in question

betreffend, besagt

Bezeichnet genau die Person oder Sache, über die gerade gesprochen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: The particular person or thing that people are talking about.

• The person in question is my sister.
• Nobody saw him on the night in question.
• Have you read the document in question?

So benutzt man es: noun + in question (The vehicle in question belongs to my brother.)

Synonyme: under discussion, at issue

Häufige Wendungen: person in question, day in question, document in question

fraglich, umstritten

Unsicher, von Menschen bezweifelt oder umstritten.

In einfachem Englisch: Uncertain, doubted, or disputed by people.

• His honesty is now in question.
• The future of the school remains in question.
• New evidence has called the result in question.

So benutzt man es: something is in question (The safety of the treatment is in question.); call something in question (The discovery called his account in question.)

Synonyme: in doubt, disputed, uncertain

Gegenteile: certain, undisputed

Häufige Wendungen: safety in question, future in question, call in question