smooth

smooth
[smu:ɵ] adj
1) (not rough) glatt;
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) (well-mixed) sämig;
\smooth sauce glatte Soße
3) (free from difficulty) problemlos, reibungslos;
\smooth flight ruhiger Flug;
\smooth landing glatte Landung;
to get off to a \smooth start wie geplant beginnen
4) (mild flavour) mild;
\smooth whisky weicher Whiskey;
\smooth wine Wein m mit einem weichen Geschmack
5) (polished, suave) [aal]glatt (pej)
\smooth operator gewiefte Person;
to be a \smooth talker ein Schönredner/eine Schönrednerin sein vt
1) (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) (rub in evenly)
to \smooth sth into sth etw in etw akk einmassieren;
to \smooth sth over sth etw gleichmäßig auf etw dat verreiben [o verteilen]

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