Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

niepewna in English:

1. uncertain


It's uncertain if he'll come.
I am uncertain as to whether I am the right person for the job.
an uncertain future
The father is always uncertain.
The weather is uncertain at this time of year.
He is wise who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain future.
I was uncertain of my ability to do it.
Philosophy teaches us to feel uncertain about the things that seem to us self-evident. Propaganda, on the other hand, teaches us to accept as self-evident matters about which it would be reasonable to suspend our judgment or to feel doubt.
He took an uncertain stance.
We had uncertain weather last month.
1. [question word] She's uncertain whether to go to New Zealand or not. / He was uncertain about his brother's intentions.[+about] / They were uncertain of the total value of the transaction.[+of] /2. It's uncertain whether they will accept the plan.
She's uncertain whether to go to New Zealand or not. I'm uncertain about what to do next.
She was uncertain about how much money the trip would cost.
Their participation in the competition is uncertain.

English word "niepewna"(uncertain) occurs in sets:

angielski dodatkowy

2. confused


I'm confused.
They confused the names of the sender and the addressee.
When the teacher called on me all of a sudden I got confused and kept stumbling as I spoke.
The situation in Hungary was more confused, at least until 1947.
Confused by her careless mistake, she burst into tears.
The confused mind is the mind that, thinking something over, congeals in one place.
I kept gazing at her until she, totally confused, dropped her gaze.
Sentences? once more, the shopkeeper was confused by Dima's strange ramblings.
I explained it to him, only to make him confused.
His explanation cleared up the first problem, but I was still confused about the second.
I am extremely confused by this. If this is what we call 'the Way of Heaven', then is it right or is it wrong?
If someone is confused they can’t understand something, or think about it clearly.
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days.
Ken found himself more confused about his feelings than saddened
Learning Japanese was hard. There were so many alphabets and new words I felt really confused when I started.

English word "niepewna"(confused) occurs in sets:

FISZKI eng great britain

3. unreliable


I won’t ask Colin for help because he is unreliable.
Frankly speaking, he is an unreliable man.
he’s lazy and unreliable
That car's so unreliable it'll never make it to London.
Do not count on him, he’s unreliable.
Moran has proven himself to be extremely unreliable.
It shows what an unreliable person he is.
He is a bit unreliable. (don't do what they say they will do).
He's a dishonest unreliable man so don't trust him
Jane is renowned for being unreliable, so expect her to be late.
He's totally unreliable as a source of information.
Emily cannot be trusted. She often cancels things at the last minute or just doesn't turn up. She is unreliable.
It’s such an unreliable bus service – I never know what time I'll arrive at the office!
unreliable witness, evidence
Our experiment has revealed that his report was unreliable.

4. insecure


His short stature makes him feel insecure.
She's very insecure.
1. Isn't that a very insecure profession? / 2. I don't know why you're still so insecure.
you have nothing to be insecure about, Anna knows that I'm very insecure about my back, many of our staff are worried cause their jobs are insecure
Maybe if you'd put in some effort you wouldn't be so insecure.
Insecure people have little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them: He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job. [+ about] / How can you be so insecure?
He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job. [+ about] / How can you be so insecure? / Cellular phones are inherently insecure, as anyone can listen to and record conversations. / Isn't that a very insecure profession?
Being insecure makes you an easy target for mean people.
My daughter felt very insecure when she went to a new school.
Her ex-boyfriend was so insecure he’d check her emails every day.
But in fact he always seemed insecure underneath
Hannah isn’t a confident child, I think she’s insecure.
Eleanor was shy and insecure as a child.
He is insecure, he always worries about what people think of him.
I think she's insecure and probably very impressionable.

English word "niepewna"(insecure) occurs in sets:

praca angielski