undecided

undecided
adjective
1) (not settled) nicht entschieden
2) (hesitant) unentschlossen

be undecided whether to do something — sich (Dat.) noch unschlüssig sein, ob man etwas tun soll

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adjective
1) ((of a person) unable to make a decision about something.) unentschlossen
2) ((of a matter) not settled: The date of the meeting is still undecided.) unbestimmt
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un·de·cid·ed
[ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd]
adj
1. (hesitant) unentschlossen
she is still \undecided as to which job to apply for sie schwankt noch, um welche Stelle sie sich bewerben soll
to be \undecided about sth sich dat über etw akk [noch] unklar sein
to be \undecided whether/when/how/where ... unschlüssig sein, ob/wann/wie/wo ...
2. (not settled) offen, nicht entschieden
an \undecided vote eine unentschiedene Abstimmung
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["ʌndI'saIdɪd]
adj
1) person unentschlossen

he is undecided as to whether he should go or not — er ist (sich) noch unschlüssig, ob er gehen soll oder nicht

to be undecided about sth — sich (dat) über etw (acc) im Unklaren sein

2) question unentschieden

what are we going to do? – I don't know, it's undecided — was sollen wir tun? – ich weiß nicht, das steht noch nicht fest or ist noch nicht entschieden

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undecided adj (adv undecidedly)
1. nicht entschieden, unentschieden, offen:
leave a question undecided eine Frage offenlassen
2. unbestimmt, vage
3. unentschlossen, unschlüssig:
I’m still undecided auch ich schwanke noch;
he’s still undecided about what to do er ist sich noch nicht schlüssig, was er tun soll
4. unbeständig (Wetter)
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adjective
1) (not settled) nicht entschieden
2) (hesitant) unentschlossen

be undecided whether to do something — sich (Dat.) noch unschlüssig sein, ob man etwas tun soll

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adj.
unentschieden adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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