tricky

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrɪki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtrɪki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trikē)

Inflections of 'tricky' (adj):
trickier
adj comparative
trickiest
adj superlative
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tricky adj (process, job: difficult)complicado/a adj
  delicado/a adj
  (coloquial)que tiene su maña loc verb
 Making sourdough bread is tricky at first, but easy once you get the hang of it.
 Hacer masa madre es complicado al principio, pero fácil una vez que le agarras la mano.
tricky adj (situation: difficult)difícil adj mf
  complicado/a adj
 Things are tricky at work at the moment; profits are down and there might be some redundancies.
 Las cosas están difíciles en el trabajo, las ganancias son bajas y puede haber algunos despidos.
tricky adj (person: difficult)difícil adj mf
  complicado/a adj
 The boss can be tricky, but he's OK when you get to know him.
 El jefe puede ser difícil, pero es buena persona una vez que lo conoces.
tricky adj (person: sly, deceitful)tramposo/a adj
  falso/a adj
 Watch out for Melissa; she's a tricky character!
 Ten cuidado con Melisa, ¡es una mujer tramposa!
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'tricky' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a tricky [task, job, exam], a tricky [ride, climb, ascent] (up), a tricky [moment, week, time, period, spell], more...

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