slick in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slick in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slick [Brit slɪk, Am slɪk] ADJ

1. slick (adeptly executed):

slick production, performance, campaign, handling

ottimo, eccellente

slick operation, deal, takeover

ottimo, benfatto

it's a slick piece of work

è un ottimo lavoro

2. slick (superficial) pej:

slick programme, publication, production

superficiale

3. slick (insincere) pej:

slick person

falso

slick answer, chat

ingegnoso

slick excuse

ben congegnato

slick salesman

venditore scaltro

a slick operator inf

un furbo, un volpone

4. slick Am (slippery):

slick road

sdrucciolevole

slick surface

sdrucciolevole, scivoloso

slick hair

liscio

II.slick [Brit slɪk, Am slɪk] N

1. slick (oil):

slick (on water, shore)

chiazza f di petrolio

2. slick:

slick, also slick tyreBritslick tireAm

slick m

3. slick Am (magazine):

slick

rivista f patinata

III.slick [Brit slɪk, Am slɪk] VB trans

slick

lisciare

slick

lucidare

slick down VB [slɪk -] (slick [sth] down, slick down [sth]) (with hand, comb, cream)

slick down hair

lisciarsi

oil slick [Brit, Am ˈɔɪl ˌslɪk] N

oil slick

onda f nera

oil slick

marea f nera

slick back VB [slɪk -] (slick [sth] back, slick back [sth])

slick back hair:

slick back

lisciarsi [qc] all'indietro

slicked-back hair

capelli tirati indietro

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the oil slick is being washed ashore by the tide

la macchia di petrolio viene trasportata a riva dalle maree

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patinato rivista

slick Am

è un volpone

he's a cunning or wily old fox, he's a sly or crafty old dog, he's a slick or smooth operator

scaltro mossa, negoziatore

slick

chiazza di petrolio, di nafta

(oil) slick

lisciare cuoio

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Translations for slick in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.slick <-er, -est> [slɪk] ADJ

1. slick performance:

slick

pulito, -a

2. slick person:

slick

abile

slick pej

astuto, -a

II.slick [slɪk] N

1. slick (oil):

slick

onda f nera

2. slick (racing tire):

slick

gomma f slick

slick back VB trans, slick down VB trans

slick back hair:

slick back

lisciare (all'indietro)

oil slick N

oil slick

marea f nera

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English

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

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Other changes required cars not be allowed to race on previously used slicks (smooth tires), instead requiring profiled (treaded or grooved) tires.

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Slick earned a position as one of the most prominent female rock musicians of her time.

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

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The two accidents were blamed on rain making the roads slick.

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Initially, the covers were of the same paper stock as the interiors; comic books' more typical slick covers were added in 1948.

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At 0700, when another destroyer patrol was sighted, the slick remained obvious but unnoticed.

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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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