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trick·y

(trĭk′ē)

adj. trick·i·er, trick·i·est

1. Given to or characterized by trickery.

2. Requiring caution or skill: a tricky recipe.

trick′i·ly adv.

trick′i·ness n.

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tricky

(ˈtrɪkɪ)

adj, trickier or trickiest

1. involving snags or difficulties: a tricky job.

2. needing careful and tactful handling: a tricky situation.

3. characterized by tricks; sly; wily: a tricky dealer.

ˈtrickily adv

ˈtrickiness n

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trick•y

(ˈtrɪk i)

adj. trick•i•er, trick•i•est.

1. given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily; sly.

2. unpredictably difficult or troublesome; unreliable or uncooperative: a tricky light switch.

3. having, using, or involving clever, intricate, or demanding maneuvers: a tricky dance step.

[1780–90]

trick′i•ly, adv.

trick′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	tricky - not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee slippery untrustworthy, untrusty - not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person"
	2.	tricky - having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" catchy difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	3.	tricky - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

tricky

adjective

1. difficult, sensitive, complicated, delicate, risky, sticky (informal), hairy (informal), problematic, thorny, touch-and-go, knotty, dicey (informal), ticklish This could be a very tricky problem.
difficult clear, easy, simple, obvious, straightforward, uncomplicated

2. crafty, scheming, subtle, cunning, slippery, sly, deceptive, devious, wily, artful, foxy, deceitful They could encounter some tricky political manoevring.
crafty open, direct, genuine, sincere, honest, truthful, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), above board, artless, ingenuous

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tricky

adjective

1. Deceitfully clever:

artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sharp, sly, wily.

2. Requiring great tact or skill:

delicate, sensitive, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy.

3. Hard to deal with or get out of:

rough, tight.

Informal: sticky.

Translations

مُعَقَّدمَكّار، حَيّال، مُخادِع

obtížnýkomplikovaný

vanskeligsnu

knifflig kompliziert schwierig verzwickt diffizil

μπερδεμένος περίπλοκος ύπουλος δυσνόητος

complicado difícil espinoso peliagudo

hankala

difficile rusé rusée trichloréthylène

nezgodan

cseles

víîsjáll, erfiîur viîfangs

astuto complesso complicato infido

油断のならない狡猾な

애매한

lastig

kinkig vanskelig

podstępny

complicadocomplicada

каверзный хитрый щекотливый

težavenzapleten

knepig

ยาก

dolambaçlı güç zor

khó khăn

困难的棘手的狡猾的

tricky

[ˈtrɪkɪ] ADJ (trickier (compar) (trickiest (superl)))

1. [situation] → complicado, difícil; [problem] → delicado
it's all rather tricky → es un poco complicado, es un tanto difícil

2. [person] (= sly) → tramposo, ladino; (= difficult) → difícil

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tricky

[ˈtrɪki] adj

(= difficult) [problem, situation] → difficile, délicat(e)
Parking can be tricky in the town centre → Il n'est pas toujours facile de se garer dans le centre.

(= crafty) [person] → rusé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tricky

adj (+er)

(= difficult) → schwierig; (= fiddly) → knifflig; he is a very tricky person to get on with → es ist äußerst schwierig, mit ihm auszukommen; warts can be tricky to get rid of → Warzen loszuwerden kann schwierig sein; it is going to be tricky explaining or to explain his absence → es wird nicht einfach sein, seine Abwesenheit zu erklären; it’s tricky for me to give you an answer now → es ist nicht einfach für mich, Ihnen jetzt darauf zu antworten

(= requiring tact) situation, problem → heikel, kitzlig

(= sly, crafty) person, plan → durchtrieben, gerissen; question → schwierig, knifflig (inf); a tricky customer → ein schwieriger Typ

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tricky

[ˈtrɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (situation, problem) → difficile; (job, task) → delicato/a; (person, sly) → astuto/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

trick

(trik) noun

1. something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid. The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.

2. a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc). The magician performed some clever tricks.

adjective

intended to deceive or give a certain illusion. trick photography.

ˈtrickery noun

the act of deceiving or cheating. She could not stand his trickery.

ˈtrickster noun

a cheater.

ˈtricky adjective

difficult. a tricky problem/job; a tricky person to deal with.

ˈtrickily adverb

ˈtrickiness noun

ˈtrick question noun

a question that is likely to mislead a person.

do the trick

to do or be what is necessary. I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick!

play a trick / tricks on

to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid. He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.

a trick of the trade

one of the ways of being successful in a job etc. Remembering the customers' names is one of the tricks of the trade.

trick or treat!

an expression used by children on Halloween to ``threaten'' people that they will do annoying tricks if they do not get sweets or small presents.

tricky

→ مُعَقَّد obtížný vanskelig knifflig ύπουλος peliagudo hankala difficile nezgodan complesso 油断のならない 애매한 lastig vanskelig podstępny complicado хитрый knepig ยาก dolambaçlı khó khăn 棘手的

tricky

a. engañoso-a; complicado-a.

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