Slick - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Clever or skilful.

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He was adroit at tax avoidance

adjective

Very skillful and quick in the way you think or move

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She became adroit at dealing with difficult people., he adroitly slid the money into his pocket.

adjective

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

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She was an extremely clever and studious young woman

adjective

Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something

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It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention., did you notice how she cleverly avoided a…

adjective

Neatly skilful and quick in one's movements.

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A deft piece of footwork

adjective

Skillful, effective, and quick

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He cut some logs up for firewood with a few deft strokes of his ax., she deftly answered the tough …

adjective

Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.

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A dexterous keyboard player

adjective

(of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

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More efficient processing of information

adjective

Working or operating in a way that gets the results you want without any waste

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An efficient organization, they are developing a more fuel-efficient car to save gas., she manages …

adjective

Using resources such as time, materials, or energy well without wasting any

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An efficient method/use/way, the car combines an efficient 2.3-liter four-cylinder gas engine with …

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

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Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Make flat or flatter

noun

A a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in cosmetic or medicinal products.

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Hair gel

verb

(of a liquid or semi-liquid substance) set or become more solid.

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The stew is gelling

noun

An upper-class or well-bred girl or young woman.

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Fastidiously reared home counties gels

adjective

Shiny and smooth.

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Thick, glossy, manageable hair

noun

A magazine printed on glossy paper, containing many colour photographs and typically devoted to fashion, beauty, celebrities, etc.

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He's been touted in some upmarket glossies as the thinking woman's crumpet

adjective

Smooth and shiny

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He has straight, glossy black hair.

noun

A thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant.

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Axle grease

verb

Smear or lubricate with grease.

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Grease a shallow baking dish

noun

Animal fat that is soft after melting

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There’s always a lot of grease when you cook lamb., you ought to put some grease on that hinge., gr…

adjective

Showing great skill; very accomplished.

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His masterly account of rural france

adjective

Done extremely well

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She gave a masterly performance as kate in "the taming of the shrew".

noun

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.

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That competition is helping the world move away from carbon-rich fuels, like oil and coal.

verb

Lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil.

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I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow

noun

Thick, liquid fat obtained from plants which does not mix with water and is used esp. in cooking

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[ u ] vegetable/corn/olive oil, [ u ] i like oil and vinegar on my salad., [ c ] these cookies are …

adjective

Lubricated, coated, or impregnated with oil.

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The house features fine oiled oak flooring

verb

Lubricate, coat, or impregnate with oil.

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I'll oil that gate for you tomorrow

noun

A soft mixture of sand and cement and sometimes lime with water, for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures, to form a smooth hard surface when dried.

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Strip away the plaster to expose the bare brick

verb

Cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster.

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The inside walls were plastered and painted

adjective

Shiny as a result of being rubbed.

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A polished mahogany table

verb

Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.

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Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

adjective

Someone who is polished is polite, graceful, and stylish

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He’s suave, polished, and charming., a polished performance

adjective

Relating to or belonging to a profession.

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Young professional people

noun

A person engaged or qualified in a profession.

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Professionals such as lawyers and surveyors

noun

A person who has a job that needs skill, education, or training

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Don’t you wish you had hired a professional to paint your house?, many of these homes have been res…

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

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Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

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The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

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Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Giving out or reflecting bright light.

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A shining expanse of water

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

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The sun shone through the window

adjective

Sending out or reflecting light

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A shining silver cup, people described seeing a bright, shining light., she looked at him with shin…

adjective

(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished.

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Shiny hair

adjective

Bright because it reflects light

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Who owns the shiny new car?, slang chloë's new job is really shiny (= interesting and attractive).

adjective

Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.

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She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture

adjective

Able to judge a situation accurately and turn it to your own advantage

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He’s a very shrewd businessman., barbara made some shrewd investments.

adjective

Able to judge people and situations well and make good decisions

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My one big regret is about money - i wish i'd been more shrewd., simon is an extremely shrewd busin…

adjective

Made of silk.

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A silken ribbon

adjective

Soft, smooth, and shiny like silk

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The princess in the fairy tale had long silken hair., the actor delivered his speech in a silken vo…

adjective

Of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous.

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The fur felt silky and soft

adjective

Made of silk, or soft and smooth like silk

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A silky nightgown, silky fabrics

adjective

Having or showing skill.

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A skilful midfielder

adjective

Good at doing something, especially because you have practised doing it

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Police officers have to be skilful drivers., a skilful piece of playing on the clarinet

adjective

(of hair, fur, or skin) smooth and glossy.

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He was tall, with sleek, dark hair

verb

Make (hair) smooth and glossy.

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Her black hair was sleeked down

verb

Behave in an ingratiating way in order to gain favour.

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She had smarmed up to him in order to entrap him

noun

Ingratiating behaviour.

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It takes a combination of smarm and confidence to persuade them

verb

To be extremely polite or helpful or show a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not seem sincere

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He's always trying to smarm his way into a promotion., "it's no use trying to smarm me," she laughed.

adjective

(of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed.

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You look very smart

verb

(of a wound or part of the body) feel or cause a sharp stinging pain.

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Her legs were scratched and smarting

noun

Sharp stinging pain.

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The smart of the recent cuts

adjective

Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.

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Smooth flat rocks

verb

Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.

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She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb

In a way that is without difficulties.

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The course of true love never did run smooth

adjective

Having a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water.

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Streamlined passenger trains

verb

Design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement.

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Engineers can reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption by reducing its size and weight and by streamlini…

adjective

A streamlined business, process, activity, etc. has been made simpler and more effective by reducing costs, the number of people involved in it, etc.

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Thanks to new technologies, manufacturing has become more flexible, streamlined, and efficient, and…