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adjective1) (glossy) seidig [Fell, Haar, Pelz]; [Tier] mit seidigem Fell2)the sleek lines of the car — die schnittige Form des Wagens
* * *[sli:k]1) ((of hair, an animal's fur etc) smooth, soft and glossy: The dog has a lovely sleek coat.) glatt2) (well fed and cared for: a sleek Siamese cat lay by the fire.) gepflegt•- academic.ru/111104/sleekly">sleekly- sleekness* * *[sli:k]I. adj\sleek car schnittiges Auto3. (well-groomed) gepflegthe looked incredibly \sleek er sah unglaublich adrett ausII. vtthe cat \sleeked her fur with her tongue die Katze leckte ihr Fell, bis es glänzteto \sleek one's hair back/down sich dat die Haare zurückstreichen/glätten* * *[sliːk]1. adj (+er)hair, fur, animal geschmeidig, glatt; (of general appearance) gepflegt; car also schnittig, elegant; behaviour aalglatt (pej), glatt2. vtglätten; (cat) lecken* * *sleek [sliːk]A adj (adv sleekly)1. glatt, glänzend (Haar etc)2. geschmeidig, glatt (Körper etc; auch fig Wesen)3. fig pej aalglatt, ölig4. a) gepflegt, elegant, schick (junger Mann etc)b) schnittig (Wagen etc)B v/t2. Leder schlichten* * *adjective1) (glossy) seidig [Fell, Haar, Pelz]; [Tier] mit seidigem Fell2)* * *adj.geschmeidig adj.glatt adj. -
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[sli:k] adj( streamlined) elegant;\sleek car schnittiges Auto;3) ( well-groomed) gepflegt;he looked incredibly \sleek er sah unglaublich adrett aus vtto \sleek sth etw glätten; horse etw striegeln;the cat \sleeked her fur with her tongue die Katze leckte ihr Fell, bis es glänzte; -
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sanft;his hair was swept back \sleekly sein Haar war glatt zurückgekämmt;to be \sleekly groomed sehr gepflegt sein -
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См. также в других словарях:
sleek something back — sleek something down/back/etc phrase to make something such as hair smooth and shiny She sleeked back her hair with some styling gel. Thesaurus: hairdressers and hairdressinghyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
sleek something down — sleek something down/back/etc phrase to make something such as hair smooth and shiny She sleeked back her hair with some styling gel. Thesaurus: hairdressers and hairdressinghyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
sleek — sleek1 [ slik ] adjective sleek fur or hair is smooth and shiny: a young man with sleek dark hair a sleek black cat a. looking or sounding good in a way that is not sincere: a sleek and ambitious young politician a sleek smile b. fashionable and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleek — I UK [sliːk] / US [slɪk] adjective Word forms sleek : adjective sleek comparative sleeker superlative sleekest 1) sleek fur or hair is smooth and shiny a young man with sleek dark hair a sleek black cat 2) fashionable and attractive in design a… … English dictionary
sleek — 1 adjective 1 sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy looking: The cat had sleek black fur. 2 a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape: the sleek lines of the new Mercedes 3 someone who is sleek looks rich,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sleek — sleek1 [sli:k] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: SLICK1] 1.) a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape ▪ the sleek lines of the new Mercedes 2.) sleek hair or fur is straight, shiny, and healthy looking 3.) someone who is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleek — [16] Sleek originated as a variant form of slick [14], which probably went back to an unrecorded Old English *slice. It apparently has relatives in Icelandic slíkja and Norwegian slikja ‘smoothen’. => SLICK … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sleek — [16] Sleek originated as a variant form of slick [14], which probably went back to an unrecorded Old English *slice. It apparently has relatives in Icelandic slíkja and Norwegian slikja ‘smoothen’. Cf.⇒ SLICK … Word origins
fast back — noun chiefly Britain : tight backbone * * * fast|back «FAST BAK, FAHST », noun. U.S. 1. an automobile roofline that slopes down the rear in an unbroken convex curve. 2. an automobile with such a roofline: »Ford s new racer is a sleek fastback… … Useful english dictionary
fast|back — «FAST BAK, FAHST », noun. U.S. 1. an automobile roofline that slopes down the rear in an unbroken convex curve. 2. an automobile with such a roofline: »Ford s new racer is a sleek fastback with a 200 m.p.h. top speed and a 375 h.p. engine (Time) … Useful english dictionary
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