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Significados de slippery en inglés

portugués
escorregadio
catalán
rellisquent

Causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.

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escorregadio

Not to be trusted.

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Examples for "slippy"
Examples for "slippy"
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THE water was all slippy-sloppy in the larder and in the back passage.
A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories
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You make her marry the Prince, and be slippy about it.
They and I
3
Take a pull at your own tap while you're there, and look slippy.
Despair's Last Journey
4
If yer don't move-an 'movemighty slippy-you'llbe dumped headlong into the muck.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
5
This cleanser feels light, fresh, removes makeup easily and has a lovely slippy texture.
The Irish Times

Character of the 2010 Australian musical film Bran Nue Dae.

Uso de slippery en inglés
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It's a slippery slope, said a Western diplomat familiar with the issue.
Reuters
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Of course, he would need a very slippery floor to do that.
Wired
3
South Koreans are well aware of the slippery nature of DPRK diplomacy.
Radio NZ
4
Of course, explicating the source of unfairness remains as slippery as ever.
Numbers rule your world: the hidden influence of probabilities a...
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Don't let our country set foot on the slippery slope of nationalism.
BBC
6
Information can be as slippery as Steve McQueen in The Great Escape.
Wired
7
Apart from slippery road condition, storms can also lead to localised flooding.
The South African
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Everything from Minke whale to sea urchins passes across its slippery floors.
The Irish Times
9
The fascines were slippery; the path only four or five feet wide.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
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Authenticity has always been a slippery concept at the best of times.
The Irish Times
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The lounge in the best room was covered with slippery purple chintz.
What Katy Did at School
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He held up his blood-slippery radio and said to Trevor, Call them.
Death Mask
13
Emily flopped out of position, off her step on the slippery stage.
Beautiful creatures
14
Doty himself comes across as a slippery character, to say the least.
The Guardian
15
The rocks at the north end of the beach are abominably slippery.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
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The road was alternately rough in the valley, or over slippery ledges.
Byeways in Palestine
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Translations for slippery
portugués
escorregadio
Slippery a través del tiempo
Slippery por variante geográfica
Australia
Común
Reino Unido
Común
Estados Unidos de América
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