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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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1 ( untrustworthy) [person, business, establishment, method] louche ○, douteux/-euse ;2 (risky, dangerous) [decision, plan, investment] risqué ; [situation, moment] délicat ; [finances] précaire ; [weather] instable ; his health is a bit dodgy sa santé est plutôt fragile. -
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a. ( = uncertain) risqué* * *(colloq) ['dɒdʒɪ] adjective GB1) ( untrustworthy) [person, business, establishment, method] louche (colloq)2) (risky, dangerous) [decision, plan, investment] risqué; [situation, moment] délicat; [finances] précaire; [weather] instable -
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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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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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adjective(Brit. coll.) (unreliable) unsicher; schwach [Knie, Herz usw.]; (awkward) verzwickt; vertrackt; (tricky) knifflig; (risky) gewagt; heikel* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) riskant2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) unglaubwürdig* * *[ˈdɒʤi, AM ˈdɑ:ʤi]1. (unreliable) zweifelhaft\dodgy weather unbeständiges [o unzuverlässiges] Wetter2. (dishonest) unehrlicha \dodgy businessman ein zweifelhafter [o zwielichtiger] Geschäftsmann3. (risky) riskantto sound \dodgy riskant klingen4. (poor) armselig* * *['dɒdZɪ]adj (Brit inf)1) (= dubious, uncertain) person zweifelhaft, zwielichtig; deal, business, practices zwielichtig; area, loan zweifelhaft; plan unsicher; situation vertrackt (inf), verzwickt (inf); weather unbeständigthere's something dodgy about him — er ist nicht ganz koscher (inf)
there's something dodgy about this business — die Sache ist nicht ganz astrein
it's a dodgy business (= uncertain) — es ist eine unsichere Sache
he has a dodgy stomach from eating oysters — er hat Austern gegessen und sich damit den Magen verdorben
3) (= near-the-knuckle) remark anstößig* * *dodgy adj umg1. gerieben, verschlagen2. Br unsicher:a) wack(e)ligb) riskant3. Br windig pej (Person, Firma etc)* * *adjective(Brit. coll.) (unreliable) unsicher; schwach [Knie, Herz usw.]; (awkward) verzwickt; vertrackt; (tricky) knifflig; (risky) gewagt; heikel -
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1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) svær; risikabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) risikabel; usikker* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) svær; risikabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) risikabel; usikker -
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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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['dɒdʒɪ]1) Общая лексика: деликатный, жуликоватый, изворотливый, ловкий, нечестный, остроумный (о приспособлении), плутоватый, хитроумный (о приспособлении), хитрый, щекотливый, нечистоплотный (фиг.), сомнительного свойства, аморальный (a dodgy company, a dodgy industry, dodgy origins), сомнительный, подозрительный, левый2) Британский английский: крамольный (slang)3) Сленг: не внушающий доверия (брит. сленг), стрёмный4) Табуированная лексика: опасный -
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(esp Brit, Aus) fam1) ( unreliable) zweifelhaft;\dodgy weather unbeständiges [o unzuverlässiges] Wetter2) ( dishonest) unehrlich;a \dodgy businessman ein zweifelhafter [o zwielichtiger] Geschäftsmann3) ( risky) riskant;to sound \dodgy riskant klingen4) ( poor) armselig -
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adj infml esp BrE1)2)3)Don't seat on that chair. It's a bit dodgy — Не садись на этот стул, он шатается
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[ˈdɔdʒɪ]dodgy изворотливый, ловкий dodgy хитроумный (о приспособлении) dodgy хитрый; нечестный -
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ˈdɔdʒɪ прил.
1) а) изворотливый, ловкий Syn: evasive, tricky, artful б) хитрый;
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2) разг. хитроумный, запутанный The roads are too dodgy to be grasped. ≈ Дороги слишком запутанны, чтобы их запомнить. Syn: difficult, awkward( разговорное) изворотливый, ловкий;
плутоватый, нечестный хитрый, остроумный( о приспособлении) деликатный, щекотливый - * situation щекотливая ситуация dodgy изворотливый, ловкий ~ хитроумный (о приспособлении) ~ хитрый;
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1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) vanskelig, risikabel2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) muffens, mistenkelig, risikabeladj. \/ˈdɒdʒɪ\/1) ( hverdagslig) vanskelig, innviklet, besværlig2) risikabel3) slu, listig4) upålitelig, tvilsom, usikker -
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1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) áhættusamur; vafasamur2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) vafasamur -
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1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) rizikós2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) gyanús -
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1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) arriscado2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) escuro* * *dodg.y[d'ɔdʒi] adj astucioso, manhoso, ladino. -
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adj. kurnaz; anasının gözü; hinoğlu hin; riskli, çok tehlikeli; şüpheli; sağlıksız* * *1. riskli 2. tehlikeli* * *1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) güç, riskli2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) güvenilmez, şaibeli -
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1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) težek, kočljiv2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) sumljiv* * *[dɔdži]adjective ( dodgily adverb)premeten, prekanjen, bister, zvit, domiseln, spreten; nepošten; ki se izvija
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