suspicious

suspicious
adjective
1) (tending to suspect) misstrauisch (of gegenüber)

be suspicious of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache misstrauen

2) (arousing suspicion) verdächtig
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[sə'spiʃəs]
adjective
1) (having or showing suspicion: I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.) mißtrauisch
2) (causing or arousing suspicion: suspicious circumstances.) verdächtig
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sus·pi·cious
[səˈspɪʃəs]
adj
1. (causing suspicion) verdächtig
have you seen anything \suspicious? haben Sie irgendetwas Verdächtiges beobachtet?
to look \suspicious verdächtig aussehen
2. (feeling suspicion) misstrauisch, argwöhnisch
my mother has a very \suspicious nature meine Mutter ist von Natur aus sehr misstrauisch
to become [or get] \suspicious [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] misstrauisch werden
▪ to be \suspicious of sth etw mit Skepsis betrachten, einer S. dat gegenüber skeptisch sein
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[sə'spɪʃəs]
adj
1) (= feeling suspicion) argwöhnisch, misstrauisch (of gegenüber)

you have a suspicious mind — Sie sind aber misstrauisch

to be suspicious about sth — etw mit Misstrauen or Argwohn (geh) betrachten

2) (= causing suspicion) verdächtig

there were no suspicious circumstances —

he died in suspicious circumstances — er starb unter verdächtigen or zweifelhaften Umständen

the police are treating her death as suspicious — die Polizei betrachtet ihren Tod als nicht natürlich

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suspicious [səˈspıʃəs] adj (adv suspiciously)
1. misstrauisch, argwöhnisch (beide:
of sb gegen jemanden, gegenüber jemandem):
a suspicious glance;
be deeply suspicious of ein tiefes Misstrauen hegen gegen;
become suspicious Verdacht schöpfen
2. verdächtig, Verdacht erregend:
suspicious person → academic.ru/72458/suspect">suspect C
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adjective
1) (tending to suspect) misstrauisch (of gegenüber)

be suspicious of somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache misstrauen

2) (arousing suspicion) verdächtig
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(of) adj.
argwöhnisch adj. (of) n.
misstrauisch (gegen) adj. adj.
verdächtig adj.

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