tricky

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹɪki/, X-SAMPA: /tr\Iki/

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• Rhymes: -ɪki

Adjective

tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)

1. hard to deal with, complicated

   They were in a tricky situation.

   • 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, the Guardian:

     It was as comfortable an afternoon as Arsène Wenger could have wished for in a situation that can be tricky in between internationals and the upcoming Champions League.

2. adept at using deception

   A tricky salesman can sell anything.

Related terms

• trick

Translations

hard to deal with

• Dutch: netelig, netelige
• French: épineux (fr), compliqué (fr), complexe (fr), délicat (fr)
• German: schwierig (de), heikel (de)
• Greek: περίπλοκος (el) (períplokos), μπερδεμένος (el) (berdeménos)
• Italian: insidioso (it), ingannevole (it), pericoloso (it)

• Portuguese: complicado (pt) m, complicada (pt) f
• Russian: каверзный (ru) (kav'erznýj) , щекотливый (ru) (ščekotlívyj) 
• Spanish: difícil (es), dificultoso (es) m, dificultosa (es) f
• Swedish: knepig (sv), meckig (sv) (colloquial)
• Turkish: güç (tr), zor (tr)

adept at using deception

• Dutch: listig, listige
• French: rusé (fr) m, rusée (fr) f, malin (fr), retors (fr)
• German: gerissen (de)
• Greek: δυσνόητος (el) m (dysnóitos)
• Japanese: 狡猾な (ja) (kōkatsu na)

• Russian: пронырливый (pronýrlivyj), ловкий (lóvkij), оборотистый (oborótistyj)
• Swedish: lurig (sv), listig (sv)
• Turkish: aldatıcı (tr), kurnaz (tr)

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• Mandarin: 棘手的
• Korean: 까다로운

See also

• sneaky