slick

glissant

Lisse et difficile à tenir ou à parcourir à pied à cause du liquide qui le recouvre.

En anglais simple : Smooth and difficult to walk on or hold because it is covered with liquid.

• The wet road was slick.
• Oil made the floor dangerously slick.
• Her hands were slick with water.

Comment l'utiliser : slick with something (The steps were slick with rain.)

Synonymes : slippery

Expressions courantes : slick road, slick with rain, slick surface

soigné, sophistiqué

Qui paraît élégant, coûteux et réalisé par des professionnels.

En anglais simple : Looking stylish, expensive, and professionally made.

• The company has a slick website.
• She gave a slick presentation with impressive graphics.
• Their new magazine looks slick and expensive.

Synonymes : polished, stylish, glossy

Expressions courantes : slick presentation, slick website, slick magazine

enjôleur, beau parleur

Qui sait convaincre les autres, même s’il n’est pas digne de confiance.

En anglais simple : Good at making people believe you, although you cannot be trusted.

• The slick salesman fooled us.
• Don't trust his slick promises.
• Her slick sales pitch hid several extra charges.

Synonymes : smooth, glib

Expressions courantes : slick salesman, slick talk, slick sales pitch

habile, ingénieux

Réalisé avec adresse et aisance, au point de faire paraître facile une tâche difficile.

En anglais simple : Done cleverly and smoothly, making a difficult task look easy.

• That was a slick move.
• She found a slick solution to the problem.
• His slick footwork made the difficult dance look easy.

Synonymes : clever, skillful, smooth

Contraires : clumsy

Expressions courantes : slick move, slick trick, slick solution

nappe de pétrole, nappe d'huile

Fine couche de liquide étalée sur une surface, surtout de pétrole ou d’huile.

En anglais simple : A thin layer of liquid, especially oil, spread over a surface.

• An oil slick covered the water.
• The car skidded on a slick of fuel.
• Workers tried to stop the slick reaching the beach.

Comment l'utiliser : slick of something (A slick of oil spread across the harbor.)

Expressions courantes : oil slick, fuel slick, slick of oil

escroc, filou

Personne rusée qui trompe les autres et à qui on ne peut pas faire confiance.

En anglais simple : A clever person who tricks others and cannot be trusted.

• That slick took our money.
• Nobody trusted the slick who offered the deal.
• The two slicks had fooled half the town.

Synonymes : trickster, crook, con artist

Expressions courantes : a slick, that slick

outil de lissage

Outil servant à rendre une surface lisse ou plane.

En anglais simple : A tool used to make a surface smooth or level.

• He smoothed the surface with a slick.
• The worker selected a wider slick.
• This slick leaves an even finish.

Synonymes : smoothing tool

Expressions courantes : use a slick, smoothing slick, metal slick

ciseau de charpentier

Outil large à bord tranchant qui enlève de fines couches de bois pour préparer des assemblages.

En anglais simple : A wide tool with a sharp edge used to shave thin pieces from wood when making joints.

• The carpenter sharpened his slick.
• She used a slick to trim the joint.
• A wide slick removed thin shavings from the timber.

Synonymes : paring chisel

Expressions courantes : carpenter's slick, wide slick, paring slick