unsure

unsure
adjective
unsicher

be unsure about somebody/something — sich (Dat.) über jemanden/etwas nicht im klaren sein

be unsure whether to do something — sich (Dat.) nicht sicher sein, ob man etwas tun soll

be unsure of somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemandes/einer Sache nicht sicher sein

be unsure of a date/of one's facts — ein Datum nicht genau wissen/seine Fakten nicht genau kennen

be unsure of oneself — unsicher sein

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un·sure
[ʌnˈʃʊəʳ, AM -ˈʃʊr]
adj person unsicher; fact, date ungewiss
to be \unsure how/what/when/whether/why ... nicht genau wissen [o sich dat nicht sicher sein], wie/was/wann/ob/warum ...
to be \unsure about sth sich dat einer S. gen nicht sicher sein
to be \unsure of oneself unsicher sein, kein Selbstvertrauen haben
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[ʌn'ʃʊə(r)]
adj
person unsicher; (= unreliable) method also unzuverlässig

to be unsure of oneself — unsicher sein

to be unsure (of sth) — sich (dat) (einer Sache gen ) nicht sicher sein

I'm unsure of him — ich bin mir bei ihm nicht sicher

I am unsure of my welcome — ich bin nicht sicher, ob ich willkommen bin

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unsure adj allg unsicher (of gen):
unsure of o.s. unsicher;
I am unsure of her agreement ich bin (mir) nicht sicher, ob sie zustimmt
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adjective
unsicher

be unsure about somebody/something — sich (Dat.) über jemanden/etwas nicht im klaren sein

be unsure whether to do something — sich (Dat.) nicht sicher sein, ob man etwas tun soll

be unsure of somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemandes/einer Sache nicht sicher sein

be unsure of a date/of one's facts — ein Datum nicht genau wissen/seine Fakten nicht genau kennen

be unsure of oneself — unsicher sein

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adj.
unsicher adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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