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  • 1 resbaladizo

    adj.
    1 slippery, slick, slippy, lubricous.
    2 slippery, elusive, noncommittal, slippy.
    * * *
    1 slippery
    2 figurado slippery, tricky
    * * *
    * * *
    - za adjetivo
    1) <superficie/carretera> slippery
    2) <asunto/tema> delicate, tricky (colloq)
    * * *
    = slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].
    Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
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    * andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.
    * terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.
    * * *
    - za adjetivo
    1) <superficie/carretera> slippery
    2) <asunto/tema> delicate, tricky (colloq)
    * * *
    = slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].

    Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

    Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
    * andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.
    * terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

    * * *
    A ‹superficie/carretera› slippery
    B ‹asunto/tema› delicate, tricky ( colloq)
    * * *

    resbaladizo
    ◊ -za adjetivo

    a) ‹superficie/carretera› slippery

    b) ‹asunto/tema› delicate, tricky (colloq)

    resbaladizo,-a adjetivo
    1 (deslizante) slippery: una superficie resbaladiza, a slippery surface
    2 (peliagudo, comprometido) difficult, delicate: mejor que nos olvidemos del resbaladizo asunto de su divorcio, it's best that we forget about his troublesome divorce
    ' resbaladizo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    resbaladiza
    English:
    ice
    - slippery
    - slick
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    resbaladizo, -a adj
    1. [suelo, terreno] slippery
    2. [asunto] tricky
    * * *
    adj
    1 superficie slippery
    2 fig
    asunto, tema tricky
    * * *
    resbaladizo, -za adj
    1) resbaloso: slippery
    2) : tricky, ticklish, delicate
    * * *
    resbaladizo adj slippery

    Spanish-English dictionary > resbaladizo

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