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1 slippery
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
my hands were slippery with sweat —
* * *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)
3) (fig.): (delicate) heikel [Thema, Fall]* * *adj.aalglatt adj.gerissen adj.glitschig adj.rutschig adj.schlüpfrig adj. -
2 slick
1. adjective(coll.)1) (dextrous) professionell2) (pretentiously dextrous) clever (ugs.)2. noun[oil] slick — Ölteppich, der
* * *I [slik] adjective(clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart: That was a very slick move!) geschickt- academic.ru/91719/slickly">slickly- slickness II [slik] noun((also oil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc: An oil-slick is threatening the coast.) der (Öl)Teppich* * *[slɪk]I. adja \slick pass SPORT ein gekonnter Pass\slick performance/show tadellose Aufführung/Show\slick sales talk cleveres VerkaufsgesprächII. nIII. vt▪ to \slick on sth oil, cream etw auftragen* * *[slɪk]1. adj (+er)1) (often pej: clever) gewieft (inf), clever (inf); answer, solution glatt; show, performance, translation, style glatt, professionella slick novel — ein glatt or professionell geschriebener Roman
2) hair geschniegelt3) (US: slippery) glatt, schlüpfrig2. n1) (= oil slick) (Öl)teppich m, Schlick nt* * *slick [slık]A adj (adv slickly)1. glatt, rutschig (Straße etc)2. seidig glänzend3. flott, schwungvoll (Aufführung etc)4. a) clever, gewieft (Verkäufer etc):a slick customer ein gewiefter Burscheb) raffiniert (Plan etc)c) besonders US umg gerissen (Geschäftsmann etc)5. besonders US umg klasse:the show was really slick die Show war ganz große KlasseB s1. Ölteppich m2. TECH Glättwerkzeug n3. US umg Hochglanzmagazin nC v/t* * *1. adjective(coll.)1) (dextrous) professionell2) (pretentiously dextrous) clever (ugs.)2. noun[oil] slick — Ölteppich, der
* * *adj.glatt adj.routiniert adj. v.polieren v.
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