smooth

liso, suave

Se dice de una superficie que al tocarla se siente uniforme, sin partes ásperas.

En inglés sencillo: A surface that feels flat and even when you touch it, without rough parts.

• The stone feels smooth.
• She ran her hand over the smooth wooden table.
• These sheets are smoother than our old ones.

Sinónimos: even, silky

Antónimos: rough

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth skin, smooth surface, smooth stone, smooth wood

homogéneo, sin grumos

Se dice de un líquido o una mezcla sin grumos ni pequeños trozos sólidos.

En inglés sencillo: A liquid or mixture with no small solid pieces or lumps in it.

• Stir until the sauce is smooth.
• She blended the soup to make it smooth.
• Add milk for a smoother mixture.

Sinónimos: lump-free

Antónimos: lumpy

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth sauce, smooth mixture, smooth batter, smooth consistency

seductor, sofisticado

Seguro de sí mismo y educado, con facilidad para atraer o convencer a los demás.

En inglés sencillo: Confident and polite in a way that easily attracts or persuades people.

• He's a smooth talker.
• Her smooth manner impressed everyone at the meeting.
• The salesman was so smooth that I almost believed him.

Sinónimos: suave, sophisticated, charming

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth talker, smooth operator, smooth manner

no aspirado

Pronunciado sin una salida fuerte de aire, o marcado para indicar esa pronunciación.

En inglés sencillo: Pronounced without a strong puff of air, or marked to show this pronunciation.

• This vowel has smooth breathing.
• The teacher marked the initial vowel with a smooth breathing sign.
• Compare the smooth and aspirated consonants.

Sinónimos: unaspirated

Antónimos: aspirated

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth breathing, smooth vowel, smooth consonant

alisar

Presionar o frotar algo para que su superficie quede plana y uniforme.

En inglés sencillo: To press or rub something so its surface becomes flat and even.

• Smooth the paper with your hand.
• She smoothed the cloth before cutting it.
• He was smoothing down his shirt when the doorbell rang.

Cómo se usa: smooth something out (She smoothed the wrinkles out with her hands.); smooth something down (He smoothed his hair down before the interview.)

Sinónimos: flatten, press

Antónimos: crumple

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth something out, smooth something down, smooth someone's hair

calmar, apaciguar

Reducir la intensidad del enfado, la preocupación u otras emociones difíciles de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone's anger, worry, or other difficult feelings less strong.

• Her gentle voice smoothed his anger.
• He tried to smooth her troubled feelings.
• A quiet walk had smoothed his temper.

Sinónimos: soothe, calm, ease

Antónimos: agitate

Expresiones frecuentes: smooth someone's temper, smooth someone's feelings

sin problemas, suavemente

De manera fácil y constante, sin problemas ni cambios bruscos.

En inglés sencillo: In an easy, steady way, without trouble or sudden changes.

• The engine runs smooth now.
• Everything went smooth after we changed the plan.
• His smooth-spoken promises won over the crowd.

Sinónimos: smoothly

Expresiones frecuentes: run smooth, smooth running, smooth spoken