English-German translation for "tenuous"

"tenuous" German translation

tenuous
[ˈtenjuəs]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • dünn, zart
    tenuous rare | seltenselten (thin)
    tenuous rare | seltenselten (thin)
  • schlank
    tenuous rare | seltenselten (slender)
    tenuous rare | seltenselten (slender)
  • dünn, verdünnt
    tenuous liquidet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    tenuous liquidet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
Präsident Mursi hat seine unsichere Position nie richtig eingeschätzt.
Morsi never appreciated his tenuous position.
Source: News-Commentary
Gleichzeitig beginnt der heikle Status Quo in Israel and Palästina zu bröckeln.
Meanwhile, the tenuous status quo in Israel and Palestine is crumbling.
Source: News-Commentary
Meistens wissen wir gar nicht genau, was Sache ist, und das bringt uns in eine sehr heikle Lage.
We don't know what's going on half the time, so it puts us in a very tenuous position.
Source: TED
Ihre schon immer schwache Stellung verschlechterte sich dramatisch.
Their situation, always tenuous, dramatically worsened.
Source: News-Commentary
Nun, vielleicht könnte dies unbegründeter sein, sähen wir dies in einem weltweiten Kontext.
Now, perhaps that might be more tenuous were we to look at it in a worldwide context.
Source: Europarl
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