smoothly

smoothly
adverb
1) (evenly) glatt
2) (not jerkily) geschmeidig [sich bewegen]; reibungslos [funktionieren]; ruhig [atmen, fließen, fahren]; weich [starten, landen, schalten]

a smoothly running engine — (Motor Veh.) ein rund laufender Motor

3) (without problems) reibungslos; glatt
4) (derog.): (suavely) aalglatt (abwertend); glattzüngig (geh. abwertend) [sprechen]
5) (coll.): (elegantly) schick
6) (skilfully) geschickt; souverän
* * *
adverb The plane landed smoothly; The meeting went very smoothly.) glatt
* * *
smooth·ly
[ˈsmu:θli]
adv
1. (without difficulty) reibungslos
to go \smoothly glattlaufen fam
if all goes \smoothly wenn alles glattläuft
to run \smoothly engine einwandfrei laufen
2. (suavely) aalglatt pej
* * *
['smuːðlɪ]
adv
1) shave sanft
2) land, change gear weich; drive ruhig; fit genau

to run smoothly (engine) — ruhig laufen

3)

(= without problems) to go smoothly — glatt über die Bühne gehen

to run smoothly (event)

smoothly running organization — reibungslos laufende Organisation

4)

smoothly flowing prose — flüssige Prosa

the music passes smoothly from one mood to another — die Musik fließt unmerklich von einer Stimmung in die andere über

5) talk schön; behave aalglatt (pej)

he handled the situation very smoothly — er hat die Lage sehr kühl gemeistert

* * *
adverb
1) (evenly) glatt
2) (not jerkily) geschmeidig [sich bewegen]; reibungslos [funktionieren]; ruhig [atmen, fließen, fahren]; weich [starten, landen, schalten]

a smoothly running engine — (Motor Veh.) ein rund laufender Motor

3) (without problems) reibungslos; glatt
4) (derog.): (suavely) aalglatt (abwertend); glattzüngig (geh. abwertend) [sprechen]
5) (coll.): (elegantly) schick
6) (skilfully) geschickt; souverän
* * *
adv.
ruhig adv.
weich adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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