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1 suspicious
1) (having or showing suspicion: I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.) desconfiado2) (causing or arousing suspicion: suspicious circumstances.) sospechososuspicious adj1. sospechoso2. receloso / desconfiadotr[sə'spɪʃəs]1 (arousing suspicion) sospechoso,-a2 (distrustful, wary) receloso,-a, desconfiado,-a, suspicaz\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be suspicious of/about somebody/something desconfiar de alguien/algosuspicious [sə'spɪʃəs] adj1) questionable: sospechoso, dudoso2) distrustful: suspicaz, desconfiadoadj.• caviloso, -a adj.• celoso, -a adj.• desconfiado, -a adj.• matrero, -a adj.• receloso, -a adj.• sospechoso, -a adj.• suspicaz adj.sə'spɪʃəsa) ( mistrustful) <mind/person> desconfiado, suspicazto be suspicious OF/ABOUT somebody/something — desconfiar* de alguien/algo
b) ( arousing suspicion) <actions/movements> sospechoso[sǝs'pɪʃǝs]ADJ1) (=mistrustful) [person, nature] desconfiado; [glance] recelosomany people are suspicious that the government will reduce benefits further — mucha gente tiene la sospecha de que el gobierno va a reducir aún más los subsidios
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to be suspicious about sth — desconfiar de algo•
that made him suspicious — eso le hizo sospechar•
he is suspicious of visitors — se muestra receloso ante las visitas2) (=causing suspicion) [person, behaviour, package] sospechosodid you see anything suspicious? — ¿viste algo sospechoso?
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is there anything suspicious about the crash? — ¿hay algo sospechoso acerca del choque?* * *[sə'spɪʃəs]a) ( mistrustful) <mind/person> desconfiado, suspicazto be suspicious OF/ABOUT somebody/something — desconfiar* de alguien/algo
b) ( arousing suspicion) <actions/movements> sospechoso -
2 doubtful
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)
2) ( questionable) dudoso
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