slick in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slick in the English»French Dictionary

I.slick [Brit slɪk, Am slɪk] N

1. slick (oil):

slick (on water)

nappe f de pétrole

slick (on shore)

marée f noire

2. slick:

slick, a. slick tyre Brit slick tire Am

slick m

3. slick Am (magazine):

slick

magazine m de luxe

II.slick [Brit slɪk, Am slɪk] ADJ

1. slick (adeptly executed):

slick production, performance, campaign, handling

habile

slick operation, deal, takeover

mené rondement

it's a slick piece of work

c'est du travail vite fait bien fait inf

2. slick (superficial) pej:

slick programme, publication, production

qui a un éclat plutôt superficiel

3. slick (insincere) pej:

slick person

roublard inf

slick answer, chat

astucieux/-ieuse

slick excuse

facile

slick salesman

vendeur qui a du bagou inf

a slick operator inf

un rusé, un malin

4. slick (slippery) esp Am :

slick road, surface

glissant

slick hair

lissé

I.slick down VB [Brit slɪk -, Am slɪk -] (slick [sth] down, slick down [sth])

slick down (with hand, comb) hair

se lisser

slick down (with cream) hair

se gominer

I.slick back VB [Brit slɪk -, Am slɪk -] (slick [sth] back, slick back [sth])

slick back hair:

slick back

lisser [qc] en arrière

slicked-back hair

des cheveux gominés

oil slick N

oil slick

marée f noire

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the oil slick is being washed ashore by the tide

la nappe de pétrole est emportée vers le rivage par la marée

Translations for slick in the French»English Dictionary

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bien huilé reportage, scénario fig

slick

gominer

to slick one's hair back

rivage/oiseau mazouté

shore/bird covered in oil (from a slick)

pneu tendre

slick tyre Brit ou tire Am

nappe de mazout

oil slick

slick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slick in the English»French Dictionary

I.slick <-er, -est> [slɪk] ADJ

1. slick (skilfully executed):

slick

habile

2. slick (superficial):

slick

superficiel(le)

slick excuse

facile

3. slick (smart):

slick person, behaviour

adroit(e)

a slick talker

un beau parleur

4. slick (smooth):

slick hair, skin

lisse

II.slick [slɪk] N

1. slick → oil slick

2. slick Am (magazine):

slick

magazine m sur papier glacé

III.slick [slɪk] VB trans

to slick up Am

briquer

to slick one's hair down

se lisser les cheveux

See also oil slick

oil slick N

oil slick

nappe f de pétrole

oil slick N

oil slick

nappe f de pétrole

Translations for slick in the French»English Dictionary

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nappe de pétrole

oil slick

marée noire

oil slick

slick Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a slick talker

un beau parleur

to slick up Am

briquer

to slick one's hair down

se lisser les cheveux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The rain then stopped and drivers began coming in for slick tyres as the track began to dry.

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Fortunately, northwesterly winds blew the 60by100 nmi oil slick offshore, and coastal fisheries and beaches were spared the worst.

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Due to lack of equipment and conditions at sea, the containment measures failed, and slicks drifted with the wind.

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The steps to the building were also slicked with ice and cooking oil.

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A quarterly published slick revival began in 2004.

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In grooved tyres replaced racing slick tyres to reduce cornering speed.

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But it shone as she worked her way through a catalogue of infectiously good hits to the backdrop of a slick and expensive-looking set.

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The main containment and dispersement of the oil slick at sea was completed within six weeks.

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The girl threw a mirror behind them, which became a mountain too slick for the nixie to climb.

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However, even thin layers of slick ice deposited on roads as black ice can cause extremely hazardous conditions resulting in vehicle crashes.

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