ticklish question

ticklish question
неуместный вопрос awkward question, embarrassing question, sticky question

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • problem — n. unsettled question source of difficulty 1) to cause, create, pose, present a problem 2) to address, tackle; bring up, raise; resolve, settle, solve a problem 3) an acute, difficult, major, pressing, serious; insoluble, insurmountable problem… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Difficulty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Difficulty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 difficulty difficulty Sgm: N 1 hardness hardness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 impracticability impracticability &c.(impossibility) 471 Sgm: N 1 tough work tough work hard work uphil …   English dictionary for students

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  • bone of contention — Synonyms and related words: apple of discord, bone to pick, casus belli, catechism, cross interrogatory, cross question, crow to pick, crow to pluck, debating point, demand, feeler, grounds for war, inquiry, interrogation, interrogative,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Pactio — is a system of magic within the fictional work . The word is based on the Latin word pactiō , the action of making a pactum or agreement . Pactio can also be referred as a provisional contract. Characters in pactio involve a magic user who can… …   Wikipedia

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  • Uncertainty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncertainty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncertainty uncertainty incertitude doubt Sgm: N 1 doubtfulness doubtfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 dubiety dubiety dubitation dubitancy| dubitousness GRP …   English dictionary for students

  • kittle — I Mawdesley Glossary 1.nervous people, undecided people. :;: 2.a cat giving birth to kittens. II Cleveland Dialect List ticklish, excitable; requiring delicate or judicious handling or management; uncertain, difficult III Cleveland Dialect List… …   English dialects glossary


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