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['dɒdʒɪ]aggettivo BE colloq.1) (untrustworthy) [ person] inaffidabile, poco raccomandabile; [business, method] sospetto2) (risky) [decision, investment] rischioso; [situation, moment] delicato; [ finances] precario; [ weather] instabile* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) complicato, difficile2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) ingannevole* * *dodgy /ˈdɒdʒɪ/a. (fam. ingl.)1 losco, sospetto: He got involved in some dodgy dealings, si è ritrovato coinvolto in traffici loschi; a bit of a dodgy character, un tipo poco raccomandabile; dodgy practice, pratiche sospette2 poco affidabile, malmesso: The engine's a bit dodgy, il motore non è molto affidabile; a dodgy knee, un ginocchio malmesso; dodgy software, programmi che non funzionano molto bene3 rischioso, critico: a dodgy decision, una decisione rischiosa; a dodgy situation [position], una situazione [posizione] critica5 non granché, così così ( riferito alla qualità): They ate some dodgy chicken, hanno mangiato un pollo così così; a dodgy haircut, un taglio di capelli che non è un granché; Her Irish accent was a bit dodgy, il suo accento irlandese era poco convincente6 ( di salute) strano; così così: DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- I started feeling a bit dodgy about lunchtime, ho cominciato a sentirmi così così verso l'ora di pranzo.* * *['dɒdʒɪ]aggettivo BE colloq.1) (untrustworthy) [ person] inaffidabile, poco raccomandabile; [business, method] sospetto
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