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suspicious
Describes a person, thing, or situation that causes mistrust or doubt because it seems strange, questionable, or untrustworthy.
Sein plötzliches Interesse an unseren Finanzen kam mir sofort suspekt vor.
His sudden interest in our finances immediately seemed suspicious to me.
The adjective 'suspekt' (suspicious) is very often used with a dative object to express to whom something seems suspicious. Typical verbs in this construction are 'sein' (to be), 'erscheinen' (to appear), or 'vorkommen' (to seem).
Das Angebot ist mir suspekt.
The offer seems suspicious to me.
In German, 'suspekt' (suspicious) is only an adjective and means 'verdächtig' (suspicious) or 'fragwürdig' (questionable). Don't confuse it with the English word 'suspect', which can also be a noun (a suspicious person) or a verb (to suspect).
Der Mann mit dem großen Hut verhielt sich sehr suspekt.
The man with the large hat behaved very suspiciously.
'Suspekt' (suspicious) is often used to describe behavior, an offer, a person, or a situation that raises doubts.
Ich finde es suspekt, dass er nie über seine Vergangenheit spricht.
I find it suspicious that he never talks about his past.
Spanish
'spanisch' in the expression 'Das kommt mir spanisch vor' (that seems fishy to me) and 'suspekt' can both express that you do not quite trust something. 'suspekt' clearly means that a person, thing, or situation causes mistrust. It sounds somewhat more serious and direct. 'Das kommt mir spanisch vor' is more colloquial and can also simply mean that something seems strange or hard to understand. If you want to say cautiously that something seems odd to you, the expression fits. If you clearly mean mistrust, 'suspekt' is more precise.
Der sehr billige Preis für das neue Handy wirkt mir suspekt.
The very low price for the new phone seems suspicious to me.
Am Telefon kommt mir das Angebot sofort spanisch vor.
On the phone, the offer immediately seems fishy to me.