dodgy

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dodgy
[ˈdɒdʒɪ]
adjetivo
1dudoso(a) (familiar) (person) (británico); peligroso(a) (area), chungo(a) (español de España); chungo(a) (situation, brakes, weather)

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dodgy [dod-chi]
adjetivo
1Arriesgado, riesgoso (risky).
  • The brakes are a bit dodgy -> los frenos no andan muy bien (unreliable, dubious)
  • He’s a dodgy character -> no es un tipo de fiar

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dodgy (informal) [ˈdɒdʒɪ]
adjective
dodgier (comparative)dodgiest (superlative) (Britain)
1 (dishonest) [+person] de poco fiar; poco fiable; [+business, deal, district] oscuro; chungo; (Esp) (very_informal) [+practice] dudoso
there's something dodgy about him hay algo en él que me da mala espina; (informal) the whole business seemed a bit dodgy todo el asunto parecía un poco oscuro
a dodgy area of the city
2 (unreliable, uncertain) [+plan] arriesgado; [+weather] inestable
the clutch is a bit dodgy el embrague no anda muy bien; el embrague está un poco chungo; (Esp) (very_informal) he's in a dodgy situation financially su situación económica es un poco peliaguda; the sausages looked dodgy las salchichas tenían una pinta sospechosa; to have a dodgy back tener la espalda fastidiada; estar fastidiado de la espalda; to have a dodgy heart estar fastidiado del corazón

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