English-French translations for ambiguous

• ambigu
  Formulation ambiguë par excellence. That is a prime example of ambiguous wording.
  Nous ne pouvons pas parler un langage ambigu. We cannot say ambiguous things.
• à double sens
• ambiguë
  Formulation ambiguë par excellence. That is a prime example of ambiguous wording.
• ambivalent
• amphibologique
• équivoque
  Il est donc important que nous n'adoptions pas des dispositions équivoques. That is why it is important for us not to adopt provisions that are ambiguous.
  Le concept de la responsabilité de protéger prête encore beaucoup à équivoque. The concept of the responsibility to protect is still relatively ambiguous.
  Les progrès ne sont pas seulement lents, ils sont aussi équivoques, puisque ce chiffre est plus élevé qu'il y a deux ans d'ici. Improvement is not only slow but also ambiguous, since this figure is higher than it was two years ago.

Definition of ambiguous

• Open to multiple interpretations
• Vague and unclear
• Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides

Examples

• The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision
• He gave an ambiguous answer

Related words

• unambiguous
• unambiguously
• ambiguously
• ambiguousness
• unambiguousness
• ambiguous clause