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I. smooth [smu:ð] ADJ

1. smooth (not rough):

smooth
glatt <-er [o. inf glätter], -este>
as smooth as a baby's bottom
so glatt wie ein Kinderpopo
smooth sea
ruhige See
as smooth as silk
seidenweich
smooth skin
glatte Haut
smooth surface/texture
glatte Oberfläche/Textur
to be worn smooth
glatt gewetzt sein

2. smooth (well-mixed):

smooth
sämig
smooth sauce
glatte Soße

3. smooth (free from difficulty):

smooth
problemlos
smooth
reibungslos
smooth flight
ruhiger Flug
smooth landing
glatte Landung
to get off to a smooth start
wie geplant beginnen

4. smooth (mild flavour):

smooth
mild
smooth whisky
weicher Whisky
smooth wine
Wein m mit einem weichen Geschmack

5. smooth (polished, suave):

smooth
[aal]glatt pej
smooth operator
gewiefte Person
to be a smooth talker
ein Schönredner/eine Schönrednerin sein

II. smooth [smu:ð] VB trans

1. smooth (make less difficult):

to smooth the path [to sth]
den Weg [zu etw dat] leichter machen
to smooth the way
den Weg ebnen
to smooth sb's way
jdm den Weg ebnen

2. smooth (rub in evenly):

to smooth sth into sth
etw in etw acc einmassieren
to smooth sth over sth
etw gleichmäßig auf etw dat verreiben [o. verteilen]

smooth TRANSP SAFETY

smooth
zurichten (einer Fläche)
smooth
glätten

smooth away VB trans

to smooth away ⇆ sth
etw glätten
to smooth away ⇆ sth fig
etw besänftigen

smooth down VB trans

to smooth down ⇆ sth
etw glätten [o. glatt streichen]

smooth out VB trans

to smooth out ⇆ sth
etw ausbügeln inf

smooth over VB trans

to smooth over ⇆ sth
etw in Ordnung bringen
to smooth things over between two persons
die Sache zwischen zwei Leuten geradebiegen

smooth ˈjazz N no pl

smooth jazz
Smooth Jazz m

smooth ˈsail·ing N no pl

to be smooth sailing
glattlaufen inf
to be smooth sailing
reibungslos laufen

smooth-ˈshav·en ADJ

smooth-shaven
glatt rasiert

smooth-ˈspok·en ADJ

to be smooth-spoken
ein Schönredner/eine Schönrednerin sein

ˈsmooth-talk [ˈsmu:ðtɔ:k] VB intr inf

smooth-talk
sich acc einschmeicheln
to smooth-talk one's way into sth a room
sich dat durch Schmeicheleien Zutritt zu etw dat verschaffen

smooth-ˈtongued ADJ pej

smooth-tongued
schmeichlerisch

smooth bark

smooth bark
glatte Rinde

smooth muscle N

smooth muscle
glatter Muskel

smooth shell

smooth shell
weiche Hülle

smooth surface N

smooth surface
glatte Oberfläche
OpenDict entry

smooth function N

smooth function MATH
glatte Funktion
OpenDict entry

smooth sailing N

to be a smooth sailing
glatt laufen inf
to be a smooth sailing
wie geschmiert laufen inf
Present
Ismooth
yousmooth
he/she/itsmooths
wesmooth
yousmooth
theysmooth
Past
Ismoothed
yousmoothed
he/she/itsmoothed
wesmoothed
yousmoothed
theysmoothed
Present Perfect
Ihavesmoothed
youhavesmoothed
he/she/ithassmoothed
wehavesmoothed
youhavesmoothed
theyhavesmoothed
Past Perfect
Ihadsmoothed
youhadsmoothed
he/she/ithadsmoothed
wehadsmoothed
youhadsmoothed
theyhadsmoothed
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