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slippery ['slɪpərɪ](a) (surface, soap) glissant;∎ the path is slippery le chemin est glissant;∎ it's slippery (underfoot) ça glisse;∎ figurative to be on slippery ground être sur un terrain glissant;∎ figurative we're on the slippery slope to bankruptcy nous allons droit à la faillite∎ he's a slippery customer c'est le genre de type à qui on ne peut pas se fier;∎ he's as slippery as an eel il glisse comme une ou est aussi insaisissable qu'une anguille -
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slippery [ˈslɪpərɪ]a. [surface] glissantb. ( = unreliable) he's a slippery customer c'est quelqu'un sur qui on ne peut pas compter* * *['slɪpərɪ]1) ( difficult to grip) [road, fish] glissant2) ( difficult to deal with) [subject] délicata slippery customer — (colloq) un personnage suspect
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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > slippery
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English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > slippery
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adjective1) schlüpfrig; glitschighe is a slippery customer — er ist aalglatt (abwertend)
3) (fig.): (delicate) heikel [Thema, Fall]* * *1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) glatt2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) aalglatt* * *slip·pery[ˈslɪpəri, AM -ɚi]\slippery road/surface glatte Straße/Oberfläche\slippery soap glitschige Seifea \slippery person eine unzuverlässige Person, ein Windhund m3.▶ to be as \slippery as an eel aalglatt sein▶ to be on the [or a] \slippery slope auf der schiefen Bahn sein* * *['slIpərI]adj1) schlüpfrig; rope, road, ground glatt, rutschig; shoes glatt; fish, mud glitschigthe roads were slippery with ice — die Straßen waren eisglatt
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* * *slippery [ˈslıpərı] adj (adv slipperily)1. rutschig, glatt (Straße etc):be on slippery ground fig sich auf unsicherem Boden bewegen;2. fig gerissen:he’s a slippery customer er ist aalglatt3. zweifelhaft, unsicher (Position etc)4. heikel (Thema etc)* * *adjective1) schlüpfrig; glitschigbe on a slippery path or slope — (fig.) auf einem verhängnisvollen Weg sein
he is a slippery customer — er ist aalglatt (abwertend)
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['slɪpərɪ]1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabrosoa slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo
••* * *1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) scivoloso2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) disonesto, ingannevole* * *slippery /ˈslɪpərɪ/a.1 sdrucciolevole; scivoloso; viscido ( anche fig.): a slippery pavement, un marciapiede sdrucciolevole2 (fam.) evasivo; sfuggente; disonesto; ingannevole; infido; privo di scrupoli; subdolo: a slippery customer, un tipo infido● (Austral.) slippery dip, scivolo ( gioco infantile) □ (autom.) «Slippery road» ( cartello), «attenzione con pioggia e gelo» □ a slippery subject, un argomento scabroso □ as slippery as an eel, sfuggente come un'anguilla □ (fig.) slippery slope, brutta strada; brutta china: The Earth is on the slippery slope to ecological disaster, la Terra sta scivolando lungo la china che porta al disastro ecologico.* * *['slɪpərɪ]1) (difficult to grip) [ road] scivoloso, sdrucciolevole; [ fish] viscido2) (difficult to deal with) [ subject] scabrosoa slippery customer — colloq. un tipo subdolo
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1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) resbaladizo, resbaloso2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) que no es de fiarslippery adj resbaladizotr['slɪpərɪ]1 (surface) resbaladizo,-a, resbaloso,-a; (fish, soap) escurridizo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a slippery customer no ser de fiar, ser un,-a granujato be on the slippery slope andar sobre terreno pantanoso1) : resbaloso, resbaladizoa slippery road: un camino resbaloso2) tricky: artero, astuto, taimado3) elusive: huidizo, escurridizoadj.• astuto, -a adj.• deleznable adj.• deslizadero, -a adj.• deslizadizo, -a adj.• escurridizo, -a adj.• lúbrico, -a adj.• resbaladizo, -a adj.• resbaloso, -a adj.• zorro, -a adj.'slɪpəria) <surface/ground/soap> resbaladizo, resbaloso (AmL)b) < person> ( elusive) escurridizo, evasivo; ( untrustworthy) que no es de fiar['slɪpǝrɪ]ADJ1) (lit) [mud, ground, surface] resbaladizo, escurridizo; [hands, skin] resbaladizo; [object, fish] escurridizo- be on a slippery slope2) (fig) pej [person] (=evasive) escurridizo; (=unreliable) poco de fiar* * *['slɪpəri]a) <surface/ground/soap> resbaladizo, resbaloso (AmL)b) < person> ( elusive) escurridizo, evasivo; ( untrustworthy) que no es de fiar -
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[ʹslıp(ə)rı] a1. 1) скользкий; гладкийslippery deck [road, rope] - скользкая палуба [дорога, верёвка]
2) увёртливый2. щекотливыйslippery business [condition] - щекотливое дело [положение]
3. 1) ненадёжный; нетвёрдый, неопределённый2) обманчивый; лживыйslippery customer - жуликоватый /сомнительный/ тип
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to be on a slippery slope - стать на опасный /скользкий/ путьas slippery as an eel - скользкий как угорь; ≅ он всегда сумеет вывернуться
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1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) glatt, sleip2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) upålitelig, sleipglatt--------sleip--------slibrigadj. \/ˈslɪpərɪ\/1) glatt, sleip, fettet2) ( om person) upålitelig, sleip, unnvikende3) ( om posisjon eller stilling) usikker, ustabilon slippery ground ( overført) på usikker grunn(as) slippery as an eel (så) glatt som en ålslippery slope ( overført) skråplan -
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1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) spolzek2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) nezanesljiv* * *[slípəri]adjective ( slipperily adverb)(s)polzek, gladek; figuratively kočljiv, delikaten, težaven; figuratively nevreden zaupanja nezanesljiv; nestalen, nestabilen; gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, pretkan, brezvesten; (redko) pohoten, poltena slippery customer — brezvesten, pretkan človeka slippery question — kočijivo, delikatno vprašanjea slippery rope — gladka, spolzka vrvhe is as slippery as an eel figuratively on je prava jegulja -
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1. a скользкий; гладкий2. a увёртливый3. a щекотливый4. a ненадёжный; нетвёрдый, неопределённый5. a обманчивый; лживыйСинонимический ряд:1. elusive (adj.) elusive; evasive2. mutable (adj.) changeable; inconstant; mutable; shifty; uncertain; unstable; unsteady; variable3. sharp (adj.) canny; clever; cunning; sharp; sly; wily4. sleazy (adj.) crafty; dishonest; sleazy; sleek; sneaky; tricky; unctuous; untrustworthy5. slick (adj.) glabrous; greasy; hard to grasp; lubricious; oily; slick; slimy; slippy; slithery; smooth; soapy; waxyАнтонимический ряд:rough; trustworthy -
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ˈslɪpərɪ прил.
1) а) скользкий slippery road ≈ скользкая дорога The rocks were steep and slippery. ≈ Скалы были крутыми и скользкими. б) увертливый, юркий( о человеке) He was too slippery to be caught. ≈ Поймать его было невозможно - слишком уж он был увертлив.
2) ненадежный, нестабильный( о состоянии дел и т. п.) unstable, uncertain, insecure
3) ненадежный, неискренний, уклончивый, которому нельзя доверять( о человеке, тж. о действиях такого человека) Syn: tricky, fickle, shifty ∙ slippery slope скользкий;
гладкий - * deck (road, rope) скользкая палуба( дорога, веревка) увертливый щекотливый - * business (condition) щекотливое дело (положение) ненадежный;
нетвердый, неопределенный - * conditions неустойчивое положение - * memory нетвердая память обманчивый;
лживый - * prospects обманчивые надежды - * customer жуликоватый (сомнительный) тип > to be on a * slope стать на опасный( скользкий) путь > to play a * trick сыграть гадкую шутку > as * as an eel скользкий как угорь;
он всегда сумеет вывернуться slippery ненадежный, беспринципный( о человеке) ~ скользкий ~ увертливыйБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > slippery
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1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) escorregadio2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) traiçoeiro* * *slip.per.y[sl'ipəri] adj 1 lúbrico, escorregadio, escorregadiço. 2 incerto, enganoso, falso. 3 obsceno. to be on the slippery slope, down the slippery slope estar num terreno escorregadio, numa situação perigosa. to be slippery as an eel ser escorregadio como uma enguia. -
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{'slipəri}
1. плъзгав, хлъзгав
2. прен. опасен, деликатен
to be on a SLIPPERY slope тръгнал съм по опасен път
3. прен. ненадежден, несигурен, непостоянен, хитър, безскрупулен* * *{'slipъri} а 1. плъзгав, хлъзгав; 2. прен. опасен, деликатен* * *хлъзгав;* * *1. to be on a slippery slope тръгнал съм по опасен път 2. плъзгав, хлъзгав 3. прен. ненадежден, несигурен, непостоянен, хитър, безскрупулен 4. прен. опасен, деликатен* * * -
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\slippery road/ surface glatte Straße/Oberfläche;\slippery soap glitschige Seife;a \slippery person eine unzuverlässige Person, ein Windhund mPHRASES:to be as \slippery as an eel aalglatt sein;
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