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'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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