noun🔗ShareMancha, capaA covering of liquid, particularly oil."The car skidded on the slick of oil in the parking lot. "El coche patinó sobre la mancha de aceite en el estacionamiento.substanceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersona astuta y poco confiableSomeone who is clever and untrustworthy."The car salesman was a real slick; he convinced me to buy the extended warranty I didn't need. "El vendedor de coches era un verdadero astuto; me convenció de comprar la garantía extendida que no necesitaba.characterpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHerramienta para alisarA tool used to make something smooth or even."The potter used a slick to smooth the inside of the newly formed bowl. "El alfarero usó una herramienta para alisar para alisar el interior del cuenco recién formado.itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNeumático lisoA tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing."The race car spun out of control because it was raining and the driver was using a slick. "El coche de carreras se salió de control porque estaba lloviendo y el piloto usaba un neumático liso.vehiclesporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHelicópteroA helicopter."My dad's new hobby is flying a slick. "El nuevo pasatiempo de mi padre es volar un helicóptero.vehiclemilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareImagen lista para impresiónA camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device."The project was delayed because the slick had not been delivered to the printer."El proyecto se retrasó porque la imagen lista para impresión no se había entregado a la imprenta.mediatechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCincel anchoA wide paring chisel used in joinery."The carpenter used the slick to carefully pare the wood for the intricate dovetail joint. "El carpintero usó el cincel ancho para rebajar cuidadosamente la madera para la intrincada junta de cola de milano.utensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngrasar, alisarTo make slick."The surface had been slicked."La superficie había sido engrasada.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareResbaladizo, lisoSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances."His large round head was shaved slick."Su gran cabeza redonda estaba afeitada al ras.appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareElegante, sofisticadoAppearing expensive or sophisticated."They read all kinds of slick magazines."Leen todo tipo de revistas sofisticadas.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAstuto, taimadoSuperficially convincing but actually untrustworthy."That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything."Ese nuevo representante de ventas es astuto. Asegúrate de leer la letra pequeña antes de comprar algo.characterattitudebusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAstuto, hábil(often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy."Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick."Nuestro nuevo proceso para extraer agujas de los montones de heno es extremadamente astuto.characterattitudestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGenial, especialExtraordinarily great or special."That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!"Esa es una bicicleta genial: ¡tiene todo tipo de funciones!qualitystyleachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLiso, suaveSleek; smooth"The new car had a slick, dark blue finish. "El coche nuevo tenía un acabado liso y azul oscuro.appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLimo, lodoThe finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes."The miner carefully collected the slick, separating it from the heavier tailings. "El minero recogió cuidadosamente el limo, separándolo de los relaves más pesados.materialsubstancegeologymineralchemistryprocesstechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
