suspicious

sospetto

Che fa pensare che qualcuno sia disonesto o che qualcosa non vada.

In inglese semplice: Making you think that someone may be dishonest or that something may be wrong.

• That package looks suspicious.
• The police investigated a suspicious death.
• Did you notice anyone suspicious near the car?

Sinonimi: questionable, suspect, dubious

Espressioni comuni: suspicious behaviour, suspicious package, look suspicious, suspicious activity

diffidente, sospettoso

Che pensa che qualcuno possa essere disonesto o che qualcosa non vada.

In inglese semplice: Feeling that someone may be dishonest or that something may be wrong.

• I felt suspicious.
• She is suspicious of strangers who offer help.
• Why are you so suspicious of his motives?

Come si usa: suspicious of someone/something (They were suspicious of the unusually cheap offer.); suspicious that… (I was suspicious that he was hiding something.)

Sinonimi: distrustful, mistrustful

Contrari: trusting

Espressioni comuni: suspicious of someone, suspicious of something, become suspicious

sospettoso, diffidente

Che mostra dubbi sull’onestà di qualcuno o sulla regolarità di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Showing that you think someone may be dishonest or that something may be wrong.

• She gave me a suspicious look.
• His voice had a suspicious tone.
• The guard’s suspicious glance made me nervous.

Sinonimi: distrustful, questioning

Espressioni comuni: suspicious look, suspicious glance, suspicious tone