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1) General subject: acrobat, artful dodger, contortionist, coon, corner cutter, dodger, file, manoeuvrer, prestidigitator, shifter, shrewd operator, shunter, sly dog, smart cookie, smart cooky, smooth apple, smoothie, smoothy, sooner, tod, trickster, wheeler dealer, wheeler-dealer, wide fellow, slick operator, wire-puller, crafty bugger, chancer, yentzer2) Colloquial: corner-cutter, operator3) American: wheeler and dealer4) Australian slang: shrewdie6) Advertising: con man7) Makarov: slick article, smart article8) Taboo: bright bastard -
2 ловкий делец
1) General subject: business sharp, slick operator, smooth operator -
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2) Biology: beetle (Coleoptera)3) Colloquial: a rat (предприимчивый, своекорыстный, бессовестный человек (неодобрительно) a resourceful but unscrupulous person (pejorative)), a slick operator, a smooth operator, a snake4) Engineering: kink5) Scottish language: golach -
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1) General subject: con man, fraud, freeloader, goon, idler, loafer, shady type, sponger2) Colloquial: parasite (тот, кто любит поживиться на чужой счет), artful dodger, shrewd operator, slick operator, sly dog, smart cookie, trickster, wheeler-dealer3) Jargon: yentzer -
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1) General subject: acrobat, artful dodger, cheeky bastard (Одобрительно - иронично о не очень честном, но, в общем, не очень плохом человеке, который кого-то, но не вас, ловко обманул), fast worker, intriguer, intruder, shrewd operator, smooth apple, snoop, sooner, weasel, whillywha, wriggler, pushful person, pushy person, string-puller2) Colloquial: slyboots3) Australian slang: shrewdie5) Makarov: slick article, smart article -
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ЖУК разг.a slick (or smooth) operator / a snake / a rat предприимчивый, своекорыстный, бессовестный человек < неодобрительно> a resourceful but unscrupulous person < pejorative>
См. также в других словарях:
slick´ness — slick «slihk», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. soft and glossy; sleek; smooth: »slick hair. 2. slippery; greasy: »a road slick with ice or mud. 3. Informal, Figurative … Useful english dictionary
slick´ly — slick «slihk», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. soft and glossy; sleek; smooth: »slick hair. 2. slippery; greasy: »a road slick with ice or mud. 3. Informal, Figurative … Useful english dictionary
a slick operator — a smooth/slick/clever operator INFORMAL ► a person who deals with people or problems in a clever way, especially for their own advantage: »He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations. Main Entry: ↑operator … Financial and business terms
slick — I. verb Etymology: Middle English sliken, from Old English *slician; akin to Old High German slīhhan to glide Date: 14th century transitive verb to make sleek or smooth intransitive verb spruce usually used with up II. adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
slick — 1. mod. clever; glib. □ He is a slick operator. □ His talk is slick, but his action is zotz. 2. mod. excellent. □ This is a real slick setup you got here. □ That … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Slick — 1. shrewdly adroit; glib: slick operator ; 2. (pl.) (car sales) bald tyres … Dictionary of Australian slang
slick — Australian Slang 1. shrewdly adroit; glib: slick operator ; 2. (pl.) (car sales) bald tyres … English dialects glossary
operator — op‧e‧ra‧tor [ˈɒpəreɪtə ǁ ˈɑːpəreɪtər] noun [countable] 1. JOBS MANUFACTURING someone who works a machine or piece of equipment: • a computer operator • This machine requires a skilled operator. 2. a person or company that operates a particu … Financial and business terms
slick|ster — «SLIHK stuhr», n a sly, tricky person; slick or smooth operator: »to negotiate such political shoals without giving the appearance of being a political slickster (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
operator — n. 1) a computer; crane; elevator (AE); ham, radio; machine (AE); radar; switchboard (AE), telephone (AE); tour operator 2) (colloq.) a slick, smooth operator * * * [ ɒpəreɪtə] crane ham radar radio smooth operator … Combinatory dictionary
a slick/clever operator — a smooth/slick/clever operator INFORMAL ► a person who deals with people or problems in a clever way, especially for their own advantage: »He has shown himself to be a clever operator in wage negotiations. Main Entry: ↑operator … Financial and business terms