dodgy

[US]/'dɒdʒɪ/
[UK]/'dɑdʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mapanganib; delikado.
Word Forms
Superlativedodgiest
Comparativedodgier

Example Sentences

a dodgy second-hand car salesman.

isang kahina-hinalang nagbebenta ng segunda mano.

activities like these could be dodgy for your heart.

ang mga aktibidad na tulad nito ay maaaring maging kahina-hinala para sa iyong puso.

Spurs' dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0 lead.

Ang kahina-hinalang depensa ng Spurs ay isinawalang-bayan ang 2-0 na lamang.

Amid the duck islands and dodgy mortgages, the turfing out of rogues might have been expected to top the wish list.

Sa gitna ng mga isla ng pato at kahina-hinalang mortgage, ang pagtatapon sa mga mapang-uyok ay maaaring inaasahang mauuna sa listahan ng mga kahilingan.

Real-world Examples

What? That sounds really dodgy to me.

Ano? Mukhang kahina-hinala iyan sa akin.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

Showing your leprechaun shoes to dodgy men.

Pagpapakita ng iyong mga sapatos na leprechaun sa mga kahina-hinalang lalaki.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

Are they buying a car with dodgy papers?

Bumibili ba sila ng kotse gamit ang mga kahina-hinalang papeles?

Source: Financial Times

The evidence of left-handedness is often very dodgy indeed.

Ang ebidensya ng pagiging left-handed ay madalas na napaka-kahina-hinala talaga.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

That's not just because it sounds so dodgy.

Hindi iyon dahil mukhang napaka-kahina-hinala.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Even where sporting an alias is legal it counts as dodgy.

Kahit saan legal ang paggamit ng alias, itinuturing pa rin itong kahina-hinala.

Source: The Economist - International

That building tall towers on dodgy ground is no real problem.

Ang pagtatayo ng matatayog na tore sa kahina-hinalang lupa ay walang tunay na problema.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

B : What? That sounds really dodgy to me.

B : Ano? Mukhang kahina-hinala iyan sa akin.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

(the students themselves are in a poor position to spot a dodgy operator).

(Ang mga estudyante mismo ay nasa mahinang posisyon upang makita ang isang kahina-hinalang operator).

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He described David Cameron as dodgy Dave which is a bit of a slur.

Inilarawan niya si David Cameron bilang 'dodgy Dave' na medyo isang paninirang-puri.

Source: NPR News April 2016 Collection

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