Meaning

3 senses
  1. Hard to deal with, complicated.

    They were in a tricky situation.

    schwierig, heikel

    каверзны́йkaverznýj, щекотли́выйščekotlívyj

  2. Adept at using deception.

    A tricky salesman can sell anything.

    gerissen

    проны́рливыйpronýrlivyj, ло́вкийlóvkij, оборо́тистыйoborótistyj

    marked by skill in deception

  3. (colloquial, slang)Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.

    I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

Examples

57 sentences
  1. That's a tricky one.

    Це буде непросто.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Tom is in a tricky situation.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. This kind of work can be tricky.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. It was a bit tricky to do that.

    ruСделать это было сложновато.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. It can be tricky.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
hard to deal with:
adept at using deception:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
hard to deal with:
adept at using deception:

Forms

trickier, trickiest
Comparativetrickier Lesson
Superlativetrickiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tricky — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto