slippery in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slippery in the English»Italian Dictionary

slippery [Brit ˈslɪp(ə)ri, Am ˈslɪp(ə)ri] ADJ

1. slippery (difficult to grip):

slippery road, path

scivoloso, sdrucciolevole

slippery material

scivoloso

slippery fish

viscido

2. slippery (difficult to deal with):

slippery subject

scabroso

slippery situation

incerto, precario

3. slippery (untrustworthy) inf:

slippery person

sfuggente, ambiguo

a slippery customer inf

un tipo subdolo

to be on the slippery slope

essere su una brutta china

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he's as slippery as an eel

sfugge via come un'anguilla

Translations for slippery in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sdrucciolevole

slippery

scivoloso superficie, pavimento, strada

slippery

ambiguo persona

slippery inf

sfuggente persona

slippery

sgusciare come un'anguilla, essere viscido come un'anguilla

to be as slippery as an eel

sgusciare come un'anguilla

to be as slippery as an eel

essere su una brutta china

to be on a slippery slope, to tread a dangerous path

scivolare sull'asfalto bagnato

to skid or slide on slippery road surface

slippery in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slippery in the English»Italian Dictionary

slippery <-ier, -iest> [ˈslɪ·pə·ri] ADJ

1. slippery (not giving firm hold):

slippery

scivoloso, -a

2. slippery (untrustworthy):

slippery character

ambiguo, -a

Phrases:

to be a slippery customer

essere un individuo subdolo

to be as slippery as an eel

essere sfuggente come la sabbia tra le dita

(to be on) the slippery slope

essere sulla cattiva strada

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to be as slippery as an eel

essere viscido come un'anguilla

Translations for slippery in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scivoloso (-a)

slippery

sdrucciolevole

slippery

viscido (-a)

slippery

viscido come un'anguilla fig

(as) slippery as an eel

slippery Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a slippery customer

essere un individuo subdolo

to be as slippery as an eel

essere sfuggente come la sabbia tra le dita

(to be on) the slippery slope

essere sulla cattiva strada

to be as slippery as an eel

essere viscido come un'anguilla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This match was played in poor and slippery conditions with both sides making errors.

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Doing so also made the floors very slippery for the cast.

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I was on the slippery road of public life.

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I could never have got up by myself for the rock faces were very steep, smooth and slippery.....

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Once inside, the insect finds the footing very slippery with a waxy surface covering the walls of the pitcher.

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This can give deceptive results, applying safe ratings to some flooring samples that are in fact very slippery when wet.

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The plate itself was also quite slippery (the reason bronze was used) which made walking somewhat difficult and also wore down relatively quickly.

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The field was wet and slippery, such that fast work was impossible.

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The system improved the traction, offering a significant advantage on slippery surfaces.

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To work on the later reef you have to take a good care as the top of the reef will be very slippery.

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