dubious

[USA]/ˈdjuːbiəs/
[UK]/ˈduːbiəs/
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Oversættelse

adj. tøvende eller betænkelig, mistænkelig, risikabel.

Eksempelsætninger

He is a dubious character.

Han er en tvivlsom karakter.

a painting of dubious value.

et maleri af tvivlsom værdi.

The tests have been shown to be of dubious validity.

Det er blevet vist, at testene er af tvivlsom gyldighed.

Alex looked dubious, but complied.

Alex så tvivlende ud, men efterkom.

dubious about agreeing to go;

tvivlende på at acceptere at tage afsted;

dubious profits.See Synonyms at doubtful

tvivlsomme overskud. Se synonymer under tvivlsom

timeshare has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods.

Tidsdelingen er blevet bragt i miskredit af tvivlsomme salgsmetoder.

analyses based on dubious and untested assumptions.

analyser baseret på tvivlsomme og utestede antagelser.

He uses some dubious shifts to get money.

Han bruger nogle tvivlsomme metoder til at skaffe penge.

If his dubious transactions come to the notice of the authorities, he'll get it in the neck.

Hvis hans tvivlsomme transaktioner kommer til myndighedernes kendskab, vil han få det svært.

He has the dubious distinction of being the first railway baron to go bankrupt.

Han har den tvivlsomme udmærkelse af at være den første jernbanebaron, der er gået konkurs.

he holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for.

han har den tvivlsomme udmærkelse af at være blevet degraderet fra hver eneste klub, han har spillet for.

Whether this is true is questionable); often, however, it implies dubious morality, respectability, or propriety:

Om dette er sandt er diskutabelt); ofte antyder det dog tvivlsom moral, respektabilitet eller passende opførsel:

Virkelige Eksempler

Wall Street is growing increasingly dubious as well.

Kilde: Newsweek

If you want to assign blame, you might look to your dubious parenting skills.

Kilde: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

" Friends..." he mused, dubious. " Or not, " I muttered.

Kilde: Twilight: Eclipse

Wozniak was dubious that they could sell them all.

Kilde: Steve Jobs Biography

There was a time, not long ago, when the pursuit of that kind of satisfaction was considered morally dubious.

Kilde: New York Times

He looked dubious. " Did you ever sail a boat" ?

Kilde: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

The captain looked dubious. " Will you be safe, my lord" ?

Kilde: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

And those made the aether and its supposed properties more dubious.

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Manock, dubious about Jobs's appearance, asked for the money up front.

Kilde: Steve Jobs Biography

He was also known for conducting dubious anatomical experiments on his poorer and more tractable patients.

Kilde: A Brief History of Everything

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