dodgy

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

Translation

adj. リスキー; 危険。
Word Forms
最上級dodgiest
比較級dodgier

Example Sentences

a dodgy second-hand car salesman.

怪しい中古車販売業者。

activities like these could be dodgy for your heart.

このような活動は心臓にとって危険かもしれません。

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

スパーズの怪しい守備が2-0のリードを失った。

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

アヒルの島々や怪しい住宅ローンの中で、悪党を追い出すことが願望リストのトップに来ることが予想されたかもしれません。

Real-world Examples

What? That sounds really dodgy to me.

何?それは本当に怪しい響きです。

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

Showing your leprechaun shoes to dodgy men.

怪しい男たちに妖精の靴を見せること。

Source: Before I Met You Selected

Are they buying a car with dodgy papers?

彼らは怪しい書類で車を買おうとしているのですか?

Source: Financial Times

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

左利きの証拠はしばしば非常に怪しいものです。

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

That's not just because it sounds so dodgy.

それは単に怪しく聞こえるからだけではありません。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

たとえ偽名を使うことが合法でも、それは怪しいと見なされます。

Source: The Economist - International

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

怪しい地面に高い塔を建てることは本当の問題ではありません。

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

B : What? That sounds really dodgy to me.

B : 何?それは本当に怪しい響きです。

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

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

(学生自身は怪しい事業者を見抜くのに不利な立場にいます)。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

彼はデイヴィッド・キャメロンを怪しいデイブと表現しましたが、これは少し侮辱的です。

Source: NPR News April 2016 Collection

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