dodgy

dodg·y  (dj)

adj. dodg·i·er, dodg·i·est Chiefly British

1. Evasive; shifty.

2. Unsound, unstable, and unreliable.

3. So risky as to require very deft handling.

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dodgy [ˈdɒdʒɪ]

adj dodgier, dodgiest Brit, Austral, and NZ informal

1. risky, difficult, or dangerous

2. uncertain or unreliable; tricky

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dodgy - of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker chanceful, chancy, dicey dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
	2.	dodgy - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, tricky, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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dodgy

adjective

1. (Brit., Austral., & N.Z) nasty, offensive, unpleasant, revolting, distasteful, repellent, unsavoury, obnoxious, repulsive, objectionable, repugnant He was a bit of a dodgy character.

2. (Brit., Austral., & N.Z) risky, difficult, tricky, dangerous, delicate, uncertain, problematic(al), unreliable, dicky (Brit. informal), dicey (informal, chiefly Brit.), ticklish, chancy (informal) Predicting voting trends is a dodgy business.

3. second rate, poor, inferior, mediocre, shoddy, low-grade, low-quality, substandard, for the birds (informal), pants (slang), end-of-the-pier (Brit. informal), rubbishy, piss-poor (slang), bush-league (Austral. & N.Z. informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal) cheap hotels and dodgy food

Translations

dodgy [ˈdɒdʒɪ] ADJ (Brit) (dodgier (compar) (dodgiest (superl)))

1. (= dishonest) [person] → de poco fiar, poco fiable; [business, deal, district] → oscuro, chungo(Sp) ; [practice] → dudoso
there's something dodgy about him → hay algo en él que me da mala espina
the whole business seemed a bit dodgy → todo el asunto parecía un poco oscuro

2. (= unreliable, uncertain) [plan] → arriesgado; [weather] → inestable
the clutch is a bit dodgy → el embrague no anda muy bien, el embrague está un poco chungo(Sp)
he's in a dodgy situation financially → su situación económica es un poco peliaguda
the sausages looked dodgy → las salchichas tenían una pinta sospechosa
to have a dodgy back → tener la espalda fastidiada, estar fastidiado de la espalda
to have a dodgy heart → estar fastidiado del corazón

dodgy [ˈdɒdʒi] adj

(= uncertain) → douteux/euse

(= shady) [character] → louche; [deal] → louche

(= unsafe) → peu sûr(e)

dodgy

adj (Brit inf)

(= dubious, uncertain) person → zweifelhaft, zwielichtig; deal, business, practices → zwielichtig; area, loan → zweifelhaft; plan → unsicher; situation → vertrackt (inf), → verzwickt (inf); weather → unbeständig; there’s something dodgy about him → er ist nicht ganz koscher (inf); there’s something dodgy about this business → die Sache ist nicht ganz astrein (inf); it’s a dodgy business (= uncertain) → es ist eine unsichere Sache; he’s on dodgy ground → er befindet sich auf unsicherem Boden

(= weak) back, heart → schwach; (= damaged) tyre, car/boat etc part → defekt; he has a dodgy stomach from eating oysters → er hat Austern gegessen und sich damit den Magen verdorben

(= near-the-knuckle) remark → anstößig

dodgy [ˈdɒdʒɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (plan) → azzardato/a, rischioso/a; (deal) → sospetto/a, poco chiaro/a; (person) → losco/a
we're in a dodgy situation → navighiamo in cattive acque

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dodgy [ˈdɒdʒɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (plan) → azzardato/a, rischioso/a; (deal) → sospetto/a, poco chiaro/a; (person) → losco/a
we're in a dodgy situation → navighiamo in cattive acque