smooth

liscio

Si dice di una superficie uniforme al tatto, senza parti ruvide.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: even, silky

Contrari: rough

Espressioni comuni: smooth skin, smooth surface, smooth stone, smooth wood

omogeneo, senza grumi

Si dice di un liquido o un composto senza grumi o piccoli pezzi solidi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: lump-free

Contrari: lumpy

Espressioni comuni: smooth sauce, smooth mixture, smooth batter, smooth consistency

suadente, raffinato

Sicuro di sé e cortese, capace di affascinare o convincere facilmente gli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: suave, sophisticated, charming

Espressioni comuni: smooth talker, smooth operator, smooth manner

non aspirato

Pronunciato senza un forte soffio d’aria, o contrassegnato per indicare questa pronuncia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: unaspirated

Contrari: aspirated

Espressioni comuni: smooth breathing, smooth vowel, smooth consonant

lisciare, spianare

Premere o strofinare qualcosa per rendere la superficie piatta e uniforme.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: flatten, press

Contrari: crumple

Espressioni comuni: smooth something out, smooth something down, smooth someone's hair

calmare, placare

Rendere meno intense la rabbia, la preoccupazione o altre emozioni difficili di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: soothe, calm, ease

Contrari: agitate

Espressioni comuni: smooth someone's temper, smooth someone's feelings

senza problemi, fluidamente

In modo facile e regolare, senza problemi o cambiamenti improvvisi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: smoothly

Espressioni comuni: run smooth, smooth running, smooth spoken