Operating this computer is tricky.
Source: tatoeba (61067)
Tricky
//ˈtɹɪk.i//
Synonyms for "tricky" (222 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (66)
deep-laiddelicatedelusivedelusorydemandingdesigningdiceydifficiledifficultdiplomaticdishonestdishonorabledisingenuousdoubledouble dealingdouble-dealingdoubtfuldownydubiousduplicitous
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (111)
loadedmachiavellianmachiavellicmeanmischievousmisleadingno picnicnot easynot kosheroperosepawkyperfidiousplayfulpoliticprankishpranksomeprankyprecariousproblematicprofound
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Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesdbpedia genre
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4 entriesderived from
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1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
7 entriesTranslations
84 translations across 22 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- նենգոտ adj (hard to deal with)
Bulgarian
3 entries- мошенически adj (adept at using deception)
- сложен adj (hard to deal with)
- труден adj (hard to deal with)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 麻烦 adj (hard to deal with)
Dutch
4 entries- listig adj (adept at using deception)
- listige adj (adept at using deception)
- netelig adj (hard to deal with)
- netelige adj (hard to deal with)
Estonian
4 entries- kaval adj (adept at using deception)
- keeruline adj (hard to deal with)
- petlik adj (adept at using deception)
- täbar adj (hard to deal with)
Finnish
4 entries- hankala adj (hard to deal with)
- juonikas adj (adept at using deception)
- ovela adj (adept at using deception)
- tukala adj (hard to deal with)
French
4 entries- complexe adj (hard to deal with)
- compliqué adj (hard to deal with)
- délicat adj (hard to deal with)
- malin adj (adept at using deception)
German
3 entries- gerissen adj (adept at using deception)
- heikel adj (hard to deal with)
- schwierig adj (hard to deal with)
Greek
3 entries- δυσνόητος adj (adept at using deception)
- μπερδεμένος adj (hard to deal with)
- περίπλοκος adj (hard to deal with)
Hebrew
1 entries- טְרִיקִי adj (hard to deal with)
Hungarian
4 entries- agyafúrt adj (adept at using deception)
- cseles adj (adept at using deception)
- dörzsölt adj (adept at using deception)
- fifikás adj (adept at using deception)
Irish
1 entries- cleasach adj (adept at using deception)
Italian
3 entries- ingannevole adj (hard to deal with)
- insidioso adj (hard to deal with)
- pericoloso adj (hard to deal with)
Japanese
1 entries- 狡猾な adj (adept at using deception)
Latin
1 entries- dolōsus adj (adept at using deception)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- آصمق adj (adept at using deception)
Polish
1 entries- podchwytliwy adj (hard to deal with)
Portuguese
2 entries- complicado adj (hard to deal with)
- truqueiro adj (adept at using deception)
Russian
4 entries- каверзны́й adj (hard to deal with)
- ло́вкий adj (adept at using deception)
- оборо́тистый adj (adept at using deception)
- проны́рливый adj (adept at using deception)
Spanish
4 entries- brígido adj (hard to deal with)
- camotudo adj (hard to deal with)
- chungo adj (hard to deal with)
- complicado adj (hard to deal with)
Swedish
4 entries- knepig adj (hard to deal with)
- knepig adj (adept at using deception)
- listig adj (adept at using deception)
- lurig adj (adept at using deception)
Turkish
4 entries- aldatıcı adj (adept at using deception)
- güç adj (hard to deal with)
- kurnaz adj (adept at using deception)
- zor adj (hard to deal with)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He is clever but tricky.
Source: tatoeba (296021)
I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.
Source: tatoeba (327221)
Crutches are pretty tricky ... "Excuse me, stretcher coming through!"
Source: tatoeba (328271)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
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