Smooth in spanish
pronunciation: suɑbe part of speech: adjective
smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.]1 = liso, suave. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.more:
» as smooth as a baby's behind = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo, tan suave como el culo de un bebé.
Example: Tonight being the 4th night, as I sat down to apply the cream, I noticed my feet were as smooth as a baby's behind.» as smooth as a baby's bottom = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo, tan suave como el culo de un bebé.
Example: The skin on my forehead is as smooth as a baby's bottom with no red patches or pimples.» as smooth as glass = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo, como una balsa de aceite.
Example: Obsidian cools so quickly that crystals have no time to grow and the rock texture is literally as smooth as glass.» as smooth as satin = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo.
Example: The silky skin beneath her skirt was as smooth as satin and as flawless as a sheet of glass.» as smooth as silk = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo.
Example: Everything is top notch, smooth as silk and good looking = Todo es de primera categoría, funciona suave como la seda y tiene buena apariencia.» as smooth as velvet = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo.
Example: There was an acre or two of greensward, fenced in about the house, as smooth as velvet and as clean as the best kept carpet.» scrape + smooth = alisar raspando.
Example: The burrs ploughed up by the graver were scraped smooth, the remaining wax was removed and the plate was ready for use.» smooth dogfish = cazón.
Example: Smooth dogfish is a common coastal shark species found in the Atlantic Ocean, but congeners are known from the Mediterranean Sea.» smooth talk = camelo, labia, adulación, zalamería.
Example: So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.» smooth-talk = camelar, embaucar, engatusar.
Example: He smooth-talked his victims, spiked the drink of one and kidnapped another.» smooth-talker = persona con/de mucha labia, persona con/de mucha palabrería.
Example: Almost two decades later we have research confirming that a smooth talker wins the day still.» smooth-talking = con mucha labia, embaucador, engatusador, elocuente, persuasivo.
Example: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.» smooth-tongued = con mucha labia, embaucador, engatusador.
Example: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.]2 = fácil, sin problemas. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.more:
» smooth-running = buen funcionamiento.
Example: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster.» the course of true love never did run smooth! = ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas!, ¡la vida no es un lecho de rosas!.
Example: The course of true love never did run smooth!.smooth3 = alisar, suavizar.
Example: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.more:
» smooth away = alisar.
Example: She stalked across the room and picked up the dirty ball of rumpled paper, carefully pulling apart the crumples and smoothing away the wrinkles as best she could.» smooth out = alisar, allanar.
Example: If the ding is just barely detectable, try smoothing it out with an emery board.» smooth + the rumples out of = alisar las arrugas, quitar las arrugas.
Example: Standing nervously before the full-length mirror, she adjusted her hair for the umpteenth time and smoothed the rumples out of her dress.smooth4 = facilitar.
Example: This activity leads to the unearthing of information that smooths daily working in the library itself.more:
» smooth + the path of = preparar el camino para, preparar el terreno para, facilitar.
Example: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.» smooth + the rumples out of = hacer que Algo sea más llevadero.
Example: Here's some tips to help smooth the rumples out of your stay in this wonderful city.» smooth + the way = preparar el camino, preparar el terreno, facilitar.
Example: Continued communication regarding procedures and results smooths the way for long-term understanding and willingness to participate = La comunicación permanente con respecto a procedimientos y resultados facilita el entendimiento a largo plazo y el deseo de participar.