slick

slick
1. adjective
(coll.)
1) (dextrous) professionell
2) (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
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- 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
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slick
[slɪk]
I. adj
1. (approv: skilful) gekonnt; (great) geil sl
a \slick pass SPORT ein gekonnter Pass
\slick performance/show tadellose Aufführung/Show
2. (pej: overly-polished) talk, answer, manner glatt; (clever) gewieft
\slick sales talk cleveres Verkaufsgespräch
3. (shiny) hair geschniegelt fam; AM (slippery) road, floor glatt, rutschig
II. n
1. (oil slick) Ölteppich m
2. AM (glossy) Hochglanzmagazin nt, Journal nt
3. (tyre) Slick m
III. vt
to \slick back/down one's hair sich dat die Haare nach hinten klatschen/anklatschen fam
▪ to \slick on sth oil, cream etw auftragen
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[slɪk]
1. adj (+er)
1) (often pej: clever) gewieft (inf), clever (inf); answer, solution glatt; show, performance, translation, style glatt, professionell

a slick novel — ein glatt or professionell geschriebener Roman

a slick customer — ein ganz gewiefter Kerl (inf)

2) hair geschniegelt
3) (US: slippery) glatt, schlüpfrig
2. n
1) (= oil slick) (Öl)teppich m, Schlick nt
2) (US inf = glossy) Hochglanzmagazin nt
3) (= racing tyre) Slick m (inf)
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slick [slık]
A adj (adv slickly)
1. glatt, rutschig (Straße etc)
2. seidig glänzend
3. flott, schwungvoll (Aufführung etc)
4. a) clever, gewieft (Verkäufer etc):
a slick customer ein gewiefter Bursche
b) 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 Klasse
B s
1. Ölteppich m
2. TECH Glättwerkzeug n
3. US umg Hochglanzmagazin n
4. Motorsport: Slick m (profilloser Rennreifen)
C v/t
1. glätten (auch TECH)
2. slick back (oder down) one’s hair sich die Haare anklatschen
* * *
1. adjective
(coll.)
1) (dextrous) professionell
2) (pretentiously dextrous) clever (ugs.)
2. noun

[oil] slick — Ölteppich, der

* * *
adj.
glatt adj.
routiniert adj. v.
polieren v.

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