slippery

slippery(
slih
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puhr
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. resbaladizo
Careful! The roads are slippery.¡Cuidado! Las calles están resbaladizas.
b. resbaloso
The fish is too slippery and I can't gut it well.El pescado está demasiado resbaloso y no puedo limpiarlo bien.
c. escurridizo
The squids are very slippery; one of them already fell into the sink.Los calamares son muy escurridizos, ya se me cayó uno al fregadero.
a. escurridizo
The robber was very slippery, but the police managed to arrest him.El ladrón era muy escurridizo, pero la policía consiguió detenerlo.
b. poco de fiar
I don't think that guy is slippery. He's a very nice person.No creo que ese chico sea poco de fiar, es una persona muy agradable.
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