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1 slippery
slippery [ˈslɪpərɪ]a. [surface] glissantb. ( = unreliable) he's a slippery customer c'est quelqu'un sur qui on ne peut pas compter* * *['slɪpərɪ]1) ( difficult to grip) [road, fish] glissant2) ( difficult to deal with) [subject] délicata slippery customer — (colloq) un personnage suspect
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2 slippery
slippery ['slɪpərɪ](a) (surface, soap) glissant;∎ the path is slippery le chemin est glissant;∎ it's slippery (underfoot) ça glisse;∎ figurative to be on slippery ground être sur un terrain glissant;∎ figurative we're on the slippery slope to bankruptcy nous allons droit à la faillite∎ he's a slippery customer c'est le genre de type à qui on ne peut pas se fier;∎ he's as slippery as an eel il glisse comme une ou est aussi insaisissable qu'une anguille -
3 slippery
1 ( difficult to grip) [road, path, fish, material] glissant ;2 ( difficult to deal with) [subject, situation] délicat ;to be on the slippery slope être sur une pente savonneuse.
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