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1 wisdom
1) Weisheit, dieworldly wisdom — Weltklugheit, die
2) (prudence) Klugheit, diewhere is the wisdom of such a move/in doing that? — was für einen Sinn hat solch ein Schritt/hat es, das zu tun?
words of wisdom — weise Worte; (advice) weise Ratschläge
* * *['wizdəm]noun Wisdom comes with experience.) die Weisheit* * *wis·dom[ˈwɪzdəm]n no plin her \wisdom... in ihrer grenzenlosen Weisheit... iron\wisdom comes with age die Weisheit kommt mit dem Alterthe \wisdom of hindsight im Nachhinein, hinterherconventional \wisdom has it that... [or the received \wisdom is that...] im Allgemeinen ist man der Auffassung, dass...I am not convinced of the \wisdom of letting them go ahead unsupervised ich bin nicht davon überzeugt, dass es vernünftig ist, sie einfach unbeaufsichtigt weitermachen zu lassendid we ever stop to question the \wisdom of going to war? haben wir jemals den Sinn von Kriegsführung hinterfragt?to give sb a few words of \wisdom jdm kluge Ratschläge erteilen a. pej* * *['wIzdəm]nWeisheit f; (= prudence) Einsicht fto show great wisdom — große Klugheit or Einsicht zeigen
to doubt the wisdom of sth — bezweifeln, ob etw klug or sinnvoll ist
* * *wisdom [ˈwızdəm] s1. Weisheit f, Klugheit f:display the wisdom of Solomon salomonische Weisheit beweisen;have great wisdom sehr weise sein;2. obs Gelehrsamkeit f3. BIBEL* * *noun, no pl.1) Weisheit, dieworldly wisdom — Weltklugheit, die
2) (prudence) Klugheit, diewhere is the wisdom of such a move/in doing that? — was für einen Sinn hat solch ein Schritt/hat es, das zu tun?
words of wisdom — weise Worte; (advice) weise Ratschläge
* * *n.Klugheit -en f.Weisheit -en f. -
2 question
question ['kwestʃən]1 noun∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;∎ what a question! quelle question!;∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;∎ the Jewish question la question juive;∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;∎ that is the question voilà la question;∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français -
3 dubious
['djuːbɪəs] [AE 'duː-]1) (showing doubt) [response, look] incerto, dubbiosoto be dubious (about sth.) — [ person] essere dubbioso, incerto (su qcs.)
2) (arguable) [translation, answer] discutibile3) (suspect) [motive, claim] sospetto; [reputation, person] dubbio* * *['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) dubbioso, incerto2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) equivoco•- dubiety- dubiousness* * *dubious /ˈdju:bɪəs/, ( USA) /ˈdu:bɪəs/a.1 dubbioso; incerto: to look [to feel] dubious, sembrare [sentirsi] dubbioso; You seem a bit dubious about accepting, sembri un po' dubbioso sul fatto di accettare; I am dubious as to what to do [about your plan], sono dubbioso sul da farsi [riguardo il tuo progetto]; a dubious undertaking, un'impresa dall'esito incerto2 equivoco, sospetto: a dubious business, una faccenda sospetta; a dubious character, un tipo equivoco; a dubious company, una società di dubbia reputazione; Some of his assumptions are highly dubious, alcune delle sue supposizioni sono tutt'altro che fondate3 discutibile: The remark was in dubious taste, l'osservazione era di gusto discutibile; goods of dubious quality, merce di qualità discutibile● the dubious distinction [honour], il triste primato [onore]: They have the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of inflation in Europe, hanno il triste primato di possedere il più alto tasso d'inflazione in Europa □ the dubious pleasure, l'incombenza tutt'altro che piacevole: I had the dubious pleasure of spending the evening with him, mi è toccata l'incombenza tutt'altro che piacevole di passare la serata con lui.* * *['djuːbɪəs] [AE 'duː-]1) (showing doubt) [response, look] incerto, dubbiosoto be dubious (about sth.) — [ person] essere dubbioso, incerto (su qcs.)
2) (arguable) [translation, answer] discutibile3) (suspect) [motive, claim] sospetto; [reputation, person] dubbio -
4 dubious
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
2) (suspicious, questionable) zweifelhaft* * *adj.zweifelhaft adj.
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