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1 untrustworthy
[ʌn'trʌstwɜːðɪ]* * *untrustworthy /ʌnˈtrʌstwɜ:ðɪ/a.inaffidabile; non degno di fiducia: In my opinion, he's completely untrustworthy, secondo me, è del tutto inaffidabile; The news came from an untrustworthy source, la notizia proveniva da una fonte inattendibileuntrustworthily avv.* * *[ʌn'trʌstwɜːðɪ] -
2 untrustworthy un·trust·wor·thy adj
[ʌn'trʌstˌwɜːðɪ]English-Italian dictionary > untrustworthy un·trust·wor·thy adj
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3 dodgy
['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 -
4 slippery
['slɪpərɪ]1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabrosoa slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo
••* * *1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) scivoloso2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) disonesto, ingannevole* * *slippery /ˈslɪpərɪ/a.1 sdrucciolevole; scivoloso; viscido ( anche fig.): a slippery pavement, un marciapiede sdrucciolevole2 (fam.) evasivo; sfuggente; disonesto; ingannevole; infido; privo di scrupoli; subdolo: a slippery customer, un tipo infido● (Austral.) slippery dip, scivolo ( gioco infantile) □ (autom.) «Slippery road» ( cartello), «attenzione con pioggia e gelo» □ a slippery subject, un argomento scabroso □ as slippery as an eel, sfuggente come un'anguilla □ (fig.) slippery slope, brutta strada; brutta china: The Earth is on the slippery slope to ecological disaster, la Terra sta scivolando lungo la china che porta al disastro ecologico.* * *['slɪpərɪ]1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabrosoa slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo
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5 trustworthy
['trʌstwɜːðɪ]aggettivo [staff, firm] affidabile, serio; [ source] affidabile, attendibile; [confidante, lover] fidato* * *adjective ((negative untrustworthy) worthy of trust: Is your friend trustworthy?) fidato* * *trustworthy /ˈtrʌstwɜ:ðɪ/a.2 degno di fede; attendibiletrustworthinessn. [u]1 fidatezza; fedeltà; l'esser degno di fiducia2 attendibilità.* * *['trʌstwɜːðɪ] -
6 untrustworthily
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7 rat
I 1. [ræt]1) ratto m.2) colloq. spreg. (person) verme m.3) AE (informer) spia f.2.modificatore [poison, trap] per topi3.rat race — colloq. spreg. corsa al successo
interiezione rats maledizione••II [ræt]* * *1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) ratto2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) mascalzone, furfante2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) (venire meno a)2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) tradire, (fare la spia)•- rat race- smell a rat* * *[ræt]1. n2. vito rat on sb fam — fare una spiata or una soffiata su qn
* * *I 1. [ræt]1) ratto m.2) colloq. spreg. (person) verme m.3) AE (informer) spia f.2.modificatore [poison, trap] per topi3.rat race — colloq. spreg. corsa al successo
interiezione rats maledizione••II [ræt]
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untrustworthy — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
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