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1 dodgier
Экономика: рискованный, сомнительный, шаткий, непредсказуемый, нечестный -
2 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) arriesgado, difícil2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) sospechoso, poco fiabletr['dɒʤɪ]1 familiar (risky) arriesgado,-a, inseguro,-a; (tricky) peliagudo,-a, difícil, problemático,-a; (dangerous) peligroso,-a; (bad) chungo,-a2 familiar (dishonest - person) que no es de fiar, poco fiable, de poca confianza, sospechoso,-a; (- business) sospechoso,-a, poco fiable'dɑːdʒi, 'dɒdʒiadjective dodgier, dodgiest (BrE colloq)a) (unreliable, dubious)b) ( risky) arriesgado, riesgoso (AmL)['dɒdʒɪ]ADJ (Brit) (compar dodgier) (superl dodgiest)1) (=dishonest) [person] de poco fiar, poco fiable; [business, deal, district] oscuro, chungo (Sp) **; [practice] dudoso2) (=unreliable, uncertain) [plan] arriesgado; [weather] inestablethe clutch is a bit dodgy — el embrague no anda muy bien, el embrague está un poco chungo (Sp) **
to have a dodgy back — tener la espalda fastidiada, estar fastidiado de la espalda
* * *['dɑːdʒi, 'dɒdʒi]adjective dodgier, dodgiest (BrE colloq)a) (unreliable, dubious)b) ( risky) arriesgado, riesgoso (AmL) -
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adj. goochem, onbetrouwbaar1 goochem ⇒ slim, gewiekst3 onbetrouwbaar ⇒ onzeker, wankel♦voorbeelden:dodgy situation • netelige situatie3 careful! that sofa is dodgy • pas op! die sofa is nogal wankel -
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(a) (risky, dangerous → plan, idea) risqué□ ;∎ the house is nice, but it's in a really dodgy area la maison est bien mais elle est dans un quartier vraiment craignos;∎ investing money in a scheme like that is just too dodgy c'est vraiment trop risqué d'investir dans ce genre de truc;∎ the weather looks pretty dodgy (unreliable) le temps a l'air plutôt douteux□ ou menaçant□∎ he's OK, but all his friends are well dodgy lui, ça va, mais ses amis craignent vraiment;∎ they were involved in a couple of dodgy business deals ils ont été impliqués dans des transactions plutôt louches(c) (not working properly, unstable) merdique;∎ the brakes are really dodgy les freins sont très douteux;∎ the engine sounds a bit dodgy le moteur fait un bruit suspect;∎ don't sit on that chair, it's a bit dodgy ne t'assieds pas sur cette chaise, elle est un peu branlante□ ;∎ the ceiling looks a bit dodgy le plafond n'a pas l'air en très bon état□ ;∎ my stomach's been a bit dodgy for the last couple of days ça fait deux jours que j'ai l'estomac un peu dérangé□
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