slick

1. Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.

   This rain is making the roads slick.

   The top coating of lacquer gives this finish a slick look.

   glitschig

   ско́льзкийskólʹzkij

2. Sleek; smooth.

3. Appearing expensive or sophisticated.

   They read all kinds of slick magazines.

   gekonnt

4. Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.

   That new sales rep is slick. Be sure to read the fine print before you buy anything.

   schlau

   ско́льзкийskólʹzkij, хи́трыйxítryj

   superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject

5. (often, sarcastic)Clever, making an apparently hard task look easy.

   Our new process for extracting needles from haystacks is extremely slick.

   That was a slick move, locking your keys in the car.

   ло́вкийlóvkij, хи́трыйxítryj, у́мныйúmnyj

6. (US)Extraordinarily great or special.

   That is one slick bicycle: it has all sorts of features!

   raffiniert, schlau

1. Tom had his hair slicked back.

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2. Tom wears his hair slicked back.

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3. That looks like an oil slick.

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4. Watch out for that oil slick.

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5. That was a pretty slick move.

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