dubious

douteux

Dont l’honnêteté, la sécurité, l’exactitude ou la fiabilité paraît incertaine.

En anglais simple : Probably not honest, safe, correct, or reliable.

• That is a dubious claim.
• They bought medicine from a dubious website.
• His business methods seemed increasingly dubious.

Synonymes : questionable, doubtful, suspect

Contraires : reliable

Expressions courantes : dubious claim, dubious decision, dubious reputation

sceptique

Qui doute qu’une chose soit vraie ou digne de confiance.

En anglais simple : If you feel this way, you are unsure whether something is true or can be trusted.

• I am dubious about his story.
• She felt dubious about the proposed changes.
• They remain dubious that the treatment will work.

Comment l'utiliser : dubious about something (He was dubious about the offer.); dubious that… (I am dubious that this plan will succeed.)

Synonymes : doubtful, skeptical, uncertain

Contraires : convinced

Expressions courantes : dubious about something, feel dubious, remain dubious, look dubious