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['tɪklɪʃ]1) [ person] che soffre il solletico2) (tricky) [situation, problem] spinoso, delicato* * *1) (easily made to laugh when tickled: Are you ticklish?) (che soffre il solletico)2) (not easy to manage; difficult: a ticklish problem/situation.) delicato* * *ticklish /ˈtɪklɪʃ/a.3 (fig.) difficile; delicato; scabroso: a ticklish question, una questione delicata; a ticklish subject, un argomento scabrosoticklishly avv. ticklishness n. [u].* * *['tɪklɪʃ]1) [ person] che soffre il solletico2) (tricky) [situation, problem] spinoso, delicato -
2 ticklish tick·lish ['tɪklɪʃ]
(fam: easily tickled: person) che soffre il solletico, (which tickles: blanket) che provoca prurito, (cough) che provoca una sensazione di irritazione in gola, (fig: touchy: person) permaloso (-a), (delicate: situation, problem) delicato (-a) -
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I ['tɪkl]nome solletico m.II 1. ['tɪkl]to give sb. a tickle — fare il solletico a qcn
1) [person, feather] fare il solletico a, solleticare; [wool, garment] pungere2) colloq. fig. (gratify) stuzzicare [palate, vanity]; stimolare [ senses]; (amuse) divertire [ person]2.to tickle sb.'s fancy — piacere a qcn
verbo intransitivo [blanket, garment] pungere; [ feather] fare il solletico••* * *['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) solleticare, fare il solletico2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) (dare prurito)3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) divertire2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) solletico2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) pizzicore•- ticklish- be tickled pink* * *tickle /ˈtɪkl/n.1 solletico; prurito; formicolio; pizzicore2 solleticamento; titillamento; vellicamento3 segnale d'interesse; richiesta; risposta(to) tickle /ˈtɪkl/A v. t.1 solleticare; fare il solletico a; titillare; vellicare; (fig.) allettare, lusingare, stimolare, stuzzicare: I was tickled by the proposal, la proposta mi solleticò; This will tickle his palate, ciò gli stuzzicherà l'appetitoB v. i.● (scherz.) to tickle the ivories, suonare il pianoforte □ (fam.) to be tickled to death (o to be tickled pink), essere felicissimo; andare in solluchero □ I was tickled by the story, trovai il racconto assai divertente.* * *I ['tɪkl]nome solletico m.II 1. ['tɪkl]to give sb. a tickle — fare il solletico a qcn
1) [person, feather] fare il solletico a, solleticare; [wool, garment] pungere2) colloq. fig. (gratify) stuzzicare [palate, vanity]; stimolare [ senses]; (amuse) divertire [ person]2.to tickle sb.'s fancy — piacere a qcn
verbo intransitivo [blanket, garment] pungere; [ feather] fare il solletico•• -
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6 tickly tick·ly ['tɪklɪ] adj
(fam: easily tickled: person) che soffre il solletico, (which tickles: blanket) che provoca prurito, (cough) che provoca una sensazione di irritazione in gola, (fig: touchy: person) permaloso (-a), (delicate: situation, problem) delicato (-a)
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Ticklish — Tic klish, a. 1. Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest touch; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ticklish — (adj.) easily tickled, 1590s, from TICKLE (Cf. tickle) + ISH (Cf. ish). Literal sense is later than the fig. sense (1580s); an earlier word for this was tickly (1520s). Related: Ticklishly; ticklishness … Etymology dictionary
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ticklish — [tik′lish, tik′əl ish] adj. 1. sensitive to tickling 2. very sensitive or easily upset; touchy 3. needing careful handling; precarious; delicate ticklishly adv. ticklishness n … English World dictionary
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 — [[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 — adjective Date: 1581 1. a. touchy, oversensitive < ticklish about his baldness > b. easily overturned < a canoe is a ticklish craft > 2. requiring delicate handling < a ticklish subject > 3. sensitive to tickling • ticklishly … New Collegiate Dictionary