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a ticklish situation

[ə ˈtɪk.lɪʃ ˌsɪt.ʃu.ˈeɪ.ʃən]
noun phrasepl: ticklish situations
uma situação delicada
1. A difficult, sensitive, or precarious situation that requires careful handling or tact
Dealing with his resignation became a ticklish situation for the company.
Lidar com sua demissão se tornou uma situação delicada para a empresa.
2. A scenario where one wrong move could cause problems or offense
Asking about her divorce was a ticklish situation that he wanted to avoid.
Perguntar sobre seu divórcio era uma situação delicada que ele queria evitar.
NYC Slang
a sticky wicket; a hot potato; a no-win situation
Synonyms
a delicate situationa tricky situationa sensitive mattera precarious positiona thorny issue
Antonyms
a straightforward situationa simple matteran easy task

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
uma situação delicada
Most common translation in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
uma situação complicada
Alternative more colloquial expression
Portugal
uma situação delicada
Standard expression in European Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
uma situação chata
More informal colloquial variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

walking on eggshells
between a rock and a hard place
caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
a fine kettle of fish
treading dangerous ground
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