TOUCHY SITUATION

Meaning of TOUCHY SITUATION in English

sensitive situation, difficult set of circumstances, precarious state, ticklish situation

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English interlingue dictionary
TOUCHY — adjective (touchier; -est) Date: 1605 marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation , 2. acutely sensitive or irritable, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUCHY — ˈtəchē, -chi, dial ˈtech- or ˈtich- adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: touch (II) + -y 1. : marked by an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITUATION — ˌsichəˈwāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin situation-, situatio, from situatus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHY — (a.) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHY — ( a. ) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHY — — touchily , adv. — touchiness , n. /tuch"ee/ , adj., touchier, touchiest . 1. apt to take offense on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SITUATION — — situational , adj. — situationally , adv. /sich'ooh ay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. manner of being situated; location or position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adj. sensitive, irritable, thin-skinned
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOUCHY — adjective ( touch·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1605 1. : marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation he's …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUCHY — adj peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Webster English vocab
SITUATION — noun position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. 2. situation ·noun permanent position or employment; place; office; …
Webster English vocab
TOUCHY — ■ adjective ( touchier , touchiest ) 1》 quick to take offence; oversensitive. 2》 (of a situation or issue) requiring …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUCHY — [touchy] adj touch.i.er ; -est (1605) 1: marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation 2. a of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCHY — touch|y BrE AmE ˈtʌtʃ |i ▷ touch|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ touch|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ touch|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITUATION — situation BrE AmE ˌsɪtʃ u ˈeɪʃ ə n ˌsɪt ju-, § \ ˌsɪt u- — Preference poll, British English tʃ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUCHY — / ˈtʌtʃi; NAmE / adjective ( touch·ier , touchi·est ) 1. [ not usually before noun ] touchy (about sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITUATION — / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHY — touch ‧ y /ˈtʌtʃi/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , ↑ touching …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITUATION — sit ‧ u ‧ a ‧ tion S1 W1 /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a combination …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCHY — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over-sensitive. øøtouchily adv. touchiness n. [perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCHY — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over-sensitive. touchily adv. touchiness n. [ perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITUATION — n. 1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over-sensitive. Derivatives: touchily adv. touchiness n. Etymology: perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH
Oxford English vocab
SITUATION — n.1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a position …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCHY — ( touchier, touchiest) 1. If you describe someone as touchy , you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITUATION — ( situations) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use situation to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sensitive/touchy subject (= one that people may get upset about ) ▪ Steer clear …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITUATION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOUCHY — [adjective] -ier, -iest [slightly informal] - easily offended or upset; needing to be dealt with carefullyYou have to be careful …
Cambridge English vocab
SITUATION — [noun] [C]The situation (= What is happening) is making her very unhappy."Would you get involved in a fight?" "It would …
Cambridge English vocab
TOUCHY — adj. Touchy is used with these nouns: ↑ subject
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SITUATION — See ↑ SITUATION 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ given the situation/circumstances • ↑ make the best of it/make the best of …
Longman Activator English vocab
SITUATION — INDEX: 1. what is happening in a particular place or at a particular time 2. your personal situation 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCHY — adj. 25B6; adjective she can be so touchy : SENSITIVE, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, thin-skinned, highly strung, tense; irritable, tetchy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SITUATION — n. 25B6; noun their financial situation : CIRCUMSTANCES, (state of) affairs, state, condition. I'll fill you in on the situation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCHY — adj. 1 (over-)sensitive, supersensitive, hypersensitive, highly-strung, tense, thin-skinned, crabby, crabbed, testy, irascible, irritable, tetchy, temperamental, grouchy, peevish, querulous, petulant, pettish, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SITUATION — n. 1 place, position, location, spot, site, locale, setting The situation of the monastery, high on the mountain, makes it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TOUCHY — sensitive, ready to argue, edgy Barb is kind of touchy about her weight. Don't comment on it.
English Idioms vocab
TOUCHY — sensitive, ready to argue, edgy Barb is kind of touchy about her weight. Don't comment on it.
English Idioms vocabulary
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный Syn : susceptible, quick to take offence 2) повышенно чувствительный 3) легковоспламеняющийся Syn : highly inflammable, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHY — touchy.ogg ʹtʌtʃı a 1. обидчивый; раздражительный to be touchy - быть обидчивым she was most touchy upon the subject of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITUATION — situation.ogg ͵sıtʃʋʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation - machining situations - minimally manned situation - off-optimum …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SITUATION — 1) картина 2) местоположение 3) обстановка 4) расположение 5) ситуационный 6) ситуация 7) случай 8) состояние • basic game situation — базисная игровая ситуация horizontal situation indicator — навигационный плановый …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOUCHY — a 1. обидчивый; раздражительный to be touchy - быть обидчивым she was most touchy upon the subject of age - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SITUATION — n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation - метеор. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный They were very touchy on that subject. — Эта тема всегда была для них болезненной. Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation — мириться с положением / ситуацией to come out of …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный They were very touchy on that subject. — Эта тема всегда была для них болезненной. Syn: susceptible, quick to take …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation — мириться с положением / ситуацией to come out of a difficult situation …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SITUATION — в соч. - failure situation - high-variety situation - low-batch size situation - machining situation - minimally-manned situation - overhung …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SITUATION — в соч. - failure situation - high-variety situation - low-batch size situation - machining situation - minimally-manned situation - overhung situation - unmanned situation - work situations
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка 2) местоположение conflict situation dead-end situation error situation failure situation
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
SITUATION — ситуация, обстановка, положение - buried focus situation - emergency situation - field situation - open-rate situation
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
SITUATION — сущ. 1) положение, обстановка, состояние 2) должность 3) место, местоположение, расположение 4) служба, работа 5) социальное положение • - aggravate the situation - agricultural situation - competitive situation - conflict …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SITUATION — 1) расположение; местоположение 2) ситуация, обстановка • - accessible situation - conflict situation - error situation - initial situation - legal situation - marginal timing situation - non-initial situation
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
SITUATION — положение ; ситуация ; ~ labour situation ; ~ world economic situation ; ~ world food situation ; ~ world …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный Syn : susceptible, quick to take offence 2) повышенно чувствительный 3) легковоспламеняющийся Syn : highly inflammable, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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