Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

tricky

French translation:

Epineux/difficile

Added to glossary by Pascale Lemaire
Dec 21, 2009 10:30
14 yrs ago
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English term

tricky

Non-PRO English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
They say "the truth will set you free". But no one bothers to mention that the truth can be a tricky thing.

Comment traduiriez-vous "the truth can be a trick thing" ici ?
Change log

Dec 21, 2009 10:54: marie-christine périé changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Dec 26, 2009 22:23: Pascale Lemaire Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, Alain Marsol, marie-christine périé

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Proposed translations

+1
45 mins
Selected

Epineux/difficile

La vérité peut se révéler épineuse/difficile
Peer comment(s):

agree Boris Tsikel (X)
36 mins
Thanks very much Boris !
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
4 mins

délicate

Or perhaps "pas évidente".
Peer comment(s):

agree FX Fraipont (X)
1 hr
agree Boris Tsikel (X)
1 hr
agree C. Tougas
9 hrs
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+2
4 mins

délicat(e)

La vérité peut être une chose délicate...
Peer comment(s):

agree FX Fraipont (X)
1 hr
Merci FX :)
agree Boris Tsikel (X)
1 hr
Merci Boris :)
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+3
1 hr

à double tranchant (ici)

Cela peut parfois faire autant de tort que de bien.
Peer comment(s):

agree Boris Tsikel (X)
2 mins
Merci Boris!
agree Morgane Boëdec
6 mins
Merci Morgane!
agree Geneviève Tardif (X)
3 hrs
Merci Jasmine!
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+1
5 hrs

difficile à définir

La vérité est parfois difficile à définir.
Peer comment(s):

agree Boris Tsikel (X)
5 mins
Un gros merci, Boris ... et Joyeux Noël ...
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+1
21 hrs

a son revers de la médaille

voir
Peer comment(s):

agree Beila Goldberg : J'y avais pensé également ;-)
1 hr
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