [all] doubt, without [a] doubt — ohne [jeden] Zweifel
anzweifeln; zweifeln an (+ Dat.)I don't doubt that or it — ich zweifle nicht daran
I doubt whether or if or that... — ich bezweifle, dass...
* * *n.Bedenklichkeit f.Zweifel - m. (of, about) v.zweifeln (an) v. v.anzweifeln v.bezweifeln v. -
18 provision
prəˈvɪʒən
1. сущ.
1) обеспечение, предоставление;
снабжение the provision of public transport ≈ предоставление общественного транспорта Syn: supply, purchasing
2) заготовка;
заготовление, приготовление
3) а) мн. провизия;
запасы провианта б) резерв;
запас
4) положение, условие (договора и т. п.) ;
постановление treaty provisions ≈ условия договора She accepted the job with provision that... ≈ Она приняла предложение по поводу работы при условии, что...
5) мера предосторожности( for, against) to make provision against smth. ≈ принимать меры предосторожности против чего-л.
6) ассигнования total money provisions ≈ общая сумма ассигнований
2. гл.
1) обеспечивать to provision oneself ≈ обеспечивать себя We suspect that the females were provisioning separate cells. ≈ Мы предполагаем, что женские особи обеспечивали существование отдельных клеток.
2) снабжать продовольствием снабжение, обеспечение - * of necessaries снабжение предметами первой необходимости заготовление, заготовка, запасание;
запас - * action( военное) заготовительные операции (экономика) резерв - * for bad and doubtful debts резерв на покрытие безнадежных и сомнительных долгов провизия, съестные припасы, пищевые продукты;
запасы провианта - *s are plentiful съестные припасы имеются в изобилии мера предосторожности - to make * against attack by air принять меры предосторожности против воздушного нападения положение, условие (договора, закона) ;
постановление - treaty *s постановления договора;
условия или пункты договора (церковное) предоставление бенефиция до открытия вакансии (церковное) назначение на церковную должность снабжать продовольствием advance ~ оговорка о выплате аванса ~ положение, условие (договора и т. п.) ;
постановление;
to agree on the following provisions прийти к соглашению по следующим пунктам auditing ~ условие проведения ревизии blanket penal ~ общее положение о наказании blanket ~ общее положение call ~ оговорка о досрочном выкупе облигаций capital ~ обеспечение капиталом capital ~ создание капитала capital ~ увеличение капитала concluding ~ заключительное положение depreciation ~ порядок начисления износа deviating ~ условие, отклоняющееся от нормы disciplinary ~ дисциплинарное положение emergency ~ положение о чрезвычайной ситуации equalization ~ стабилизационный резерв exchange rate ~ оговорка о валютном курсе express ~ четко выраженное положение facultative ~ дополнительное условие final ~ заключительное положение (документа) final ~ заключительное положение financial ~ финансовое обеспечение fundamental ~ основное положение funds ~ предоставление капитала general ~ основное положение identification ~ положение об установлении подлинности implementing ~ выполняемое положение interim ~ временное постановление introductory ~ вводное положение legal ~ законное положение legal ~ судебное постановление legal ~ юридическое положение life insurance ~ условие страхования жизни ~ снабжение, обеспечение;
to make ample provision for one's family вполне обеспечить семью ~ мера предосторожности (for, against) ;
to make provisions предусматривать, постановлять provisions: make ~ обеспечивать make ~ предусматривать make ~ резервировать деньги mandatory ~ обязательное положение material ~ существенное положение noncompulsory ~ необязательное условие old age ~ соц. обеспечение по старости outline ~ общие положения penal ~ карательная мера penal ~ штрафная санкция penalty ~ штрафная санкция premium ~ резерв для уплаты страхового взноса provision заготовление, заготовка ~ мера предосторожности (for, against) ;
to make provisions предусматривать, постановлять ~ мера предосторожности ~ обеспечение ~ обеспечивать ~ положение, условие (договора и т. п.) ;
постановление;
to agree on the following provisions прийти к соглашению по следующим пунктам ~ юр. положение ~ юр. постановление ~ pl провизия;
запасы провианта ~ резерв ~ снабжать ~ снабжать продовольствием ~ снабжение, обеспечение;
to make ample provision for one's family вполне обеспечить семью ~ снабжение, обеспечение ~ снабжение ~ условие, постановление, положение (договора, закона и т.п.) ~ условие ~ for bad debts резерв на покрытие безнадежных долгов ~ for contingent claims резерв по непредвиденным убыткам ~ for depletion резерв на компенсацию износа основного капитала ~ for depreciation резерв на амортизацию ~ for doubtful debts резерв на покрытие сомнительных долгов ~ for old age фонд обеспечения престарелых ~ for outstanding claims резерв по неоплаченным искам ~ for renewal резерв на обновление ~ for renewal of assets резерв на обновление основных фондов ~ for replacement резерв на замещение основного капитала ~ for retired farmers пенсионное обеспечение фермеров ~ for specific doubtful debts резерв на покрытие особо сомнительных долгов ~ for taxes payable резерв для уплаты налогов ~ of collateral резерв на дополнительное обеспечение ~ of finance финансирование ~ of foreign loan предоставление иностранного займа ~ of funds предоставление денежных средств ~ of liquid funds предоставление ликвидных средств ~ of loan предоставление ссуды ~ of security предоставление гарантии ~ of security предоставление обеспечения ~ of treaty положение договора ~ on closing hours положение о времени закрытия ~ on secrecy положение о секретности ~ to cover losses and risks резервы на покрытие потерь и рисков secured ~ гарантированное обеспечение special ~ специальная оговорка special ~ специальное положение (договора и т.п.) special ~ специальное положение special ~ специальное условие statutory ~ положение закона superannuation ~ пенсионный фонд surrender ~ условие выплаты лицу, отказавшемуся от страхового полиса tax ~ резерв для уплаты налога temporary ~ временное положение transitional ~ временное положение warranty ~ оговорка о гарантиях winding up ~ постановление о ликвидации компанииБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > provision
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19 dubious
'dju:biəs1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) dudoso2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) sospechoso•- dubiety- dubiousness
tr['djʊːbɪəs]1 (questionable, suspect - morals, activities, origin) dudoso,-a, sospechoso,-a; (past, record) turbio,-a; (compliment) ambiguo,-a, equívoco,-a; (character) sospechoso,-a2 (unsure) dudoso,-a, indeciso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dubious about something tener dudas sobre algo, tener reservas sobre algodubious ['du:biəs, 'dju:-] adj1) uncertain: dudoso, indeciso2) questionable: sospechoso, dudoso, discutibleadj.• dubitativo, -a adj.• dudoso, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.'duːbiəs, 'djuːbiəsa) ( questionable) <honor/achievement> dudoso, discutible; < past> turbio; <motives/person> sospechosob) ( doubtful)to be dubious (ABOUT something/somebody) — tener* reservas or dudas (sobre or acerca de algo/alguien)
['djuːbɪǝs]ADJ1) (=questionable) [reputation, claim, privilege, taste] dudoso; [person, character, motives] sospechoso; [company, offer] poco fiable; [business deal, practice] sospechoso, turbio; [idea, measure] discutible; [compliment] equívocoto have the dubious honour/pleasure of doing sth — tener el dudoso honor/placer de hacer algo
2) (=unsure) [look, smile] indecisoto be dubious — tener dudas or reservas
I was dubious at first, but he convinced me — al principio tenía mis dudas or reservas, pero él me convenció
I'm very dubious about it — tengo grandes dudas or reservas sobre ello
I am dubious that or whether the new law will achieve anything — tengo mis dudas or reservas sobre si la nueva ley va a lograr algo
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he looked dubious — parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar•
he sounded dubious — parecía tener dudas or reservas, parecía dudar* * *['duːbiəs, 'djuːbiəs]a) ( questionable) <honor/achievement> dudoso, discutible; < past> turbio; <motives/person> sospechosob) ( doubtful)to be dubious (ABOUT something/somebody) — tener* reservas or dudas (sobre or acerca de algo/alguien)
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20 whether
['weðə(r)] [AE 'hweðər]1) (if) seI wasn't sure whether to answer or not o whether or not to answer non sapevo se rispondere o no; I wonder whether it's true mi chiedo se sia vero; the question is whether anyone is interested il problema è capire se c'è qualcuno interessato; he was worried about whether to invite her — si chiedeva se era il caso di invitarla
you're going to school whether you like it or not! — a scuola ci vai, che ti piaccia o no!
••he needs an adult whether it be a parent or teacher — ha bisogno di un adulto, non importa se è un genitore o un insegnante
Note:When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by se: I wonder whether she got my letter = mi chiedo se ha (or: abbia) ricevuto la mia lettera. See 1 in the entry below. - Although if can also be used, whether often occurs after verbs such as doubt, know, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful and sure, and with nouns like doubt and question. You can find further examples at these entries. - In whether...or not sentences, whether is translated by che and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = che tu sia d'accordo o no, whether you like it or not = che ti piaccia o no; note, however, that whether + infinitive is translated by se + infinitive in Italian: I have to decide whether or not to accept his proposal = devo decidere se accettare la sua proposta o no. See 2 in the entry below* * *['weðə](if: I don't know whether it's possible.) se* * *['weðə(r)] [AE 'hweðər]1) (if) seI wasn't sure whether to answer or not o whether or not to answer non sapevo se rispondere o no; I wonder whether it's true mi chiedo se sia vero; the question is whether anyone is interested il problema è capire se c'è qualcuno interessato; he was worried about whether to invite her — si chiedeva se era il caso di invitarla
you're going to school whether you like it or not! — a scuola ci vai, che ti piaccia o no!
••he needs an adult whether it be a parent or teacher — ha bisogno di un adulto, non importa se è un genitore o un insegnante
Note:When whether is used to mean if, it is translated by se: I wonder whether she got my letter = mi chiedo se ha (or: abbia) ricevuto la mia lettera. See 1 in the entry below. - Although if can also be used, whether often occurs after verbs such as doubt, know, see and wonder, with adjectives such as doubtful and sure, and with nouns like doubt and question. You can find further examples at these entries. - In whether...or not sentences, whether is translated by che and the verb that follows is in the subjunctive: whether you agree or not = che tu sia d'accordo o no, whether you like it or not = che ti piaccia o no; note, however, that whether + infinitive is translated by se + infinitive in Italian: I have to decide whether or not to accept his proposal = devo decidere se accettare la sua proposta o no. See 2 in the entry below
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