slippery

glissant

Se dit d’une surface sur laquelle on risque facilement de glisser ou de tomber en marchant.

En anglais simple : A surface like this makes it easy to slide or fall when you walk on it.

• The floor is slippery.
• Rain made the steps slippery.
• Be careful on those slippery rocks.

Synonymes : slick

Expressions courantes : slippery road, slippery floor, slippery steps, slippery surface

fuyant, insaisissable

Se dit d’une personne qui évite les réponses claires ou se dérobe, et à qui on peut difficilement faire confiance.

En anglais simple : Someone like this avoids clear answers or being caught, so you cannot easily trust them.

• He is a slippery character.
• The slippery politician avoided every difficult question.
• Her slippery answers made us doubt her story.

Synonymes : evasive, elusive

Contraires : straightforward

Expressions courantes : slippery customer, slippery politician, slippery character