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1 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) negotov2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) dvomljiv3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) vprašljiv4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) sumljiv* * *[dáutful]adjective ( doubtfully adverb)dvomljiv, sumljiv; dvomeč, nezaupljiv, negotov -
2 borderline
adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) mejni (primer)* * *[bɔ:dəlain]1.nounmeja, mejna črta;2.adjectivemejen; neodločen; dvomljiv -
3 debatable
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4 doubt
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.) dvomiti2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) dvomiti (o čem)2. 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.) dvom- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *I [daut]intransitive verb & transitive verbdvomiti; ne zaupati, sumničiti; obotavljati se, kolebati, omahovati; archaic bati seII [daut]noundvom, negotovost, pomislek, sumno doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt — brez dvoma, gotovoto give s.o. the benefit of the doubt — imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazovto make no doubt — ne dvomiti, biti prepričanto be in doubt — dvomiti; sumiti -
5 dubious
['dju:biəs]1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) negotov2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) sumljiv•- dubiety- dubiousness* * *[djú:biəs]adjective ( dubiously adverb)dvomljiv, negotov, dvomeč; neodločen, omahljiv; nejasen; sumljiv -
6 P.D.
abbreviationAmerican Police Department; electrical potential difference; printing printer's devil; nautical position doubtful; Postal District -
7 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *I [kwésčən]nounvprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvomjuridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanjejuridically question of law — pravno vprašanjejuridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanjehistory juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti kogato beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljatibeside the question — neprikladen, nevaženbeyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nespornoto call in question — spodbijati, dvomitito come into question — priti v pretres, postati važnoin question — omenjen, za katerega greout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevto put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kajwhat is the question? — za kaj gre?II [kwésčən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati seit cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da -
8 questionable
1) (doubtful; uncertain.) vprašljiv2) (probably not true, honest, respectable: questionable behaviour.) sumljiv* * *[kwésčənəbl]adjective ( questionably adverb)dvomljiv, sporen, sumljiv, negotov -
9 umpire
1. noun(in cricket, tennis etc, a person who supervises a game, makes sure that it is played according to the rules, and decides doubtful points: Tennis players usually have to accept the umpire's decision.) športni sodnik2. verb(to act as umpire: Have you umpired a tennis match before?) soditi* * *[ʌmpaiə]1.nounjuridically(arbitražni) izvoljeni sodnik; športni sodnik;2.intransitive verbbiti razsodnik, izvoljeni (arbitražni) sodnik; izreči sodbo kot (arbitražni) sodnik; transitive verb voditi (igro, tekmo) kot (športni) sodnik
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