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81 скользкий как угорь
General subject: as slippery as an eel, as slippy as an eelУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скользкий как угорь
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82 скользкий как уж
General subject: as slippery as a snake -
83 скользкий материал
Engineering: sliding material, slippery materialУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скользкий материал
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84 скользкий пол или проход
oil&gas: slippery floors or walkwaysУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скользкий пол или проход
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85 скользкий проход
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86 скользкий путь
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87 скользкий склон
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88 скользкое состояние
Engineering: slippery conditionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скользкое состояние
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89 скользящий
1) General subject: glancing (об ударе, лучах), running, sliding, sliding step (конькобежный спорт)4) Mathematics: moving, slipping skidding5) Physics: grazing6) Fishery: slippery7) Business: sliding-scale8) Automation: slidable9) Makarov: traveling10) Taboo: slickened11) SAP.tech. rolling12) General subject: nonsaturated breaker -
90 скользящий рифовый узел
Naval: slippery reef knotУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > скользящий рифовый узел
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91 сомнительный тип
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92 сорта бумаги, склонные к проскальзыванию
Forestry: slippery grades of paperУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сорта бумаги, склонные к проскальзыванию
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93 стать на опасный путь
General subject: to be on a slippery slope, to be on a slippy slopeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стать на опасный путь
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94 стать на скользкий путь
General subject: to be on a slippery slope, to be on a slippy slopeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стать на скользкий путь
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95 сыграть гадкую шутку
General subject: play a slippery trick, play a slippy trickУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сыграть гадкую шутку
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96 человек, перекладывающий на других работу, ответственность и т.д.
General subject: slippery shouldersУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > человек, перекладывающий на других работу, ответственность и т.д.
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97 щекотливое дело
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98 щекотливое положение
1) General subject: awkward situation, how d'ye do, how de do, how do you do, slippery condition, tickler, ticklish situation, tickly situation2) Colloquial: how-d'ye-do, how-do-you-do3) Military: embarrassing situation, sensitive position4) Diplomatic term: delicate situationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > щекотливое положение
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99 Б-61
ПРОДУВНАЯ БЕСТИЯ (ШЁЛЬМА) coll, disap-prov NP usu. sing usu. subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human fixed WOa sly, sneaky person, a swindleran out-and-out roguea sly fox a slippery character....Вошла чиновная особа - Самосвистов, эпикуреец, собой лихач... отличный товарищ, кутила и продувная бестия, как выражались о нём сами товарищи (Гоголь 3)....In walked а certain official—one Samosvistov, an epicure, a daredevil, a capital companion, a rake, and an out-and-out rogue, as his own friends spoke of him (3c). -
100 Д-88
ДЕЛО НЕЧИСТО coll NP Invar VP subj. with copula pres or, rare, past fixed WOsth. is suspicious, may be not entirely legalit looks (seems) crooked (fishy, shady, underhanded, slippery)this is a crooked (fishy, shady) business there's something going on here (there) (in limited contexts) there's more here than meets the eye.
См. также в других словарях:
Slippery — Slip per*y, a. [See {Slipper}, a.] 1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slippery — having a slippery surface, c.1500, from M.E. sliper (adj.), from O.E. slipor slippery (see SLIP (Cf. slip) (v.)) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Metaphoric sense of deceitful is first recorded 1550s. Related: Slipperiness. In a figurative sense, slippery slope… … Etymology dictionary
slippery — [slip′ər ē, slip′rē] adj. slipperier, slipperiest [altered < ME sliper, slippery < OE slipor, akin to MHG slupferic: for IE base see SLIP1] 1. causing or liable to cause sliding or slipping, as a wet, waxed, or greasy surface 2. tending to… … English World dictionary
slippery — [adj1] smooth, slick glacé, glassy, glazed, glistening, greasy, icy, like a skating rink*, lubricious, lustrous, perilous, polished, satiny, silky, sleek, slimy, soapy, unctuous, unsafe, unstable, unsteady, waxy, wet; concept 606 Ant. dry,… … New thesaurus
slippery — index deceptive, elusive, evasive, insecure, machiavellian, perfidious, precarious, sly, undependable … Law dictionary
slippery — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to hold firmly or stand on through being smooth, wet, or slimy. 2) (of a person) evasive and unpredictable. 3) (of a word or concept) changing in meaning according to context or point of view. DERIVATIVES slipperiness… … English terms dictionary
slippery — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get ▪ The concrete gets slippery when it s wet. ▪ make sth … Collocations dictionary
slippery — slip|per|y [ˈslıpəri] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: slipper slippery (11 19 centuries), from Old English slipor] 1.) something that is slippery is difficult to hold, walk on etc because it is wet or ↑greasy ▪ In places, the path can be wet and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slippery — [[t]slɪ̱pəri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. The tiled floor was wet and slippery... Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions. 2) ADJ GRADED… … English dictionary
slippery — adjective 1 something that is slippery is difficult to hold, walk on etc because it is wet or greasy: Be careful! The floor s very slippery. 2 informal someone who is slippery cannot be trusted and usually manages to avoid being punished:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slippery — UK [ˈslɪpərɪ] / US [ˈslɪp(ə)rɪ] adjective Word forms slippery : adjective slippery comparative slipperier superlative slipperiest 1) a slippery surface, object etc is difficult to move on or to hold because it is smooth, wet, or covered in… … English dictionary