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1 щекотливое положение
современное положение; текущий момент — current situation
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > щекотливое положение
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2 сложная ситуация
1) General subject: imbroglio, problem, tricky situation2) Australian slang: can of worms3) Diplomatic term: intricate situation4) Jargon: spot5) Business: tangled situation6) Security: complex situation -
3 щекотливая ситуация
1) General subject: a tricky situation, dodgy situation, tender situation, ethical situation2) Makarov: delicate groundУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > щекотливая ситуация
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4 зыбкое положение
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ПИКОВОЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ highly coll NP sing only fixed WO except when used as VPsub J with copula) a difficult, troublesome situation: sticky (tough, tricky) situation (person X is in) a mess (a tight spot, a bind, a pickle).«Она (Лиля) потребовала книгу стихов Блока с автографом. „Но как же я это сделаю, если я с Блоком, в сущности, даже не знаком. Тем более - футурист, а он -символист..." - „Это ваше дело". Положение пиковое, но если Лиличка велела... о чем тут может быть речь?..» (Катаев 3). "...What she (Lilya) wanted was a signed copy of Blok. 'But how can I do that when I don't even know Blok properly? Specially as I'm a futurist and he's a symbolist...' That's your business.' Well, I was in a tough spot, but if that was what Lilichka wanted.... That was that" (3a) -
6 пиковое положение
• ПИКОВОЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ highly coll[NP; sing only ; fixed WO except when used as VPsubj with copula]=====⇒ a difficult, troublesome situation:- sticky (tough, tricky) situation;- (person X is in) a mess (a tight spot, a bind, a pickle).♦ "Она [Лиля] потребовала книгу стихов Блока с автографом. "Но как же я это сделаю, если я с Блоком, в сущности, даже не знаком. Тем более - футурист, а он - символист..." - "Это ваше дело". Положение пиковое, но если Лиличка велела... о чём тут может быть речь?.." (Катаев 3). "...What she [Lilya] wanted was a signed copy of Blok. 'But how can I do that when I don't even know Blok properly? Specially as I'm a futurist and he's a symbolist...' That's your business.' Well, I was in a tough spot, but if that was what Lilichka wanted.... That was that" (3a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пиковое положение
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7 деликатная ситуация
1) General subject: a tricky situation2) Makarov: delicate groundУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > деликатная ситуация
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8 зыбкий
unsteady; (о мнениях и т. п.) vacillatingзыбкое положение (перен.) — tricky situation
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9 зыбкий
1) ( в состоянии лёгкого движения) unsteadyзы́бкая ло́дка — shaky (small) boat
зы́бкая пове́рхность о́зера — rippled surface of a lake
зы́бкое боло́то — quaking bog
2) (ненадёжный, изменчивый) changeable; unstable; (о мнениях и т.п.) vacillatingзы́бкое положе́ние — tricky situation
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10 зыбкое положение
перен. tricky situationРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > зыбкое положение
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11 щекотливый положение
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tricky — tri|cky 〈[trı̣ki] Adj.; undekl.; umg.〉 1. listig, raffiniert, trickreich 2. heikel, schwierig ● er ist sehr tricky; die Situation ist sehr tricky [engl.] * * * trị|cky <indekl. Adj.> [engl. tricky, zu: trick, ↑ Trick] (ugs.): trickreich. * … Universal-Lexikon
tricky — trick|y [ trıki ] adjective 1. ) difficult to do: Finding the answer proved to be a little bit tricky. a ) difficult to deal with: a tricky question/problem/situation: That s a tricky question because there are many things to consider. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national … Collocations dictionary
situation — sit|u|a|tion W1S1 [ˌsıtʃuˈeıʃən] n 1.) a combination of all the things that are happening and all the conditions that exist at a particular time in a particular place ▪ I explained the situation. in a ... situation ▪ She coped well in a difficult … Dictionary of contemporary English
tricky — trị|cky 〈Adj.; undekl.; umg.〉 1. listig, raffiniert, trickreich; er ist sehr tricky 2. heikel, schwierig; die Situation ist sehr tricky [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
tricky — adj. Tricky is used with these nouns: ↑business, ↑operation, ↑part, ↑proposition, ↑question, ↑situation, ↑task … Collocations dictionary