suspicious

sospechoso

suspicious(suhs-pih-shihs)

adjective

1. (causing suspicion)

a. sospechoso

The police evacuated our building when they found a suspicious package by the door.

La policía evacuó nuestro edificio cuando encontró un paquete sospechoso junto a la puerta.

2. (mistrustul)

a. desconfiado

My neighbor is very suspicious and always worries that someone is trying to steal his car.

Mi vecino es muy desconfiado y siempre teme que le vayan a robar el carro.

b. receloso

Pedro is friendly and nice with people he knows, but suspicious of strangers.

Pedro es amable y simpático con sus conocidos, pero receloso con los extraños.

c. suspicaz

It is not good to be so suspicious; you have to learn to trust others.

No es bueno que seas tan suspicaz, debes aprender a confiar en los demás.

suspicious

adjective

1. (arousing suspicion; fact, behavior, circumstances)

a. sospechoso(a)

2. (having suspicions; person, mind)

a. receloso(a)

his behavior made me suspicioussu comportamiento me hizo sospechar

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suspicious [səsˈpɪʃəs]

adjective

1 (mistrustful) [+person, nature] desconfiado; [+glance] receloso

Paul was a suspicious man Paul era un hombre desconfiado

to be suspicious that

many people are suspicious that the government will reduce benefits further mucha gente tiene la sospecha de que el gobierno va a reducir aún más los subsidios

to be suspicious about sth desconfiar de algo

she was suspicious about his motives

to become or grow suspicious (of sth/sb) empezar a desconfiar (de algo/algn)

that made him suspicious eso le hizo sospechar

to have a suspicious mind tener una mente desconfiada or recelosa

he is suspicious of visitors se muestra receloso ante las visitas

...he has his father's suspicious [nature]. She was frowning at me, suspicious The couple were stopped by a suspicious customs officer Can't you understand why Janet was suspicious? Ordinary people remain suspicious about the army's motives Wasn't she suspicious about his background? A lot of people are suspicious about hypnosis The jewellers became suspicious that he was behind the thefts Are you suspicious that perhaps he was offered a deal behind your back? The minute we saw that letter we became very suspicious Inside the car she became suspicious when he told her he was taking short cuts

2 (causing suspicion) [+person, behaviour, package] sospechoso

did you see anything suspicious? ¿viste algo sospechoso?; it looks very suspicious to me me parece muy sospechoso

is there anything suspicious about the crash? ¿hay algo sospechoso acerca del choque?

in suspicious circumstances en circunstancias sospechosas

it's highly suspicious