German-English translations for argwöhnisch

• leery
  Since he was bitten by a dog when he was young, he has always been leery of animals.
• suspicious
  They have not given us their commitment, that is what makes us so suspicious. Darauf können wir nicht bauen, und eben das macht uns so argwöhnisch.
  Of course, we must bear in mind that Member States are very suspicious of Europe’s powers and responsibilities. Nevertheless, I believe that the added value of European action is extremely important. Wir müssen natürlich bedenken, dass die Mitgliedstaaten hier sehr argwöhnisch auf ihre Kompetenzen bedacht sind; trotzdem glaube ich, dass der europäische Mehrwert durch Aktionen äußerst wichtig ist.
  His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
• suspiciously
  The police officer looked at her suspiciously.
  She was behaving very suspiciously.
  Suspiciously, he had taken out an insurance policy on his wife just months earlier.
• suspicously
• wary
  We are, however, very wary about the degree of extension that can be accepted even in this case, because of our suspicion of state aids. Wir sind jedoch aufgrund unseres Misstrauens gegenüber staatlichen Beihilfen sehr argwöhnisch, was das Ausmaß der selbst in diesem Fall vertretbaren Beihilfen betrifft.
  He is wary of dogs.

Related words

• Argwohn
• beargwöhnen
• argwöhnen