ticklish

tick·lish

 (tĭk′lĭsh)

adj.

1. Sensitive to tickling.

2. Easily offended or upset; touchy.

3. Requiring skillful or tactful handling; delicate: a ticklish matter.

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tick′lish·ly adv.

tick′lish·ness n.

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ticklish

(ˈtɪklɪʃ)

adj

1. susceptible and sensitive to being tickled

2. delicate or difficult: a ticklish situation.

3. easily upset or offended

ˈticklishly adv

ˈticklishness n

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tick•lish

(ˈtɪk lɪʃ)

adj.

1. sensitive to tickling.

2. requiring delicate or tactful handling: a ticklish situation.

3. hypersensitive.

4. easily upset, as a boat.

[1575–85]

tick′lish•ly, adv.

tick′lish•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ticklish - difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject" touchy, delicate difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

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ticklish

adjective difficult, sensitive, delicate, tricky, nice, critical, uncertain, awkward, risky, unstable, thorny, touchy, unsteady the ticklish question of the future of the EU

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ticklish

adjective

1. Following no predictable pattern:

capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical.

2. Requiring great tact or skill:

delicate, sensitive, touch-and-go, touchy, tricky.

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Translations

حَرِجحَسَّاسٌ لِلدَغْدَغَةمُفْرِط في الحَساسِيَه عند الدَّغْدَغَه

choulostivýlechtivýožehavý

kilden

brenzligheikelkitzeligkitzlig

γαργαλιστικός

cosquillosopeliagudo

herkästi kutiava

chatouilleuxdélicat

škakljiv

csiklandós

kitlinnvandmeîfarinn

che soffre il solleticodifficilesensibile al solleticasensibile al solletico

くすぐったがる

간지러운

lastig

kilenpirrende

łaskotliwy

coceguentodelicado

щекотливая

šteklivý

kittlig

ยาก

kolay gıdıklananzor

khó

怕呵痒的怕胳肢的棘手的

ticklish

[ˈtɪklɪʃ] tickly [ˈtɪklɪ] ADJ

1. (lit) (= sensitive to tickling) [person] → cosquilloso; (= which tickles) [blanket] → que pica; [cough] → irritante
to be ticklish [person] → tener cosquillas, ser cosquilloso

2. (fig) (= touchy) [person] → picajoso, delicado; (= delicate) [situation, problem] → peliagudo, delicado
it's a ticklish business → es un asunto delicado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ticklish

[ˈtɪklɪʃ] adj

[person] → chatouilleux/euse
Are you ticklish? → Tu es chatouilleux?

(= which tickles) [blanket] → qui chatouille, qui gratouille

[cough] → d'irritation

(= tricky) [issue, problem] → épineux/eusetick-over [ˈtɪkəʊvə^r] n (British) [engine] → ralenti mtic-tac-toe [ˌtɪktækˈtəʊ] n (US) → morpion m, jeu m de morpion

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ticklish

adj (lit) → kitz(e)lig; (fig) situation also → heikel; (= touchy) → empfindlich; ticklish cough → Reizhusten m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ticklish

[ˈtɪklɪʃ] tickly [ˈtɪklɪ] adj (fam) (easily tickled, person) → che soffre il solletico; (which tickles, blanket) → che provoca prurito; (cough) → che provoca una sensazione di irritazione in gola (fig) (touchy, person) → permaloso/a; (delicate, situation, problem) → delicato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tickle

(ˈtikl) verb

1. to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh. He tickled me / my feet with a feather. kielie يُدَغدِغ гъделичкам fazer cócegas lechtat kitzeln kilde γαργαλώhacer cosquillas kõditama قلقلک دادن kutittaa chatouiller לְדַגדֵג गुदगुदाना škakljati, golicati (meg)csiklandoz menggelitik kitla solleticare, fare il solletico くすぐる 간질이다 kutenti kutināt menggeletek kietelenkilełaskotaćfazer cócegas a gâdila щекотать štekliť žgečkati golicati kittla, killa ทำให้จั๊กจี้ gıdıklamak 呵癢，使發癢 лоскотати گدگدانا cù 呵痒痒，胳肢，使发痒

2. (of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way. My nose tickles. kielie يشْعُر بالدَّغْدغه гъдел ме е fazer cócegas svědit kitzeln kilde προκαλώ φαγούρα picar; sentir un cosquilleo sügelema خاریدن؛ مور مور شدن kutista chatouiller מְדַגדֵג खुश करना, प्रसन्न करना svrbiti viszket gatal kitla (dare prurito) むずむずする 근질근질하다 niežėti niezēt; kutēt gatal-gatal jeukenkile, være kilenswędzić fazer comichão a mânca чувствовать щекотание štekliť ščegetati golicati kittla [på/i] รู้สึกคัน gıdıklanmak 覺得癢 відчувати лоскотання گدگداہٹ محسوس کرنا buồn 觉得痒

3. to amuse. The funny story tickled him. snaaks gevind يُبْهِج، يُسَلّي забавлявам divertir pobavit amüsieren more διασκεδάζω κπ. divertir lõbustama به نشاط آوردن huvittaa amuser לְשַעֲשֵע रिझाना, मन बहलाना zabavljati, uveseljavati (meg)nevettet menggelikan skemmta divertire 喜ばせる 기쁘게 하다 prajuokinti uzjautrināt menggelikan hati amuserenmorerozbawićdivertir a amuza забавлять pobaviť zabavati zabaviti kittla, roa ทำให้สนุกสนาน eğlendirmek 逗笑，使快樂 робити приємність; веселити لطف دينا làm ai buồn cười 逗人乐

noun

1. an act or feeling of tickling. kielie دَغْدَغَه гъделичкане cócegas svědění das Kitzeln kilden γαργαλητό cosquilla kõditamine قلقلک kutina chatouillementדגדוג गुदगुदाहट, गुदगुदी škakljanje, svrbež csiklandozás geli kitl solletico くすぐり 간질이기 kutenimas kutēšana; kutināšana menggeletek gekietelkiling łaskotanie comichão mân­că­rime, gâdilitură щекотание; щекотка šteklenie žgečkanje golicanje kittling การจั๊กจี้ gıdıklama 癢 лоскотання گدگداہٹ cảm thấy buồn cười 痒

2. a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough). gekielie, irritasie وَخْز خَفيف في الحُنْجَرَه дразнене comichão dráždění das Kitzeln kilden ελαφρά ενόχληση στο λαιμό cosquilleo ärritus احساس خارش kutina chatouillement, irritationדגדוג गुदगुदी, गुदगुदाहट škakljanje kaparás gatal erting, kláði pizzicore むずむず (목안의) 간지러움 kutenimas, peršėjimas kairinājums rīklē rasa gatal-gatal gekriebelkløe drapanie comichão iritaţie, mâncărime першение dráždenie ščegetanje golicanje kittling ความรู้สึกคัน gıcık 嗓子發癢 лоскіт گلے کي خراش buồn ho, ngứa họng 嗓子发痒

ˈticklish adjective

1. easily made to laugh when tickled. Are you ticklish? kielierig مُفْرِط في الحَساسِيَه عند الدَّغْدَغَه който има гъдел que tem cócegas lechtivý kitzlig kilden που γαργαλιέται εύκολα cosquilloso, que tiene cosquillas kõdikartlik قلقلکی kutiava chatouilleux רַגִיש לדִגדוּג गुलगुलिया, गुदगुदिया škakljiv csiklandós penggeli kitlinn (che soffre il solletico) くすぐったがる 간지럼을 잘 타는 bijantis kutulio kutelīgs, jutīgs uz kutināšanu penggeli kitteligkilenłaskotliwy que tem cócegas gâdilicios боящийся щекотки šteklivý žgečkljiv golicljiv kittlig จั๊กจี้ kolay gıdıklanan 怕癢的 той, що боїться лоскоту جسے گدگدي لگتي ہو dễ cười, hay cười 怕呵痒的

2. not easy to manage; difficult. a ticklish problem/situation. moeilike حَرِج труден delicado choulostivý heikel kilden λεπτός, δυσκολομεταχείριστος delicado täbar حساس؛ دقیق kiperä délicat בְּעָיָה מְבִיכָה गुदगुदियापन škakljiv, osjetljiv nehezen kezelhető sulit vandmeðfarinn delicato 扱いにくい 까다로운 keblus delikāts; sarežģīts sensitif neteligdelikat, vrien, ømtåligdelikatnydelicado delicat щекотливый chúlostivý kočljiv zamršen kinkig ยาก (งาน, ปัญหา ฯลฯ) zor 棘手的 важкий; делікатний دشوار dễ giải quyết 棘手的

be tickled pink

to be very pleased. baie tevrede wees يَكون مَسْرورا جِدا много съм доволен ficar contentíssimo být celý pryč äßerst geschmeichelt sein være glad og fornøjet είμαι πανευτυχής no caber en sí de gozo; estar en la gloria roosa ja rahulik خشنود بودن olla ikionnellinen être aux anges לִהיוֹת מְשוּעֲשַע מְאוֹד biti jako polaskan, kome biti jako drago nagyon örül senang sekali yfir sig ánægður (essere deliziato) 大喜びの 크게 기뻐하다 švytėti iš džiaugsmo būt stāvus sajūsmā gembira sekali dolblij zijn met iets fryde seg szaleć z radości ficar contentíssimo a fi în al noulea cer быть в восторге byť celý preč ves iz sebe od veselja biti veoma zadovoljan vara stormförjust พอใจ çok memnun olmak, keyfine diyecek olmamak 使某人非常高興 бути в захваті بہت خوش ہونا rất vui 使某人非常高兴

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ticklish

→ حَسَّاسٌ لِلدَغْدَغَة ožehavý kilden kitzelig γαργαλιστικός cosquilloso, peliagudo herkästi kutiava chatouilleux škakljiv che soffre il solletico くすぐったがる 간지러운 lastig pirrende łaskotliwy coceguento, delicado щекотливая kittlig ยาก kolay gıdıklanan khó 怕胳肢的

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ticklish

adj cosquilloso

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