unclear

unclear
[ʌn'klɪə(r)]
aggettivo
1) (not evident) [motive, reason, circumstances] poco chiaro; [future] incerto

it is unclear whether... — non si capisce o non è chiaro se...

it is unclear how successful it will be — non si sa bene quanto successo avrà

2) (not comprehensible) [instructions, voice, answer] poco chiaro, incomprensibile; [handwriting] illeggibile
3) (uncertain)

to be unclear about sth. — non essere sicuro di qcs

* * *
unclear /ʌnˈklɪə(r)/
a.
1 poco chiaro; oscuro: It's still unclear what exactly happened, non è ancora chiaro cosa sia successo esattamente; The events leading up to the violence remain unclear, gli avvenimenti che sono sfociati in violenza rimangono oscuri
2 incerto: They seem unclear as to what to do, sembrano incerti sul da farsi; I'm unclear about what we're supposed to do, non mi è chiaro cosa dovremmo fare
unclearly avv. unclearness n. [u].
* * *
[ʌn'klɪə(r)]
aggettivo
1) (not evident) [motive, reason, circumstances] poco chiaro; [future] incerto

it is unclear whether... — non si capisce o non è chiaro se...

it is unclear how successful it will be — non si sa bene quanto successo avrà

2) (not comprehensible) [instructions, voice, answer] poco chiaro, incomprensibile; [handwriting] illeggibile
3) (uncertain)

to be unclear about sth. — non essere sicuro di qcs


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • unclear — I adjective ambiguous, blurred, blurry, clouded, cloudy, confused, difficult to comprehend, difficult to understand, dim, equivocal, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, ill defined, illegible, imperspicuous, incomprehensible, inconspicuous, indistinct,… …   Law dictionary

  • unclear — c.1300, not easy to understand, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CLEAR (Cf. clear) (adj.). Cf. M.Du. onclaer, Du. onklaar, Ger. unklar, O.N. uklarr, Dan. uklar, Swed. oklar. Of persons, in sense of uncertain, doubtful, it is recorded from …   Etymology dictionary

  • unclear — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not easy to see, hear, or understand. 2) not obvious, definite, or certain …   English terms dictionary

  • unclear — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unclear — un|clear [ ʌn klır ] adjective * not obvious, definite, or easy to understand: The police say the motive for the attack is still unclear. it is unclear what/why/who etc.: It is unclear who fired the first shot. be unclear about/as to something to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unclear */ — UK [ʌnˈklɪə(r)] / US [ʌnˈklɪr] adjective not obvious, definite, or easy to understand Police say the motive for the attack is still unclear. it is unclear what/why/who etc: It is unclear who fired the first shot. • be unclear about/as to… …   English dictionary

  • unclear — [[t]ʌ̱nklɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft it v link ADJ wh If something is unclear, it is not known or not certain. It is unclear how much popular support they have among the island s population... Just what the soldier was doing in …   English dictionary

  • unclear — un|clear [ˌʌnˈklıə US ˈklır] adj 1.) difficult to understand or be sure about, so that there is doubt or confusion ▪ The terms of the contract are very unclear. 2.) be unclear about sth to not understand something clearly ▪ I m rather unclear… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unclear — adjective 1 difficult to understand or be sure about, so that there is doubt or confusion: The terms of the contract are very unclear. 2 be unclear about to not understand something clearly: I m rather unclear about what I m supposed to be doing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unclear — adj. Unclear is used with these nouns: ↑answer, ↑law, ↑reason …   Collocations dictionary

  • unclear — [ʌnˈklɪə] adj not obvious, definite, or easy to understand • be unclear about/as to sth to not understand something, or to not be certain about something[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”