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1 escurridizo
adj.elusive, slippery, slippy, wriggly.* * *► adjetivo1 slippery2 figurado slippery, elusive\lazo escurridizo slipknot* * *ADJ1) (=resbaladizo) [superficie, objeto] slippery; [nudo] running2) (=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.* * *escurridizo -za‹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 adj1. [animal, material, suelo] slippery2. [persona] slippery, evasive;hacerse el escurridizo [desaparecer] to make oneself scarce* * *adj slippery; figevasive* * *escurridizo, -za adj: slippery, elusive -
2 resbaladizo
adj.1 slippery, slick, slippy, lubricous.2 slippery, elusive, noncommittal, slippy.* * *► adjetivo1 slippery2 figurado slippery, tricky* * *ADJ slippery* * *- za adjetivo1) <superficie/carretera> slippery2) <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 adjetivo1) <superficie/carretera> slippery2) <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.* * *resbaladizo -zaA ‹superficie/carretera› slipperyB ‹asunto/tema› delicate, tricky ( colloq)* * *
resbaladizo◊ -za adjetivo
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 adj1. [suelo, terreno] slippery2. [asunto] tricky* * *adj1 superficie slippery2 figasunto, tema tricky* * *resbaladizo, -za adj1) resbaloso: slippery2) : tricky, ticklish, delicate* * *resbaladizo adj slippery -
3 resbaloso
adj.slippery, glib.* * *► adjetivo1 slippery* * *ADJ1) LAm (=resbaladizo) slippery2) 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.* * *resbaloso -saA ( AmL) ‹piso/superficie› slipperyBes 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 adj1. [resbaladizo] slippery* * *adj L.Am.slippery* * *resbaloso, -sa adj: slippery -
4 slippy
tr['slɪpɪ]'slɪpi['slɪpɪ]ADV (Brit)to be slippy, look slippy about it — darse prisa, menearse
look slippy! — ¡menearse!
* * *['slɪpi] -
5 slippy
(a) (slippery) glissant□∎ you'll have to be pretty slippy about it il va falloir que tu fasses ficelle;∎ look slippy! grouille-toi!
См. также в других словарях:
slippiest — 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 — 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