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Detailed Translations for ambiguous from English to German

ambiguous:


Translation Matrix for ambiguous:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- equivocal
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
doppeldeutig ambiguous; explainable in different ways; jokes with a double meaning; polysemic; suggestive
doppelsinnig ambiguous; jokes with a double meaning; polysemic; suggestive
mehrdeutig ambiguous; explainable in different ways
nicht eindeutig ambiguous; explainable in different ways
schlüpfrig ambiguous; explainable in different ways; jokes with a double meaning; suggestive bald; base; churlish; coarse; commonplace; cunning; dirty; distasteful; fastidious; filthy; greasy; grimy; gross; grubby; icy; immoral; lack of moral; mean; nasty; obscene; seedy; shocking; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly; smutty; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury; villainous; vulgar
zweideutig ambiguous; ambivalent; dual; equivocal; 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 "ambiguous":

  1. having more than one possible meaning1
    • ambiguous words1
    • frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy1
  2. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead1
    • the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates1
  3. having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns1
    • an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference1
    • ambiguous inkblots1

Wiktionary Translations for ambiguous:

ambiguous
adjective
  1. vague and unclear
  2. open to multiple interpretations
ambiguous
adjective
  1. auf verschiedene Weise verstehbar, je nach Lesart (oder Kontext) verschiedene Inhalte darstellend
  2. einen doppelten Sinn besitzend

Cross Translation:
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ambiguous zweideutig; doppeldeutig; doppelsinnig; mehrdeutig; vieldeutig ambigu — Qui peut être comprendre dans deux sens.
ambiguous ambivalent; doppeldeutig; doppelwertig; gespalten; mehrdeutig; mißverständlich; zweideutig ambivalent — Qui a plusieurs valeurs, plusieurs propriétés, plusieurs comportements différents, contradictoires, voire opposés.
ambiguous zweideutig; doppelsinnig; mehrdeutig; vieldeutig amphibologique — Qui a double sens.