slick

resbaladizo

Liso y difícil de pisar o sujetar porque está cubierto de líquido.

En inglés sencillo: Smooth and difficult to walk on or hold because it is covered with liquid.

• The wet road was slick.
• Oil made the floor dangerously slick.
• Her hands were slick with water.

Cómo se usa: slick with something (The steps were slick with rain.)

Sinónimos: slippery

Expresiones frecuentes: slick road, slick with rain, slick surface

sofisticado, elegante

Que parece elegante, caro y hecho por profesionales.

En inglés sencillo: Looking stylish, expensive, and professionally made.

• The company has a slick website.
• She gave a slick presentation with impressive graphics.
• Their new magazine looks slick and expensive.

Sinónimos: polished, stylish, glossy

Expresiones frecuentes: slick presentation, slick website, slick magazine

embaucador, zalamero

Hábil para convencer a los demás, aunque no merece confianza.

En inglés sencillo: Good at making people believe you, although you cannot be trusted.

• The slick salesman fooled us.
• Don't trust his slick promises.
• Her slick sales pitch hid several extra charges.

Sinónimos: smooth, glib

Expresiones frecuentes: slick salesman, slick talk, slick sales pitch

hábil, ingenioso

Hecho con habilidad y soltura, de modo que una tarea difícil parece fácil.

En inglés sencillo: Done cleverly and smoothly, making a difficult task look easy.

• That was a slick move.
• She found a slick solution to the problem.
• His slick footwork made the difficult dance look easy.

Sinónimos: clever, skillful, smooth

Antónimos: clumsy

Expresiones frecuentes: slick move, slick trick, slick solution

mancha de petróleo, capa de aceite

Capa fina de líquido extendida sobre una superficie, especialmente de aceite o petróleo.

En inglés sencillo: A thin layer of liquid, especially oil, spread over a surface.

• An oil slick covered the water.
• The car skidded on a slick of fuel.
• Workers tried to stop the slick reaching the beach.

Cómo se usa: slick of something (A slick of oil spread across the harbor.)

Expresiones frecuentes: oil slick, fuel slick, slick of oil

estafador, embaucador

Persona astuta que engaña a los demás y en quien no se puede confiar.

En inglés sencillo: A clever person who tricks others and cannot be trusted.

• That slick took our money.
• Nobody trusted the slick who offered the deal.
• The two slicks had fooled half the town.

Sinónimos: trickster, crook, con artist

Expresiones frecuentes: a slick, that slick

alisador

Herramienta que sirve para dejar una superficie lisa o nivelada.

En inglés sencillo: A tool used to make a surface smooth or level.

• He smoothed the surface with a slick.
• The worker selected a wider slick.
• This slick leaves an even finish.

Sinónimos: smoothing tool

Expresiones frecuentes: use a slick, smoothing slick, metal slick

formón ancho

Herramienta ancha de filo cortante que quita láminas finas de madera para preparar uniones.

En inglés sencillo: A wide tool with a sharp edge used to shave thin pieces from wood when making joints.

• The carpenter sharpened his slick.
• She used a slick to trim the joint.
• A wide slick removed thin shavings from the timber.

Sinónimos: paring chisel

Expresiones frecuentes: carpenter's slick, wide slick, paring slick