"equivocal" meaning in Anglais

See equivocal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \əˈkwɪˌvəkəl\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equivocal.wav Forms: more equivocal [comparative], most equivocal [superlative]
  1. Équivoque, ambigu, incertain ; ayant deux ou plusieurs significations.
    Sense id: fr-equivocal-en-adj-gn7P8DiG Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Douteux, incertain, indéterminé ; susceptible d’être attribuée à des motivations différentes.
    Sense id: fr-equivocal-en-adj-HexDhK4W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: equivocalness, equivocaly Related terms: æquivocal [rare]
Categories (other): Adjectifs en anglais, Lemmes en anglais, Anglais Synonyms (ayant deux ou plusieurs significations): ambiguous, doubtful, grave, misty, uncertain, unclear, undecided Synonyms (susceptible d’être attribuée à des motivations différentes): doubtful, dubious, fishy, indeterminate, questionable, seamy, shady, shifty, uncertain, unclear, undecided, unpredictable, unreliable, untrustworthy

Noun

IPA: \əˈkwɪˌvəkəl\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equivocal.wav Forms: equivocals [plural]
  1. Expression ayant plusieurs sens ; terme ambigu ; équivoque.
    Sense id: fr-equivocal-en-noun-VWEtq-pc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: double entendre, equivoque Related terms: æquivocal [rare]

Inflected forms

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      "word": "unequivocal"
    },
    {
      "word": "univocal"
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      "form": "most equivocal",
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          "text": "Sunrise was an equivocal thing. The color of the clouds changed from the gray of slate to the gray of smoke as somewhere aloft the sun made its presence known, though that would not be the case here until the low-pressure area had passed north into China—or so the weather briefing had declared."
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      "sense": "ayant deux ou plusieurs significations",
      "sense_index": 1,
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    {
      "sense": "ayant deux ou plusieurs significations",
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      "sense": "ayant deux ou plusieurs significations",
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      "sense": "ayant deux ou plusieurs significations",
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      "sense": "susceptible d’être attribuée à des motivations différentes",
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      "sense": "susceptible d’être attribuée à des motivations différentes",
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      "sense": "susceptible d’être attribuée à des motivations différentes",
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