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slippery

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslɪpəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈslɪpəri, ˈslɪpri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slip′ə rē, slip′rē)

Inflections of 'slippery' (adj):

slipperier: adj comparative

slipperiest: adj superlative

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Inglés	Español
slippery adj	(can cause sliding)	resbaladizo/a adj
escurridizo/a adj
Be careful; the floor has just been washed and it's still slippery.
¡Cuidado! Acaban de fregar el suelo y aún está resbaladizo.
slippery adj	figurative (person: evasive) (persona)	escurridizo/a adj
huidizo/a adj
no confiable loc adj
Vince is a slippery character; you can never be sure if he's telling you the truth.
Vince es una persona escurridiza. Nunca puedes estar seguro de si dice la verdad.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
slippery adj	(smooth to the touch)	resbaladizo/a adj
(coloquial)	resbaloso/a adj
The pebble felt cool and slippery to Anton's touch.
Cuando Anton tocó el guijarro, estaba resbaladizo.
slippery adj	(uncertain, unstable)	inestable adj mf
inseguro/a adj
The news that there would be job cuts at her workplace left Joanne in a slippery position.
Joanne se quedó en una posición inestable cuando se enteró de que en su trabajo iban a recortar puestos.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
slippery as an eel, as slippery as an eel expr	(very physically slippery)	escurridizo adj
slippery as an eel, as slippery as an eel expr	(evasive, hard to understand, elusive)	escurridizo adj
slippery elm n	(eastern North American tree)	ulmus rubra loc nom m
slippery elm n	(bark of this tree)	corteza de ulmus rubra nf + loc adj
slippery slope n	figurative, informal ([sth] that will inevitably end badly) (figurado)	callejón sin salida loc nom m
(figurado)	suelo resbaladizo, terreno resbaladizo nm + adj
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estamos frente a un callejón sin salida, hagamos lo que hagamos esto va a terminar mal.

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'slippery' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

lube - lubricate - lubrication - lubricious - nonskid - nonslip - slick - slicked - slicker - slickness - slippery as an eel - slippy - slithery - wet floor

Spanish:

resbaladizo - resbaloso - baboso - resbaladero - vidrioso - derrapante - deslizadero - legamoso - resbalosa - deslizante - lúbrico - serpiente - escurridizo - meterse en berenjenales

In Lists: Tactile textures, Driving/road conditions, Personal, more...

Synonyms: slick, slicked, lubricated, oily, oiled, more...

Collocations: is a slippery [politician, crook, scoundrel, senator, person, character], a slippery [road, path, surface], the [road] is slippery from the [rain, snow, ice], more...

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