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tricky person

  • 1 tricky

    adjective
    difficult:

    a tricky problem/job

    a tricky person to deal with.

    مَكّار، حَيّال، مُخادِع

    Arabic-English dictionary > tricky

  • 2 triclínico

    • tricky person
    • triclinium

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > triclínico

  • 3 mjanja

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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] rogue
    [English Plural] rogues
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] mjanja, ujanja
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] cheat
    [English Plural] cheats
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] -janja N
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] clever person
    [English Plural] clever people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] -janja N
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] cunning person
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] -janja N
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] shrewd person
    [English Plural] shrewd people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] -janja N
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] sly person
    [English Plural] sly people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] -janja N
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] tricky person
    [English Plural] tricky people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] -janja N
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] deceiver
    [English Plural] deceivers
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] janja V
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    [Swahili Word] mjanja
    [Swahili Plural] wajanja
    [English Word] swindler
    [English Plural] swindlers
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] janja V
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    Swahili-english dictionary > mjanja

  • 4 knifflig

    Adj. kniffelig
    * * *
    fiddly
    * * *
    knịf|fe|lig ['knIfəlɪç] ['knIflɪç]
    adj (inf)
    fiddly; (= heikel) tricky
    * * *
    2) (complicated: an intricate knitting pattern; intricate details.) intricate
    3) (difficult: a tricky problem/job; a tricky person to deal with.) tricky
    * * *
    knif·fe·lig
    [ˈknɪfəlɪç]
    kniff·lig
    [ˈknɪflɪç]
    adj (fam) tricky, fiddly fam
    * * *

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > knifflig

  • 5 persona mañosa

    f.
    1 tricky person, trickster.
    2 tricky person, sly person, cunning person, fox.
    * * *
    (n.) = handyman [handymen, pl.]
    Ex. The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
    * * *
    (n.) = handyman [handymen, pl.]

    Ex: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona mañosa

  • 6 tramposo

    adj.
    tricky, cheating, crooked, deceitful.
    m.
    tricky person, cheat, swindler, dodger.
    * * *
    1 deceitful, tricky
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 trickster, cheat (en las cartas) cardsharp
    * * *
    (f. - tramposa)
    noun
    cheat, swindler
    * * *
    tramposo, -a
    1.
    ADJ crooked, tricky
    2. SM / F
    1) [en el juego] cheat; (=estafador) crook *, shyster (EEUU), swindler; (=tahúr) cardsharp
    2) (Econ) bad payer
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino cheat
    * * *
    = shifty, cheater, cardsharp, dishonest.
    Ex. 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
    Ex. Intenrnet also enables enterprising would-be cheaters to cut and paste material for easy and relatively thought-free composition of essay assignments.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino cheat
    * * *
    = shifty, cheater, cardsharp, dishonest.

    Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.

    Ex: Intenrnet also enables enterprising would-be cheaters to cut and paste material for easy and relatively thought-free composition of essay assignments.
    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

    * * *
    tramposo1 -sa
    es muy tramposa she's a real cheat
    tramposo2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    cheat
    * * *

     

    tramposo
    ◊ -sa adjetivo: ser tramposo to be a cheat

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    cheat
    tramposo,-a
    I adjetivo deceitful
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheat

    ' tramposo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tahúr
    - tramposa
    - cochino
    - deshonesto
    English:
    cheat
    - dodger
    * * *
    tramposo, -a
    adj
    cheating;
    no seas tan tramposo don't be such a cheat
    nm,f
    cheat
    * * *
    I adj crooked
    II m, tramposa f cheat, crook
    * * *
    tramposo, -sa adj
    : crooked, cheating
    tramposo, -sa n
    : cheat, swindler
    * * *
    tramposo adj n cheat

    Spanish-English dictionary > tramposo

  • 7 mswahili

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    [Swahili Word] Mswahili
    [Swahili Plural] Waswahili
    [English Word] speaker of the Swahili language
    [English Plural] speakers of Swahili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Derived Word] سواحل
    [Related Words] Swahili, Kiswahili, Uswahili
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    [Swahili Word] Mswahili
    [Swahili Plural] Waswahili
    [English Word] person from the Swahili region
    [English Plural] people from the Swahili region
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Derived Word] سواحل
    [Related Words] Swahili, Kiswahili, Uswahili
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    [Swahili Word] Mswahili
    [Swahili Plural] Waswahili
    [English Word] tricky person
    [English Plural] tricky people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Derived Word] سواحل
    [Swahili Definition] mjanja
    [Swahili Example] mmenidanganya - huyu ni Mswahili kabisa!
    [English Example] he fooled me - he is a total "Mswahili"!
    [Terminology] slang
    [Note] common expression among Tanzanians who are not natives to the Swahili region, often used in a humorous or teasing fashion
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    [Swahili Word] Mswahili
    [Swahili Plural] Waswahili
    [English Word] crafty person
    [English Plural] crafty people
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Derived Word] سواحل
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    Swahili-english dictionary > mswahili

  • 8 camandulero

    adj.
    1 intriguing (enredador), scheming; fawning (zalamero). (Latin American)
    2 hypocritical.
    * * *
    1 familiar hypocritical
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar hypocrite
    * * *
    camandulero, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=beato) sanctimonious, falsely devout; (=taimado) sly, tricky; LAm (=enredador) intriguing, scheming; (=zalamero) fawning, bootlicking *
    2.
    SM / F (=gazmoño) prude, prig; (=hipócrita) hypocrite; (=vividor) sly sort, tricky person; LAm (=intrigante) intriguer, schemer
    * * *
    ( Col fam) sanctimonious
    * * *
    m, camandulera f hypocrite

    Spanish-English dictionary > camandulero

  • 9 acto engańoso

    • cheating
    • tricky
    • tricky person

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > acto engańoso

  • 10 mala pécora

    f.
    devious person, person in whom one cannot trust, tricky person.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mala pécora

  • 11 REFR

    (-s, -ar), m. fox.
    * * *
    m., pl. refar, mod. refir, [Dan. ræv; the root word may be Lat. repere, serpere, Gr. ἔρπειν]:—a fox, Þorst. Siðu H. 180, Stj. 412, 413, Grág. ii. 122: mostly in sayings, þar sá refr rakka, en rakki hafði ekki, Sturl. iii. 116, Þjal. Jóns. 41; sem kona hræðir barn sitt, þegi þú, barn, segir hón, ek læt refinn at þér ef þú þegir ekki, Hom. 144; slægr sem refr, Bs. i. 750, Fb. ii. 330; þú ert mestr í máli sem refarnir í hölunum, Háv. 41; putt, putt, skömm hunda, skitu refar í brunn karls, Fms. vii. 21; hafa skal ráð þó ór refs belg komi, Gullþ. 28: metaph. a tricky person, sly fox, hann er mesti refr, bragða-refr; þeir skyldi ekki láta þann gamla refinn sleppa, Safn i. 74; er Sigvaldi átti, refr, S. that fox, Fms. xi. 106.
    II. Refr, a pr. name, Landn., also as a nickname, Jb. ref-skeggr, a nickname, Landn.: Refs-staðir, a local name, Landn.: refa-urð, f. a fox’s den, Stj. 413: ref-skinn, n. a fox’s skin, N. G. L. iii. 119.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > REFR

  • 12 marro

    iz.
    1. ( iruzurra) trick, fraud
    2. ( asmoak adierazten ez dituen p.) sneak, {shifty || tricky} person, wolf in sheep's clothing
    3. Nekaz. ( irendu gabeko aharia) uncastrated ram
    5. marraka; marru io. ( gaztaina) hollow, empty

    Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > marro

  • 13 каверзник

    м. разг.
    one who plays tricks, tricky person; chicaner [ʃɪ'keɪ-]

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > каверзник

  • 14 каверзница

    ж. разг.
    one who plays tricks, tricky person; chicaner [ʃɪ'keɪ-]

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > каверзница

  • 15 dümenci

    1. helmsman, steersman. 2. slang the last or laziest (student). 3. slang tricky person. 4. slang decoy for a gambling house, capper.

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > dümenci

  • 16 manevracı

    1. one who maneuvers. 2. colloq. tricky person, fox.

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > manevracı

  • 17 süzme

    "1. straining; filtering, filtration; percolation. 2. strained; filtered. 3. slang very tricky person, fox. - yoğurt yogurt which has been strained until it has reached the consistency of cream cheese."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > süzme

  • 18 trampero

    • person who tells jokes
    • person who travels
    • trapezoidal
    • trapping
    • tricksy
    • tricky lawyer

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > trampero

  • 19 fregado

    m.
    washing, scour, scouring, scrub.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: fregar.
    * * *
    1 (lavado) washing; (frotado) scrubbing
    2 familiar (riña) fight, quarrel; (lío) mess, muddle
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    fregado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) LAm * (=molesto) annoying
    2) LAm * (=difícil) [trabajo, tarea] tricky; [carácter, persona] fussy
    3) LAm * [persona] (=en mala situación económica) broke *; (=deprimido) down, in a bad way *; (=dañado, enfermo) in a bad way *
    4) LAm * (=puñetero) damn *, lousy *, bloody **
    5) Col, Perú (=astuto) cunning
    6) Chile, Col, Perú, Ven (=estricto) strict
    2.
    SM / F LAm (=persona difícil) fussy person
    3. SM
    1) (=acción de fregar) [con fregona] mopping; [con estropajo, cepillo] scrubbing; [con esponja, trapo] washing; [de platos] washing-up
    2) * (=lío) mess
    3) * (=riña) row
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam)
    a) ( molesto) annoying

    no seas fregado, hombre! — stop being such a pain o a bore (colloq)

    b) ( difícil) <examen/tema> tricky (colloq), tough (colloq); <persona/carácter> difficult
    c) [estar] (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way (colloq)
    d) [estar] ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)
    2) (Andes, Ven fam) ( exigente) strict
    3) (Col, Per fam) ( astuto) sly, sneaky (colloq)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( persona difícil) difficult person
    2) fregado masculino
    a) ( restregadura) scrub, scrubbing
    b) (Esp) (fam) ( lío) mess
    * * *
    = mess, row, fray, wrangle, spat, squabbling, squabble, bickering, fracas.
    Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    ----
    * meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam)
    a) ( molesto) annoying

    no seas fregado, hombre! — stop being such a pain o a bore (colloq)

    b) ( difícil) <examen/tema> tricky (colloq), tough (colloq); <persona/carácter> difficult
    c) [estar] (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way (colloq)
    d) [estar] ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)
    2) (Andes, Ven fam) ( exigente) strict
    3) (Col, Per fam) ( astuto) sly, sneaky (colloq)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( persona difícil) difficult person
    2) fregado masculino
    a) ( restregadura) scrub, scrubbing
    b) (Esp) (fam) ( lío) mess
    * * *
    = mess, row, fray, wrangle, spat, squabbling, squabble, bickering, fracas.

    Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    * meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.

    * * *
    fregado1 -da
    1 (molesto) annoying
    ¡no seas fregado, hombre, ven con nosotros! stop being such a pain o a bore and come with us ( colloq)
    ¡qué niño más fregado!, no me ha dejado descansar ni un momento that kid's a real pest o nuisance, he hasn't given me a moment's peace ( colloq)
    2 (difícil) ‹examen/tema› tricky ( colloq), tough ( colloq); ‹persona/carácter› difficult
    el asunto está fregado, no creo que nos lo den it's all very iffy o things are a bit tricky, I don't think they'll give it to us ( colloq)
    con la edad se ha puesto muy fregado he's become very cantankerous o difficult in his old age
    3 (fastidiado) in a bad way
    anda muy fregado he's in a terrible state o in a very bad way ( colloq)
    B (Andes, Ven fam) (exigente) strict
    es muy fregado con la puntualidad he's a real stickler for punctuality, he's really strict about punctuality
    C (Col, Per fam) (astuto) sly, sneaky ( colloq)
    fregado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    A ( AmL exc RPl fam) (persona difícil) difficult person
    B
    1 ( fam) (lío) mess
    2 (restregadura) scrub, scrubbing barrida A 1. (↑ barrida)
    * * *

    Del verbo fregar: ( conjugate fregar)

    fregado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    fregado    
    fregar
    fregado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (AmL exc RPl fam)


    ¡no seas fregado, hombre! stop being such a pain (colloq)

    b) ( difícil) ‹examen/tema tricky (colloq), tough (colloq);

    persona/carácter difficult
    c) [estar] (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way (colloq);

    ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL exc RPl fam) ( persona difícil) difficult person
    fregar ( conjugate fregar) verbo transitivo
    1 (lavar, limpiar) to wash;


    ( con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor;

    2 (AmL exc RPl fam)
    a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)

    b)planes/vacaciones to ruin

    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq);
    ( limpiar) to clean;
    ( restregar) to scrub
    2 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar):
    ¡déjate de fregado! stop being such a pest!;

    ¡no friegues! ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
    fregarse verbo pronominal
    1 (AmL fam) ( embromarse):
    ¡te friegas! tough! (colloq);

    ¡me fregué! I've really done it now! (colloq)
    2 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( malograrse):
    se fregadoon nuestros planes that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)

    fregado sustantivo masculino
    1 (lavado) washing
    2 (asunto complicado) messy affair: no quiero que me metas en tus fregados, I don't want you to involve me in your messes
    3 LAm fam (molestia) pain in the neck: cuidar de tus amigos es un fregado, it's a pain in the neck to have to take care of your friends
    fregar verbo transitivo
    1 (limpiar con agua) to wash: hoy te toca fregar los platos, today is your turn to do the dishes
    yo fregaré el suelo, I'll mop the floor
    2 LAm fam to annoy, irritate
    ' fregado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    scrub
    - washing-up
    * * *
    fregado, -a
    adj
    Andes, Méx, Ven Fam
    1. [persona] [ser] annoying;
    mi vecino es muy fregado my neighbour's a real pain
    2. [persona] [estar]
    perdí las llaves, ¡estoy fregada! I've lost my keys, I've had it!
    3. [situación] tricky;
    este problema es muy fregado this problem is really tricky o a real stinker
    4. [objeto] bust;
    ese reloj está fregado that watch has had it
    nm
    1. [lavado] [de platos, suelo] wash;
    [frotando] scrub
    2. Fam [lío] mess;
    meterse en un fregado to get into a mess
    3. Fam [discusión] row, rumpus
    nm,f
    Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [persona] pain, awkward customer;
    tu hermano es un fregado your brother's an awkward little beggar
    * * *
    I adj L.Am.
    annoying
    II m
    1 de platos washing; del suelo mopping; frotando scrubbing
    2 fam ( lío) mess;
    meterse en un buen fregado fig fam get into a fine mess fam
    * * *
    fregado, -da adj, fam : annoying, bothersome
    1) : scrubbing, scouring
    2) fam : mess, muddle

    Spanish-English dictionary > fregado

  • 20 schwierig

    I Adj. difficult, bes. präd. auch hard; Aufgabe, Job: auch tough umg.; (verwickelt) complicated, intricate; (unangenehm) awkward; Person: difficult; schwieriger Fall difficult case; Person: auch problem case; schwierige Frage difficult ( oder tricky) question; eine zu schwierige / nicht zu schwierige Aufgabe an excessively / a not too difficult task; schwieriges Kind auch problem child; schwierige Lage difficult ( oder awkward) situation, predicament, fix umg.; schwieriger Punkt, schwierige Sache difficult matter, problem; es wurde sehr schwierig things got very difficult; das macht alles noch schwieriger that makes things even more difficult, that complicates matters even more; in einem schwierigen Alter sein be at a difficult ( oder an awkward) age; das Schwierige daran the difficult part of it; das Schwierigste haben wir hinter uns the most difficult part is behind us, the worst is over
    II Adv.: sich schwierig gestalten Verhandlungen etc.: turn out to be difficult; die Aufgabe ist zu schwierig gestellt the question has been made too difficult; schwierig zu bedienen sein Maschine etc.: be difficult to operate
    * * *
    (heikel) hard; catchy; thorny; of great delicacy; sticky;
    (schwer) difficult; tough; weighty; intricate
    * * *
    schwie|rig ['ʃviːrɪç]
    1. adj
    difficult; (= schwer zu lernen etc auch) hard

    er ist ein schwíériger Fall — he is a problem

    2. adv

    schwíérig zu übersetzen — difficult to translate

    das Gespräch verlief schwíérig — the discussion didn't go well

    die Klärung seiner Identität gestaltete sich schwíérig — it was difficult to identify him

    * * *
    1) hard
    2) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) difficult
    3) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) difficult
    4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) stiff
    5) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscure
    6) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) tough
    * * *
    schwie·rig
    [ˈʃvi:rɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (nicht einfach) difficult, hard
    eine \schwierige Prüfung a difficult exam
    2. (verwickelt) complicated
    eine \schwierige Situation a tricky situation
    3. (problematisch) complex
    ein \schwieriger Fall sein to be a problematic[al] case
    ein \schwieriger Mensch a difficult person
    II. adv with difficulty
    * * *
    Adjektiv difficult
    * * *
    A. adj difficult, besonders präd auch hard; Aufgabe, Job: auch tough umg; (verwickelt) complicated, intricate; (unangenehm) awkward; Person: difficult;
    schwieriger Fall difficult case; Person: auch problem case;
    schwierige Frage difficult ( oder tricky) question;
    eine zu schwierige/nicht zu schwierige Aufgabe an excessively/a not too difficult task;
    schwieriges Kind auch problem child;
    schwierige Lage difficult ( oder awkward) situation, predicament, fix umg;
    schwieriger Punkt, schwierige Sache difficult matter, problem;
    es wurde sehr schwierig things got very difficult;
    das macht alles noch schwieriger that makes things even more difficult, that complicates matters even more;
    in einem schwierigen Alter sein be at a difficult ( oder an awkward) age;
    das Schwierige daran the difficult part of it;
    das Schwierigste haben wir hinter uns the most difficult part is behind us, the worst is over
    B. adv:
    sich schwierig gestalten Verhandlungen etc: turn out to be difficult;
    die Aufgabe ist zu schwierig gestellt the question has been made too difficult;
    schwierig zu bedienen sein Maschine etc: be difficult to operate
    * * *
    Adjektiv difficult
    * * *
    adj.
    arduous adj.
    catchy adj.
    difficult adj.
    tough adj. adv.
    arduously adv.
    difficultly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwierig

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