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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > slippery
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adjective1) schlüpfrig; glitschighe is a slippery customer — er ist aalglatt (abwertend)
3) (fig.): (delicate) heikel [Thema, Fall]* * *1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) glatt2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) aalglatt* * *slip·pery[ˈslɪpəri, AM -ɚi]\slippery road/surface glatte Straße/Oberfläche\slippery soap glitschige Seifea \slippery person eine unzuverlässige Person, ein Windhund m3.▶ to be as \slippery as an eel aalglatt sein▶ to be on the [or a] \slippery slope auf der schiefen Bahn sein* * *['slIpərI]adj1) schlüpfrig; rope, road, ground glatt, rutschig; shoes glatt; fish, mud glitschigthe roads were slippery with ice — die Straßen waren eisglatt
my hands were slippery with sweat —
* * *slippery [ˈslıpərı] adj (adv slipperily)1. rutschig, glatt (Straße etc):be on slippery ground fig sich auf unsicherem Boden bewegen;2. fig gerissen:he’s a slippery customer er ist aalglatt3. zweifelhaft, unsicher (Position etc)4. heikel (Thema etc)* * *adjective1) schlüpfrig; glitschigbe on a slippery path or slope — (fig.) auf einem verhängnisvollen Weg sein
he is a slippery customer — er ist aalglatt (abwertend)
3) (fig.): (delicate) heikel [Thema, Fall]* * *adj.aalglatt adj.gerissen adj.glitschig adj.rutschig adj.schlüpfrig adj. -
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\slippery road/ surface glatte Straße/Oberfläche;\slippery soap glitschige Seife;a \slippery person eine unzuverlässige Person, ein Windhund mPHRASES:to be as \slippery as an eel aalglatt sein; -
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9 slippery ice warner
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > slippery ice warner
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10 slippery soil
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > slippery soil
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11 slippery road
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12 slippery road conditions
English-german technical dictionary > slippery road conditions
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13 slippery floor
glatter FußbodenEnglish-German dictionary of labour protection > slippery floor
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14 non-slippery paint
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > non-slippery paint
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(coll.) see academic.ru/68028/slippery">slippery 1)* * *slip·py[ˈslɪpi]1. (slippery) glatt* * *['slIpɪ]adj (inf)1) (= slippery) glatt2) (esp Brit)to look slippy — einen Zahn zulegen (inf) (about sth bei etw)
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nounAal, der* * *[i:l](a kind of fish with a long smooth cylindrical or ribbon-shaped body.) der Aal* * *[i:l]n Aal mjellied \eels Aal m in Aspikto be like [or slippery as] an \eel aalglatt [o glatt wie ein Aal] sein pej* * *[iːl]nAal m → academic.ru/68028/slippery">slipperySee:→ slippery* * *eel [iːl] s1. FISCHa) Aal m:b) aalähnlicher Fisch:nine-eyed eel Flussneunauge n* * *nounAal, der* * *n.Aal -e m. -
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adjective1) fettig; fett [Essen]; speckig [Kleidung]; (lubricated) geschmiert; (slippery, dirty with lubricant) schmierig2) (fig.) schmierig (abwertend)* * *1) (of or like grease: greasy food.) fettig2) (covered in grease: greasy hands.) schmierig3) (slippery, as if covered in grease: greasy roads.) glitschig* * *[ˈgri:si]1. (covered with grease) hair, skin fettig; fingers, objects also schmierig; (full of grease) food fett; (slippery) floor glitschig* * *['griːsɪ]adj (+er)* * *greasy [ˈɡriːzı; -sı] adj (adv greasily)1. schmierig, beschmiert2. fett(ig), ölig:greasy hair fettiges Haar;greasy stain Fettfleck m3. glitschig, schlüpfrig4. ungewaschen (Wolle):5. figa) ölig, schmierigb) aalglatt* * *adjective1) fettig; fett [Essen]; speckig [Kleidung]; (lubricated) geschmiert; (slippery, dirty with lubricant) schmierig2) (fig.) schmierig (abwertend)* * *adj.fettig adj.schmalzig adj.schmierig adj. -
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1. adjective(coll.)1) (dextrous) professionell2) (pretentiously dextrous) clever (ugs.)2. noun[oil] slick — Ölteppich, der
* * *I [slik] adjective(clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart: That was a very slick move!) geschickt- academic.ru/91719/slickly">slickly- slickness II [slik] noun((also oil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc: An oil-slick is threatening the coast.) der (Öl)Teppich* * *[slɪk]I. adja \slick pass SPORT ein gekonnter Pass\slick performance/show tadellose Aufführung/Show\slick sales talk cleveres VerkaufsgesprächII. nIII. vt▪ to \slick on sth oil, cream etw auftragen* * *[slɪk]1. adj (+er)1) (often pej: clever) gewieft (inf), clever (inf); answer, solution glatt; show, performance, translation, style glatt, professionella slick novel — ein glatt or professionell geschriebener Roman
2) hair geschniegelt3) (US: slippery) glatt, schlüpfrig2. n1) (= oil slick) (Öl)teppich m, Schlick nt* * *slick [slık]A adj (adv slickly)1. glatt, rutschig (Straße etc)2. seidig glänzend3. flott, schwungvoll (Aufführung etc)4. a) clever, gewieft (Verkäufer etc):a slick customer ein gewiefter Burscheb) raffiniert (Plan etc)c) besonders US umg gerissen (Geschäftsmann etc)5. besonders US umg klasse:the show was really slick die Show war ganz große KlasseB s1. Ölteppich m2. TECH Glättwerkzeug n3. US umg Hochglanzmagazin nC v/t* * *1. adjective(coll.)1) (dextrous) professionell2) (pretentiously dextrous) clever (ugs.)2. noun[oil] slick — Ölteppich, der
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nounHalt, der; (fig.) Stützpunkt, derget a foothold — (fig.) Fuß fassen
* * ** * *ˈfoot·holdn Halt m [für die Füße]* * *foothold ssafe foothold fester Stand, sicherer Halt2. figa) sichere Stellung, Halt mb) (Ausgangs)Basis f, (Ausgangs)Position f:* * *nounHalt, der; (fig.) Stützpunkt, derget a foothold — (fig.) Fuß fassen
* * *n.Halt -e m.fester Stand m.
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