Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sketchy
Italian translation:
(am.) poco raccomandabile, malfamato, losco
Added to glossary by
Valerio Valentini Daniele
Jun 9, 2021 22:34
3 yrs ago
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English term
Italy
have a network of technical consultants
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian
sketchy
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English to Italian
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Nel dizionario c'è scritto che significa lacunoso, ma dal contesto sembra voler dire pericoloso.
We were awakened a few times in the night by very loud booms/bangs of unclear cause. Additionally, the area around the hotel seems a bit sketchy.
We were awakened a few times in the night by very loud booms/bangs of unclear cause. Additionally, the area around the hotel seems a bit sketchy.
Proposed translations
(Italian)
| 3 | poco/non troppo/non proprio raccomandabile // un po' equivoca |
AdamiAkaPataflo
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| 3 +2 | Losca |
Fabrizio Zambuto
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| 4 | malfamata, losca, sospetta |
Alfonso De Luca
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Proposed translations
5 hrs
AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Germany
Native in Italian
Germany
NOT lost in translation
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian
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294
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poco/non troppo/non proprio raccomandabile // un po' equivoca
"Sketchy" ha anche il significato di:
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
dishonest or disreputable.
"once the story does come out, the fact that you tried to hide it will seem sketchy"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-06-10 04:18:38 GMT)
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"ha un'aria non troppo raccomandabile/un po' equivoca ecc."
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
dishonest or disreputable.
"once the story does come out, the fact that you tried to hide it will seem sketchy"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-06-10 04:18:38 GMT)
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"ha un'aria non troppo raccomandabile/un po' equivoca ecc."
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Comment: "Grazie!"
+2
8 hrs
Fabrizio Zambuto
Native in Italian
Experienced, very creative translator
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: Chinese to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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67
Losca
Alternativa alle proposte avanzate dall'esimia collega.
Peer comment(s):
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AdamiAkaPataflo
: ottima, non mi è venuta! :-)) hahahhhhhhhhaaaaa
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A me danno del losco tutti i giorni, per questo mi è venuto il termine :)))
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| agree |
Francesco Badolato
6 hrs
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Grazie Francesco
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4 days
Alfonso De Luca
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
EN-IT | Gaming, IT, Marketing, TV
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian
Related KudoZ points
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12
malfamata, losca, sospetta
Oltre a "losca" (come già suggerito), anche "malfamata", o al limite "sospetta" potrebbe andare a seconda del contesto.
Example sentence:
la zona più malfamata della città
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