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1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) resbaladizo, resbaloso2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) que no es de fiarslippery adj resbaladizotr['slɪpərɪ]1 (surface) resbaladizo,-a, resbaloso,-a; (fish, soap) escurridizo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a slippery customer no ser de fiar, ser un,-a granujato be on the slippery slope andar sobre terreno pantanoso1) : resbaloso, resbaladizoa slippery road: un camino resbaloso2) tricky: artero, astuto, taimado3) elusive: huidizo, escurridizoadj.• astuto, -a adj.• deleznable adj.• deslizadero, -a adj.• deslizadizo, -a adj.• escurridizo, -a adj.• lúbrico, -a adj.• resbaladizo, -a adj.• resbaloso, -a adj.• zorro, -a adj.'slɪpəria) <surface/ground/soap> resbaladizo, resbaloso (AmL)b) < person> ( elusive) escurridizo, evasivo; ( untrustworthy) que no es de fiar['slɪpǝrɪ]ADJ1) (lit) [mud, ground, surface] resbaladizo, escurridizo; [hands, skin] resbaladizo; [object, fish] escurridizo- be on a slippery slope2) (fig) pej [person] (=evasive) escurridizo; (=unreliable) poco de fiar* * *['slɪpəri]a) <surface/ground/soap> resbaladizo, resbaloso (AmL)b) < person> ( elusive) escurridizo, evasivo; ( untrustworthy) que no es de fiar
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slippery — [slip′ər ē, slip′rē] adj. slipperier, slipperiest [altered < ME sliper, slippery < OE slipor, akin to MHG slupferic: for IE base see SLIP1] 1. causing or liable to cause sliding or slipping, as a wet, waxed, or greasy surface 2. tending to… … English World dictionary
