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♦ smooth (1) /smu:ð/a.1 liscio; levigato; piano: smooth skin, pelle liscia; a smooth tyre, un copertone liscio, consumato; a smooth surface, una superficie levigata; a smooth road, una strada piana2 (fig.) liscio; scorrevole; facile; calmo; tranquillo; ben congegnato; bello; benfatto: smooth verse, versi scorrevoli (o lisci); We had a smooth crossing, avemmo una traversata facile; il viaggio di mare andò liscio; smooth sea, mare calmo; a smooth disposition, un carattere tranquillo3 sdolcinato; mellifluo; insinuante; insincero; untuoso: to have a smooth tongue, parlare in modo mellifluo, insinuante; a smooth manner, un modo di fare sdolcinato, untuoso; smooth words, parole melliflue, insincere4 ( cucina) omogeneo; bene amalgamato: Beat until smooth, amalgamare bene! (qc. che si sta sbattendo)6 (fig.) monotono; uniforme● ( d'arma da fuoco) smooth bore, anima (o canna) liscia □ a smooth-bore ( gun), un fucile a canna liscia □ (gramm. greca) smooth breathing, spirito dolce □ a smooth dancer, uno che balla con scioltezza □ (zool.) smooth dogfish ( Mustelus mustelus), palombo □ a smooth face, una faccia liscia, glabra, imberbe □ smooth-faced, liscio in faccia; glabro, imberbe □ a smooth-faced tile, una tegola dalla superficie liscia □ ( di un cane, ecc.) smooth-haired, a pelo liscio □ (zool.) smooth hound ( Mustelus mustelus), palombo □ smooth operator ► smoothie, def. 1 e 2 □ ( cucina) smooth paste, pasta bene amalgamata □ (autom.) a smooth ride, una corsa senza scosse: This car has a smooth ride, questa macchina va liscia come l'olio □ (mecc.) smooth running, funzionamento regolare ( di un motore) □ (mecc.) smooth-running, che funziona regolarmente □ smooth-spoken (o smooth-tongued), insinuante; mellifluo □ smooth stones, ciottoli di fiume □ ( Bibbia) smooth talk, parole melliflue, insinuanti □ smooth-tempered, di carattere mite; affabile; conciliante; bonario □ (fig.) smooth things, adulazione; parole insinuanti, lusinghiere, melate □ to make things smooth for sb., spianare la via a q. □ to run smooth, andar liscio; non incontrare difficoltà.smooth (2) /smu:ð/n.1 lisciata; lisciatura; lisciatina2 parte liscia; spianata(to) smooth /smu:ð/A v. t.2 appianare; spianare: to smooth away (o over) differences, appianare le divergenze; to smooth sb. 's way, spianare la strada a q.3 rimettere in sesto; dare un'aggiustatina a: to smooth ( down) one's dress, rimettersi in sesto il vestito4 agevolare; facilitare5 calmare; confortare; tranquillizzareB v. i.
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