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ambiguo meaning in English

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ambiguo adjective

captious(that captures misleadingly)
adjective
[UK: ˈkæp.ʃəs] [US: ˈkæp.ʃəs]

dubious(arousing doubt)
adjective
[UK: ˈdjuː.bɪəs] [US: ˈduː.biəs]

problematic(uncertain, debatable, questionable)
adjective
[UK: ˌprɒ.blə.ˈmæ.tɪk] [US: ˌprɑː.blə.ˈmæ.tɪk]

shifty [shiftier, shiftiest](Having the appearance of someone dishonest, criminal or unreliable)
adjective
[UK: ˈʃɪf.ti] [US: ˈʃɪf.ti]

suspicious(arousing suspicion)
adjective
[UK: sə.ˈspɪ.ʃəs] [US: sə.ˈspɪ.ʃəs]
John's suspicious. = John è ambiguo.

unclear(ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈklɪə(r)] [US: ʌn.ˈklɪr]

ambiguo noun
{m}

equivocal(A word or expression capable of different meanings)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.vək.l̩] [US: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.vək.l̩]
The prime minister's answer was equivocal. = La risposta del primo ministro fu ambigua.

ambiguo adjective
{m}

ambiguous(open to multiple interpretations)
adjective
[UK: æm.ˈbɪ.ɡjuəs] [US: æm.ˈbɪ.ɡjuːəs]
That's an ambiguous word. = È una parola ambigua.

equivocal(having several applicable significations)
adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.vək.l̩] [US: ɪ.ˈkwɪ.vək.l̩]
The prime minister's answer was equivocal. = La risposta del primo ministro fu ambigua.

shady [shadier, shadiest](not trustworthy; unfit to be seen or known)
adjective
[UK: ˈʃeɪ.di] [US: ˈʃeɪ.di]