dubious

dubious
adjective
1) (doubting) unschlüssig

I'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll

2) (suspicious, questionable) zweifelhaft
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['dju:biəs]
adjective
1) (doubtful: I am dubious about the wisdom of this action.) im Zweifel
2) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) zweifelhaft
- academic.ru/22732/dubiety">dubiety
- dubiousness
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du·bi·ous
[ˈdju:biəs, AM esp ˈdu:-]
adj
1. (pej: questionable, doubtful) zweifelhaft, ungewiss
\dubious claims fragwürdige Behauptungen
\dubious distinction/honour [or AM honor] fragwürdige Auszeichnung/Ehre
2. (untrustworthy) dubios geh, fragwürdig, zweifelhaft; (ambiguous) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft
\dubious characters/methods zweifelhafte Charaktere/Methoden
\dubious undertaking bedenkliches Unternehmen
3. (unsure, doubtful) unsicher
I'm still a bit \dubious ich habe immer noch Zweifel
to have a \dubious expression on one's face zweifelnd dreinschauen
to be/feel \dubious about sth (doubt) an etw dat zweifeln; (doubtful)
to 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
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['djuːbɪəs]
adj
1) (= questionable) reputation, person zweifelhaft; business deal fragwürdig, zweifelhaft; idea, claim, statement, basis fragwürdig; attribution fraglich

it seems dubious that... — es erscheint fragwürdig, dass ...

of dubious origin — zweifelhaften Ursprungs

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) unsicher

I 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

to be dubious about sth — etw anzweifeln

I'm very dubious about it — ich habe da doch starke Zweifel

he sounded dubious — er klang zweifelnd or skeptisch

she looked dubious — sie blickte skeptisch drein

he gave me a dubious look — er sah mich zweifelnd an

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dubious [-bjəs; -bıəs] adj (adv dubiously)
1. zweifelhaft:
a) unklar, zweideutig
b) ungewiss, unbestimmt
c) fragwürdig, dubios:
a dubious pleasure ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügen
d) unzuverlässig
2. a) unschlüssig, schwankend
b) unsicher, im Zweifel (of, about über akk)
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adjective
1) (doubting) unschlüssig

I'm dubious about accepting the invitation — ich weiß nicht recht, ob ich die Einladung annehmen soll

2) (suspicious, questionable) zweifelhaft
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adj.
zweifelhaft adj.

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