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Detailed Translations for equivocal from English to German

equivocal:


Translation Matrix for equivocal:

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- ambiguous
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zweideutig ambiguous; ambivalent; dual; equivocal ambiguous; explainable in different ways; jokes with a double meaning; polysemic; suggestive
zweifach ambiguous; binary; bipartite; dimerous; double; dual; equivocal; two-jointed; twofold double; dual; of two sorts; two-piece; twofold
zweigliedrig ambiguous; binary; bipartite; dimerous; double; dual; equivocal; two-jointed; twofold
zweiteilig ambiguous; binary; bipartite; dimerous; double; dual; equivocal; two-jointed; twofold double; dual; of two sorts; two-piece; twofold

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Related Definitions for "equivocal":

  1. uncertain as a sign or indication1
    • the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal1
  2. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead1
    • an equivocal statement1
    • the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates1
    • the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness1
    • popularity is an equivocal crown1
    • an equivocal response to an embarrassing question1
  3. open to question1
    • aliens of equivocal loyalty1
    • his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son1

Wiktionary Translations for equivocal:

equivocal
adjective
  1. capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters
  2. uncertain, doubtful
  3. having several applicable significations
equivocal
Cross Translation:
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equivocal ambivalent; doppeldeutig; doppelwertig; gespalten; mehrdeutig; mißverständlich; zweideutig ambivalent — Qui a plusieurs valeurs, plusieurs propriétés, plusieurs comportements différents, contradictoires, voire opposés.
equivocal zweideutig; missverständlich équivoque — Qui a un double sens, qui peut recevoir plusieurs interprétations et qui convient à différentes choses.

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