uncertain

incierto, inseguro

Que no se sabe con seguridad si es cierto o sucederá; que no está seguro de ello.

En inglés sencillo: Not knowing whether something is true or will happen; not clearly known.

• The result is uncertain.
• I am uncertain whether she will come.
• They faced an uncertain future after the factory closed.

Cómo se usa: uncertain about something (She is uncertain about the results.); uncertain whether… (We are uncertain whether the road is open.)

Sinónimos: unsure, doubtful

Antónimos: certain, sure

Expresiones frecuentes: uncertain about something, uncertain future, remain uncertain

indeciso, sin determinar

Que todavía no se ha decidido o fijado.

En inglés sencillo: Not yet decided or fixed.

• The date is still uncertain.
• Our travel plans remain uncertain.
• She was uncertain about which offer to accept.

Cómo se usa: uncertain about something (He is still uncertain about which course to choose.)

Sinónimos: undecided, unsettled

Antónimos: decided, settled

Expresiones frecuentes: uncertain date, uncertain plans, still uncertain

lo incierto

Algo que no se conoce con seguridad o en lo que no se puede confiar.

En inglés sencillo: Something that is not known or cannot be relied on.

• We must face the uncertain.
• She learned to live with the uncertain.
• His poems explore the boundary between the certain and the uncertain.

Sinónimos: unknown

Antónimos: certain

Expresiones frecuentes: the uncertain, embrace the uncertain