Usage examples of "iffy" in English with translation to Russian

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Translations: all7 сомнительный1 other translations6

If the International Monetary Fund’s latest forecasts are borne out – an iffy proposition, to be sure – the nearly 3.6% average annual growth in world GDP expected over the 2017-2018 period would represent a modest uptick from the 3.2% pace of the past two years. Если свежие прогнозы Международного валютного фонда сбудутся (это, конечно, сомнительное предположение), в течение 2017-2018 годов среднегодовые темпы роста мирового ВВП составят 3,6%, что станет небольшим подъёмом после роста на 3,2% в год течение двух прошедших лет.

Everyone knows herniated discs are iffy. Все знают, что травмы спины тяжело залечиваются.

We were a little iffy until you started shooting at us through the door. Мы немного сомневались, пока ты не начал стрелять в нас через дверь.

Basically, you're going to go on some iffy date, or a potentially bad meeting. Смысл в следующем: вы идете на какое-то непонятное свидание или на предположительно неприятную встречу.

Well, meter's saying small bronze coin, possibly Georgian, but it's a bit of an iffy signal. Ну, прибор показывает, что это небольшая бронзовая монета, возможно Георгианской эпохи, но сигнал немного слабоват.

Anyway, one day, Lucius, he comes bowling up to me, and he asks me to do him this right iffy favor. Короче, однажды, Люций, он ко мне подошёл и попросил об одном не очень законном одолжении.

I know you're iffy about trusting your gut when it comes to men, but your professional instincts are spot on, and I think what you said about the irony about Chelsea's death, that could actually be the key to this case. Я знаю, что ты не очень-то доверяешь своему чутью, когда дело касается мужчин, но твои профессиональные инстинкты не дремлют, и я думаю, что то, что ты сказала об ироничности смерти Челси, станет ключевым моментом этого дела.

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