questionable

questionable
adjective
fragwürdig
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adjective
1) (doubtful; uncertain.) fraglich
2) (probably not true, honest, respectable: questionable behaviour.) fragwürdig
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ques·tion·able
[ˈkwestʃənəbl̩]
adj
1. (uncertain) fraglich, zweifelhaft, ungewiss
a \questionable assumption/decision eine zweifelhafte Behauptung/Entscheidung
a \questionable future eine ungewisse Zukunft
it is \questionable how reliable those statements are es ist fraglich, wie glaubwürdig diese Aussagen sind
2. (not respectable) fragwürdig, zweifelhaft, bedenklich
to do \questionable business bedenkliche Geschäfte machen
a person of \questionable character/reputation eine Person von zweifelhaftem Charakter/Ansehen
in a \questionable company in zweifelhafter Gesellschaft
to live in a \questionable neighbourhood in einer anrüchigen Gegend wohnen
a \questionable offer/profit ein fragwürdiges Angebot/fragwürdiger Gewinn
to pursue \questionable plans bedenkliche Pläne verfolgen
\questionable traditions fragwürdige Traditionen
some of his jokes were in \questionable taste manche seiner Witze waren von etwas zweideutiger Natur
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['kwestʃənəbl]
adj
1) (= suspect) fragwürdig

of questionable morals — von zweifelhaftem moralischem Standard

in questionable taste — geschmacklos

2) (= open to doubt) statement, figures fraglich; advantage zweifelhaft

of questionable value — von fragwürdigem Wert

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questionable adj (adv questionably)
1. fraglich, zweifelhaft, ungewiss
2. bedenklich, fragwürdig
3. anrüchig
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adjective
fragwürdig
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adj.
bedenklich adj.
fraglich adj.
fragwürdig adj.

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