Translation of "fadenscheinig" into English

threadbare, specious, flimsy are the top translations of "fadenscheinig" into English.

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  • threadbare

    adjective

    cloth [..]

    Er war ein armer Student in einem fadenscheinigen Anzug mit ungeputzten Schuhen.

    He was a starving student with this threadbare suit and mismatched shoes.

  • specious

    adjective

    seemingly well-reasoned, but fallacious

    In einem Schreiben an unseren Präsidenten führen sie dafür meines Erachtens fadenscheinige Argumente an.

    They use what I believe to be specious arguments for this in a letter to our President.

  • flimsy

    adjective

    Wir haben uns bereits selbst überzeugt von der fadenscheinigen Rationalisierung.

    We've already proven ourselves masters of the flimsy rationalization.

  • Less frequent translations

    • spurious
    • thin
    • false
    • hypocritical
    • poor
    • sorry
    • threadbarely
    • transparent
    • shabby
    • raddled
    • sleazy
    • fragile

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