Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

со всех языков на все языки

slippier

  • 1 escurridizo

    adj.
    elusive, slippery, slippy, wriggly.
    * * *
    1 slippery
    2 figurado slippery, elusive
    \
    lazo escurridizo slipknot
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=resbaladizo) [superficie, objeto] slippery; [nudo] running
    2) (=evasivo) [carácter] slippery; [idea] elusive
    * * *
    - za adjetivo <piel/jabón> slippery; <persona/respuesta> evasive; <idea/concepto> elusive
    * * *
    = slick, slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].
    Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
    Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
    ----
    * nudo escurridizo = slipknot.
    * * *
    - za adjetivo <piel/jabón> slippery; <persona/respuesta> evasive; <idea/concepto> elusive
    * * *
    = slick, slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].

    Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

    Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
    * nudo escurridizo = slipknot.

    * * *
    ‹persona› slippery, evasive; ‹actitud/respuesta› evasive
    * * *

    escurridizo
    ◊ -za adjetivo ‹piel/jabón› slippery;


    ‹persona/respuesta› evasive;
    ‹idea/concepto› elusive
    escurridizo,-a adjetivo
    1 (suelo, objeto) slippery: ¡cuidado, el suelo está escurridizo!, careful! the floor is slippery
    2 (persona) elusive, slippery, slick: es un personaje escurridizo, he's a slick one
    ' escurridizo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escurridiza
    English:
    elusive
    - slippery
    * * *
    escurridizo, -a adj
    1. [animal, material, suelo] slippery
    2. [persona] slippery, evasive;
    hacerse el escurridizo [desaparecer] to make oneself scarce
    * * *
    adj slippery; fig
    evasive
    * * *
    escurridizo, -za adj
    : slippery, elusive

    Spanish-English dictionary > escurridizo

  • 2 resbaladizo

    adj.
    1 slippery, slick, slippy, lubricous.
    2 slippery, elusive, noncommittal, slippy.
    * * *
    1 slippery
    2 figurado slippery, tricky
    * * *
    * * *
    - za adjetivo
    1) <superficie/carretera> slippery
    2) <asunto/tema> delicate, tricky (colloq)
    * * *
    = slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].
    Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
    ----
    * andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.
    * terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.
    * * *
    - za adjetivo
    1) <superficie/carretera> slippery
    2) <asunto/tema> delicate, tricky (colloq)
    * * *
    = slippery, slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].

    Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

    Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
    * andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.
    * terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

    * * *
    A ‹superficie/carretera› slippery
    B ‹asunto/tema› delicate, tricky ( colloq)
    * * *

    resbaladizo
    ◊ -za adjetivo

    a) ‹superficie/carretera› slippery

    b) ‹asunto/tema› delicate, tricky (colloq)

    resbaladizo,-a adjetivo
    1 (deslizante) slippery: una superficie resbaladiza, a slippery surface
    2 (peliagudo, comprometido) difficult, delicate: mejor que nos olvidemos del resbaladizo asunto de su divorcio, it's best that we forget about his troublesome divorce
    ' resbaladizo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    resbaladiza
    English:
    ice
    - slippery
    - slick
    * * *
    resbaladizo, -a adj
    1. [suelo, terreno] slippery
    2. [asunto] tricky
    * * *
    adj
    1 superficie slippery
    2 fig
    asunto, tema tricky
    * * *
    resbaladizo, -za adj
    1) resbaloso: slippery
    2) : tricky, ticklish, delicate
    * * *
    resbaladizo adj slippery

    Spanish-English dictionary > resbaladizo

  • 3 resbaloso

    adj.
    slippery, glib.
    * * *
    1 slippery
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) LAm (=resbaladizo) slippery
    2) Méx * (=coqueto) flirtatious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (AmL) < superficie> slippery
    * * *
    = slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippery, slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].
    Ex. The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
    Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (AmL) < superficie> slippery
    * * *
    = slimy [slimier -comp., slimiest -sup.], slippery, slippy [slippier -comp., slippiest -sup.].

    Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.

    Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.

    * * *
    A ( AmL) ‹piso/superficie› slippery
    B
    ( Méx fam): era bien resbalosa she was a real flirt
    es muy resbaloso con las jovencitas he's always flirting with young women
    * * *

    resbaloso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo (AmL) ‹ superficie› slippery


    ' resbaloso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    slippery
    * * *
    resbaloso, -a adj
    1. [resbaladizo] slippery
    2. Méx Fam [insinuante] flirty
    * * *
    adj L.Am.
    slippery
    * * *
    resbaloso, -sa adj
    : slippery

    Spanish-English dictionary > resbaloso

  • 4 slippy

    tr['slɪpɪ]
    adjective (comp slippier, superl slippiest)
    1 familiar→ link=slippery slippery{
    'slɪpi
    ['slɪpɪ]
    ADV (Brit)

    to be slippy, look slippy about it — darse prisa, menearse

    look slippy! — ¡menearse!

    * * *
    ['slɪpi]

    English-spanish dictionary > slippy

  • 5 slicker

    1. n амер. непромокаемый плащ,
    2. n амер. разг. пройдоха, обманщик

    city slicker — пройдоха из большого города; горожанин, норовящий обмануть деревенских жителей

    3. n амер. разг. городской франт
    4. n с. -х. шлейф, волокуша
    5. n метал. гладилка
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. greasier (adj.) greasier; more lubricious; more slithery; slipperier; slippier
    2. more fulsome (adj.) more fulsome; more oleaginous; more unctious; more unctuous; oilier; smarmier; soapier
    3. wiser (adj.) cannier; more hep; more knowing; more nimble-witted; more quick-witted; more sharp-witted; quicker; sharper; smarter; wiser
    4. coat (noun) cardigan; coat; jacket; jerkin; parka; pea jacket; raincoat; windbreaker
    5. swindler (noun) bunco steerer; cheat; cheater; chiaus; come-on; con man; confidence man; defrauder; diddler; double-dealer; flimflammer; gyp; gypper; mountebank; Peter Funk; rogue; sharper; sharpie; skin; swindler; trickster

    English-Russian base dictionary > slicker

  • 6 slippy

    slippy ['slɪpɪ] (compar slippier, superl slippiest)
    (a) (slippery) glissant□
    ∎ you'll have to be pretty slippy about it il va falloir que tu fasses ficelle;
    ∎ look slippy! grouille-toi!

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > slippy

См. также в других словарях:

  • slippier — slip·py || slɪpɪ adj. (Slang) slippery; causing or tending to cause slipping; smooth, tending to slip; tending to escape; unstable or delicate; shifty, cunning …   English contemporary dictionary

  • slippy — adjective (slippier; est) Date: 1548 slippery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Performance surface — A performance surface is a flooring suitable for dance or sport. Performance surfaces are normally laid on top of, or are part of, a sprung floor to produce a complete dance floor or sports floor. Dance performance surfaces made of sheet vinyl… …   Wikipedia

  • slippy — slippiness, n. /slip ee/, adj., slippier, slippiest. 1. Informal. slippery. 2. Chiefly Brit. quick; alert; sharp. [1540 50; SLIP1 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • slippy — adjective (slippier, slippiest) informal slippery. Phrases look (or be) slippy Brit. dated be quick. Derivatives slippiness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • slippy — UK [ˈslɪpɪ] / US adjective Word forms slippy : adjective slippy comparative slippier superlative slippiest British informal slippery …   English dictionary

  • slippy — ► ADJECTIVE (slippier, slippiest) informal ▪ slippery. ● look (or be) slippy Cf. ↑look slippy …   English terms dictionary

  • slippy — adj. (slippier, slippiest) colloq. slippery. Phrases and idioms: look (or be) slippy Brit. look sharp; make haste. Derivatives: slippiness n …   Useful english dictionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»