Was heißt »zwei­deu­tig« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Das Wort „Entbindung“ ist zweideutig: es kann auch den Tod bedeuten.

The word "Entbindung", meaning "birth", is ambiguous; it can also mean "death".

Unsere Worte sind möglicherweise zweideutig.

Our words are potentially ambiguous.

Das ist ein zweideutiges Wort.

That's an ambiguous word.

Synonyme

am­bi­va­lent:

ambivalent

an­züg­lich:

insinuating

fri­vol:

lewd

ribald

sleazy

mehr­deu­tig:

ambivalent

equivocal

plurivalent

pi­kant:

piquant

savoury

spicy

schlüpf­rig:

slippery

schmie­rig:

greasy

grimy

smarmy

Antonyme

an­stän­dig:

decent

de­zent:

discreet

restrained

unobtrusive

ein­deu­tig:

clear

unambiguous

unequivocal

univocal

höf­lich:

courteous

debonair

polite

suave

vor­nehm:

aristocratic

capital

distinguished

elegant

fashionable

genteel

high-class

of gentle birth

of gentle rank

of high birth

of high rank

posh

principal

stately

zu­rück­hal­tend:

aloof

cautious

modest

reluctant

reserved

reticent

retiring

self-effacing

shy

Englische Beispielsätze

• An ambiguous sentence is very difficult to translate.

• He may well just say something ambiguous again.

• Is Lojban ambiguous? Depends what you mean by ambiguous.

• This is relative and ambiguous.

• The meaning of this sentence is ambiguous.

• Bill Clinton spoke in ambiguous language when asked to describe his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

• This sentence is still ambiguous, even though it isn't long.

• This sentence is ambiguous.

• One should avoid negative questions, since a simple "yes" or "no" answer might be ambiguous.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

mehr­deu­tig:

ambivalent

equivocal

plurivalent