Was heißt »hei­kel« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv hei­kel lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • fussy
  • particular

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Wenn der Chef sich unsere Ausgaben anguckt, kann es echt heikel werden. Er kann zwischen den Zeilen lesen.

When the boss checks our expenses it can be pretty dicey. He knows how to read between the lines.

Das wäre äußerst heikel.

That would be extremely delicate.

Das ist ein heikler Punkt.

That's a delicate point.

Synonyme

an­spruchs­voll:
demanding
entitled
hard to please
be­denk­lich:
dubious
questionable
bri­sant:
highly explosive
de­li­kat:
delicious
dif­fi­zil:
delicate
difficult
tricky
haa­rig:
furry
haired
hairy
kit­ze­lig:
ticklish
kniff­lig:
fiddly
kri­tisch:
censorious
critical
crucial
pin­ge­lig:
fastidious
picky
pre­kär:
precarious
tricky
uneasy
ris­kant:
risky
schwie­rig:
difficult
spi­nös:
crackpot
un­an­ge­nehm:
disagreeable
nasty
ver­wöhnt:
spoiled
wäh­le­risch:
fastidious
picky
selective

Antonyme

ein­fach:
easy
simple
simply
zu­frie­den:
content
satisfied

Englische Beispielsätze

  • With a quarantine, people who may have been exposed to a virus are prevented from leaving a particular area.

  • By the way, is there anything in particular your wife might like as a present?

  • Technically, you're right. However, you also have to take into account the particular circumstances here.

  • I'm not thinking about anything in particular.

  • "Do you think this salmon's still all right to eat, Tom?" asked Mary. Tom regarded the fillet slices on the plate with suspicion, wrinkling his nose when he encountered a particular smell. "Best throw it away," he replied, doing so immediately.

  • I don't think we have a particular word for it.

  • I don't think we have a particular word for that.

  • I don't think we've got a particular word for it.

  • I don't think we've got a particular word for that.

  • Are you looking for something in particular?

  • Are you thinking about anything in particular?

  • Don't worry, Mum. He's not fussy about food – he'll eat anything.

  • Tom appeared to have a particular fondness for squirrels.

  • She didn't come for any particular reason.

  • "So, what are you doing tonight?" "Nothing in particular."

  • The dog disliked anybody from a household that used a particular cooking oil.

  • AlphaZero is very particular about its openings – it only plays the best of the best, and how it approaches them has led to new advancements in opening theory.

  • He prayed that the current health crisis be overcome and that the necessary health care and vaccines in particular be provided to those who need them most.

  • He had no particular flair for politics.

  • Our teachers use the interactive teaching method, in which particular attention is given to communicating with pupils.

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: heikel. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: heikel. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 608705, 1700815, 2193300, 8599317, 8815079, 8960693, 9164505, 9192787, 9435426, 9435427, 9435428, 9435429, 7886606, 9960857, 10172768, 10191243, 10281883, 7051137, 6887278, 10520139, 10580979, 10794564 & 6199505. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR