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1 ♦ suspicious
♦ suspicious /səˈspɪʃəs/a.1 sospettoso; diffidente: a suspicious look, uno sguardo sospettoso; I am suspicious of strangers, sono diffidente con gli sconosciuti2 sospetto; ambiguo; losco: a suspicious caller, un visitatore sospetto ( prima che avvenga un furto in una casa, ecc.); un tipo losco; a suspicious noise, un rumore sospetto; under (o in) suspicious circumstances, in circostanze sospette; If you see anything suspicious, dial 999, se vedete qualcosa di sospetto, chiamate il 999 (in GB)● a suspicious character, un losco figuro □ to become suspicious, insospettirsi □ to look suspicious, avere un'aria sospettasuspiciously avv. suspiciousness n. [u]. -
2 ♦ character
♦ character /ˈkærəktə(r)/A n.1 carattere; natura: the two sides of his character, i due lati del suo carattere; the British national character, il carattere nazionale britannico; to be a good judge of character, saper giudicare il carattere delle persone; strength of character, forza di carattere; in character, tipico di q.; da lui [lei, ecc.]; out of character, in contrasto col proprio carattere; non da lui [lei, ecc.]; (in modo) insolito; (in modo) sorprendente; It's in keeping with his character, è nel suo carattere; è da lui; a man of character, un uomo di carattere2 carattere distintivo; atmosfera; personalità: a village full of character, un paesino pieno di atmosfera3 [u] reputazione; buon nome: an attack on his character, un attacco al suo buon nome; character reference, referenze (pl.); character assassination, campagna diffamatoria; (leg.) character witness, testimone della buona reputazione di q.4 personaggio ( di romanzo, film, ecc.): a cartoon character, un personaggio dei fumetti; a colourful character, un personaggio pittoresco; a fictional character, un personaggio inventato (o di fantasia); He plays a character named Joe, interpreta un personaggio di nome Joe; the main character, il protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-5 individuo; tipo; personaggio; soggetto: a suspicious character, un individuo sospetto; a bad character, un cattivo soggetto; un brutto tipo; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco8 (comput., tipogr.) carattere9 (biol.) carattere10 (antiq.) attestato di servizio; benservito; referenze (pl.): The maid was given an excellent character, la cameriera ricevette un ottimo benservitoB a. attr.2 (psic.) caratteriale; caratterologico3 (comput., tipogr.) di, dei caratteri: character encoding, codifica dei caratteri; character map, mappa dei caratteri; character recognition, riconoscimento dei caratteri● (cinem.) character actor [actress], caratterista □ character builder, cosa (esperienza, ecc.) che serve a formare il carattere □ (cinem.) character part, parte da caratterista. -
3 suspicious sus·pi·cious adj
[sə'spɪʃəs](causing suspicion) sospetto (-a), (feeling suspicion)suspicious (of) — sospettoso (-a) (di), diffidente (di)
to be suspicious of or about sb/sth — nutrire dei sospetti nei riguardi di qn/qc
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4 doubtful
['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]
2) (questionable) [character, past, activity, taste] dubbio, discutibile
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