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1 slippery
1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) slidens2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) slidens; neuzticams* * *slidens; izmanīgs, veikls; neuzticams, nenoteikts -
2 as slippery as an eel
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3 foothold
noun (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) atbalsts (kājai)* * *atbalsts; stabils stāvoklis, stingras pozīcijas; atbalstpunkts, placdarms -
4 greasy
1) (of or like grease: greasy food.) taukains2) (covered in grease: greasy hands.) eļļains3) (slippery, as if covered in grease: greasy roads.) slidens* * *taukains, eļļains; slidens, dubļains; neķītrs, piedauzīgs; pieglaimīgs, salkans -
5 ooze
[u:z] 1. verb1) (to flow slowly: The water oozed through the sand.) lēni tecēt/sūkties2) (to have (something liquid) flowing slowly out: His wound was oozing blood.) lēni iztecēt2. noun(liquid, slippery mud: The river bed was thick with ooze.) dubļi; dūņas- oozy* * *dūņas, dubļi; tecēšana, sūkšanās; miecētājšķidrums, miecviela; pilēt, tecēt, sūkties; izdalīties -
6 slide
1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) slīdēt; slidināties; bīdīt2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) []slīdēt; []slidināt2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) slīdēšana; slidināšanās2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) slidkalniņš3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) slaids; diapozitīvs4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) (mikroskopa) priekšmetstikliņš5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) matusprādze•- sliding door* * *slīdēšana; slīdceļš, slīdkalniņš; slīpa plakne; nogruvums; slaids, diapozitīvs; priekšmetstikliņš; slīdošā detaļa; kamanas; slīdēt; slidināties; nonākt; bīdīt, stumt -
7 slime
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8 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) []slīdēt2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) izslīdēt3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) pasliktināties4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) izslīdēt; paslīdēt5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izrauties; atbrīvoties; izbēgt6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) iebāzt; ieslidināt2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) paslīdēšana2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) kļūda; pārskatīšanās; pārrakstīšanās u.tml.3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombinē4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) elliņš; stāpelis•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strēmele* * *slīdēšana; paslīdēšana; kļūme, kļūda; kombinē; peldbikses; bērna priekšautiņš; spilvendrāna; siksnas, saites; strēmele, sloksne; kartīte, veidlapa; atvase; spraudeklis, potzars; kulises; izslīde, buksēšana; sleja; elliņš, stāpelis; slīdēt; paslīdēt; paslīdēt garām; aizsteigties, aizritēt
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