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1 щекотливое положение
1) General subject: awkward situation, how d'ye do, how de do, how do you do, slippery condition, tickler, ticklish situation, tickly situation2) Colloquial: how-d'ye-do, how-do-you-do3) Military: embarrassing situation, sensitive position4) Diplomatic term: delicate situationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > щекотливое положение
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2 затруднительное положение
predicament, difficult/painful situation; ticklish situationв трудном/затруднительном положении — cornered; in the cart разг.
выходить из затруднительного/трудного положения — to get out of a difficult situation, to overcome a difficulty
попадать в затруднительное трудное положение — to get into difficulties; to find oneself in a tight corner идиом.
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > затруднительное положение
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3 трудное положение
predicament, difficult/painful situation; ticklish situationв трудном/затруднительном положении — cornered; in the cart разг.
выходить из затруднительного/трудного положения — to get out of a difficult situation, to overcome a difficulty
попадать в затруднительное трудное положение — to get into difficulties; to find oneself in a tight corner идиом.
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > трудное положение
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4 трудный
(в разн. знач.) difficult, hard; ( требующий большого напряжения) arduousтрудная задача — difficult / arduous task
трудный ребёнка — difficult / unmanageable child*
трудное время — hard time(s) (pl.)
в трудную минуту — in one's (hour of) need
трудное положение — difficult / painful situation, predicament; ticklish situation
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5 трудный
1) ( требующий больших усилий) hard, difficult; arduousтру́дная зада́ча — difficult / arduous task
тру́дная рабо́та — hard job
тру́дный подъём в го́ры — difficult climb [klaɪm] to the mountains
2) ( с трудом поддающийся воздействию) hardтру́дная по́чва — hard soil
тру́дный ребёнок — problem child
3) ( полный лишений) hard, difficultтру́дная жизнь — difficult life
тру́дная зима́ — difficult winter
в тру́дную мину́ту — in one's (hour of) need
тру́дное положе́ние — difficult / painful situation, predicament; ( щекотливая ситуация) ticklish situation
4) ( сложный по содержанию) difficult, complicatedтру́дный экзаменацио́нный вопро́с — hard question at the exam
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6 щекотливость
ж. разг.ticklishness; delicacyщекотли́вость положе́ния — delicacy of the situation; ticklish situation
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7 трудный
прил.(в разных значениях) difficult, hard; ( требующий большого напряжения) arduous; разг. heavyтрудный для понимания — abstract, abstruse, recondite, tangled
трудное положение — difficult, painful situation; ticklish situation
трудная задача — difficult task, arduous task
трудный ребенок — difficult/unmanageable child
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8 меч Немезиды
книжн.the sword of Nemesis; the sword of justiceВ жизни двух жуликов наступило щекотливое мгновение. В руках скромного и доверчивого председателя исполкома в любой момент мог блеснуть длинный неприятный меч Немезиды. (И. Ильф, Е. Петров, Золотой телёнок) — In the lives of the two crooks dawned a ticklish situation. At any moment the unpleasant sword of Nemesis might suddenly gleam in the hands of the modest and gullible chairman of the Executive Committee.
См. также в других словарях:
ticklish — tick|lish [ˈtıklıʃ] adj 1.) someone who is ticklish laughs a lot when you tickle them 2.) [usually before noun] informal a ticklish situation or problem is difficult and must be dealt with carefully, especially because you may upset people ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ticklish — adjective 1 someone who is ticklish is sensitive to tickling 2 informal a ticklish situation or problem must be dealt with very carefully, especially because you may offend or upset people: You ll have the ticklish task of explaining to Rita why… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ticklish — ticklishly, adv. ticklishness, n. /tik lish/, adj. 1. sensitive to tickling. 2. requiring careful or delicate handling or action; difficult or risky; dicey: a ticklish situation. 3. extremely sensitive; touchy: He is ticklish about being… … Universalium
ticklish — tick•lish [[t]ˈtɪk lɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) sensitive to tickling 2) requiring delicate or tactful handling: a ticklish situation[/ex] 3) hypersensitive 4) easily upset, as a boat • Etymology: 1575–85 tick′lish•ly, adv. tick′lish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
ticklish — /ˈtɪklɪʃ / (say tiklish) adjective 1. sensitive to tickling. 2. requiring careful handling or action; risky; difficult: *his failure to ring was an indication of the ticklish situation in which he was involved. –dymphna cusack, 1964. 3. unstable… …
ticklish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sensitive to being tickled. 2) (of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat. 3) (of a situation or problem) sensitive or difficult to deal with … English terms dictionary
ticklish — [[t]tɪ̱kəlɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A ticklish problem, situation, or task is difficult and needs to be dealt with carefully. Policy makers are considering the ticklish question of the future of the European Community. Syn: delicate 2) ADJ … English dictionary
ticklish — tick|lish [ tıklıʃ ] adjective 1. ) someone who is ticklish has a strong reaction when they are tickled 2. ) INFORMAL a ticklish problem or situation is difficult to deal with without upsetting anyone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ticklish — UK [ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ] / US adjective 1) someone who is ticklish has a strong reaction when they are tickled 2) informal a ticklish problem or situation is difficult to deal with without upsetting anyone … English dictionary
ticklish — adjective 1》 sensitive to being tickled. ↘(of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat. 2》 (of a situation or problem) difficult to deal with; sensitive. Derivatives ticklishly adverb ticklishness noun … English new terms dictionary
touchy situation — sensitive situation, difficult set of circumstances, precarious state, ticklish situation … English contemporary dictionary
