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tricky [ˈtrɪkɪ] adj trickier, trickiest
1. involving snags or difficulties a tricky job 2. needing careful and tactful handling a tricky situation 3. characterized by tricks; sly; wily a tricky dealer trickily adv trickiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
tricky adjective 1. difficult, sensitive, complicated, delicate, risky, sticky (informal), hairy (informal), problematic, thorny, touch-and-go, knotty, dicey (informal), ticklish This could be a very tricky problem. difficult clear, easy, simple, obvious, straightforward, uncomplicated Translations tricky [ˈtrɪkɪ] ADJ (trickier (compar) (trickiest (superl))) 1. [situation] → complicado, difícil; [problem] → delicado it's all rather tricky → es un poco complicado, es un tanto difícil tricky [ˈtrɪki] adj (= difficult) [problem, situation] → difficile, délicat(e) Parking can be tricky in the town centre → Il n'est pas toujours facile de se garer dans le centre. (= crafty) [person] → rusé(e) tricky adj (+er) (= difficult) → schwierig; (= fiddly) → knifflig; he is a very tricky person to get on with → es ist äußerst schwierig, mit ihm auszukommen; warts can be tricky to get rid of → Warzen loszuwerden kann schwierig sein; it is going to be tricky explaining or to explain his absence → es wird nicht einfach sein, seine Abwesenheit zu erklären; it’s tricky for me to give you an answer now → es ist nicht einfach für mich, Ihnen jetzt darauf zu antworten (= sly, crafty) person, plan → durchtrieben, gerissen; question → schwierig, knifflig (inf); a tricky customer → ein schwieriger Typ tricky [ˈtrɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (situation, problem) → difficile; (job, task) → delicato/a; (person, sly) → astuto/a tricky [ˈtrɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (situation, problem) → difficile; (job, task) → delicato/a; (person, sly) → astuto/a tricky → مخادع obtížný vanskelig knifflig ύπουλος peliagudo hankala difficile nezgodan complesso 油断のならない 애매한 lastig vanskelig podstępny complicado хитрый knepig ยาก dolambaçlı khó khăn 棘手的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the things Rivera fought for burned in his brain--blazing and terrible visions, that, with eyes wide open, sitting lonely in the corner of the ring and waiting for his tricky antagonist, he saw as clearly as he had lived them. Cromwell is mighty, Mazarin is tricky, but I would rather have to do with them than with the late Monsieur Mordaunt. "No," replied the Shaggy Man; "it won't do that, for I know a trick to beat this tricky road. |
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