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ambiguously

/æmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ /æmˈbɪɡjuəsliː/

Meanings
adverb

De manière ambiguë

In an ambiguous manner.

Examples :

"The teacher phrased the exam question so ambiguously that no one knew what she was asking. "
La professeure a formulé la question d'examen de manière si ambiguë que personne ne savait ce qu'elle demandait.
language communication

Related Words

Illustration question

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

Question

"What is your question?"

Quelle est votre question ?

Illustration ambiguous

ambiguous adjective

/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/

Ambigu, équivoque

"The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision."

Le politicien a été critiqué pour ses déclarations ambiguës et son manque de précision.

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Cela, celui-ci

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Ma sœur a apporté plusieurs livres à la bibliothèque, et celui-ci parle de dinosaures.

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

Professeur, enseignant

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Le professeur de ma fille est très gentil et serviable.

Illustration what

what adverb

/wɔt/ /wʌt/ [wʌɾ] /wɒt/

Quoi?

"My brother said he was going to help with the dishes. What, he's never done a chore before! "

Mon frère a dit qu'il allait faire la vaisselle. Quoi ? Il n'a jamais fait de corvée auparavant !

Illustration knew

knew verb

/ˈnjuː/ /ˈn(j)u/

Savait, connaissait

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."

Il savait que quelque chose de terrible allait se passer.

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

Plus...plus

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Plus j'y pense, plus cela semble faible.

Illustration asking

asking verb

/ˈaskɪŋ/ /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ /ˈeəskɪŋ/

Demander, interroger

"I asked her age."

Je lui ai demandé son âge.

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Manière, façon

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Ma sœur a appris à écrire d'une manière très soignée.

Illustration exam

exam noun

/ɛɡˈzæm/

Examen, épreuve

"The exam of the child's handwriting revealed several areas needing improvement. "

L'examen de l'écriture de l'enfant a révélé plusieurs domaines nécessitant une amélioration.

Illustration examen

examen noun

/ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/

Examen, enquête

"The teacher announced the final examen for history next week. "

Le professeur a annoncé l'examen final d'histoire la semaine prochaine.

Illustration phrased

phrased verb

/fɹeɪzd/

Exprimer, formuler

"She phrased her question carefully to avoid offending anyone. "

Elle a formulé sa question avec soin pour ne froisser personne.