iffy

[US]/'ɪfɪ/
[UK]/'ɪfi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. usikker, tvivlsom, problematisk

Example Sentences

a good wine merchant will change the iffy bottles for sound ones.

en god vinhandler vil udskifte de tvivlsomme flasker med gode flasker.

The weather forecast for tomorrow is iffy.

Vejrudsigten for i morgen er usikker.

I'm feeling iffy about this new project.

Jeg er lidt tøvende omkring dette nye projekt.

Her excuse for being late seemed a bit iffy.

Hendes undskyldning for at være forsinket virkede lidt tvivlsom.

The quality of this product is a bit iffy.

Kvaliteten af dette produkt er lidt tvivlsom.

I have an iffy feeling about this decision.

Jeg har en dårlig fornemmelse omkring denne beslutning.

The connection to the internet is iffy in this area.

Forbindelsen til internettet er usikker i dette område.

The outcome of the game is still iffy.

Resultatet af kampen er stadig usikkert.

I don't want to make an iffy investment.

Jeg vil ikke foretage en tvivlsom investering.

The future of the company looks iffy.

Virksomhedens fremtid ser usikker ud.

The success of the project is iffy at this point.

Projektets succes er usikker på dette tidspunkt.

Real-world Examples

Well, the doctor's not100% positive, but it's very, very iffy.

Nå, lægen er ikke 100% sikker, men det er meget, meget tvivlsomt.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

My vowels are a little bit iffy.

Mine vokaler er en smule tvivlsomme.

Source: English little tyrant

Better. But your vowels are still a bit iffy.

Bedre. Men dine vokaler er stadig en smule tvivlsomme.

Source: English little tyrant

Something I learned is that June is always iffy in Seattle.

Noget jeg har lært er, at juni altid er tvivlsom i Seattle.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Lawsuits accusing banks of peddling iffy securities are not rare these days.

Søgsmål, der anklager banker for at sælge tvivlsomme værdipapirer, er ikke sjældne i dag.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

When we first started, my bowling was, um...well, it was iffy.

Da vi først startede, var min bowling, øh... ja, den var tvivlsom.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Anyway, we're on Space Mountain and Ross starts to feel a little iffy.

Under alle omstændigheder er vi på Space Mountain, og Ross begynder at føle sig en smule tvivlsom.

Source: Friends Season 7

So yeah, making notes, summarizing sort of works probably doesn't... evidence is a bit iffy about it.

Så ja, at tage noter, opsummere virker måske ikke... beviserne er en smule tvivlsomme omkring det.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

The Danish lender's Estonian branch is suspected of handling up to $230bn of iffy funds from former Soviet states.

Den danske långivers estiske filial mistænkes for at håndtere op til 230 mia. dollars i tvivlsomme midler fra tidligere sovjetiske stater.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You are straying into iffy territory there.

Du bevæger dig ind på tvivlsomt territorium der.

Source: Radio Laboratory

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