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1 eel
nounAal, der* * *[i:l](a kind of fish with a long smooth cylindrical or ribbon-shaped body.) der Aal* * *[i:l]n Aal mjellied \eels Aal m in Aspikto be like [or slippery as] an \eel aalglatt [o glatt wie ein Aal] sein pej* * *[iːl]nAal m → academic.ru/68028/slippery">slipperySee:→ slippery* * *eel [iːl] s1. FISCHa) Aal m:b) aalähnlicher Fisch:nine-eyed eel Flussneunauge n* * *nounAal, der* * *n.Aal -e m. -
2 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. -
3 slippery
\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; -
4 eel
[i:l] nAal m;jellied \eels Aal m in Aspik;
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