smooth

smooth
smooth [{{t}}smu:ð]
1 adjective
(a) (surface) lisse; (pebble, stone) lisse, poli; (skin) lisse, doux (douce); (chin → close-shaven) rasé de près; (→ beardless) glabre, lisse; (hair, fabric, road) lisse; (sea, water) calme;
this razor gives a smooth shave ce rasoir vous rase de près;
the steps were worn smooth les marches étaient devenues lisses;
the stone had been washed or worn smooth by the sea la pierre avait été polie par la mer;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} as smooth as a baby's bottom (skin, face) doux comme une peau de bébé
(b) (comfortable → ride, flight) confortable; (→ take-off, landing) en douceur;
they had a smooth crossing la traversée a été calme
(c) (trouble-free → life, course of events) paisible, calme; (→ journey) sans anicroches; (→ organization) qui marche bien; (→ rhythm, style) fluide;
to get off to a smooth start bien démarrer;
to make things smooth for sb faciliter les choses pour qn;
the smooth running of the department le bon fonctionnement du service;
the way is now smooth for further reforms il n'y a plus d'obstacles maintenant aux nouvelles réformes;
the bill had a smooth passage through Parliament le projet de loi a été voté sans problèmes au Parlement
(d) {{}}Cookery{{}} (in texture) onctueux, homogène; (in taste) moelleux
(e) {{}}pejorative{{}} (slick, suave) doucereux, onctueux, suave;
{{}}familiar{{}} he's a smooth operator il sait y faire;
to be a smooth talker, to have a smooth tongue être beau parleur
2 transitive verb
(a) (tablecloth, skirt) défroisser; (hair, feathers) lisser; (wood) rendre lisse, planer;
to smooth one's brow dérider son front;
to smooth the way for sb, to smooth sb's path aplanir les difficultés pour qn
(b) (rub → oil, cream) masser;
to smooth oil into one's skin mettre de l'huile sur sa peau (en massant doucement)
(c) (polish) lisser, polir
(d) (features, lines) lisser
3 noun
(a) to give one's hair a smooth lisser ses cheveux, se lisser les cheveux;
to give sth a smooth down with sandpaper égaliser qch avec du papier de verre
(b) (smooth part) partie f lisse; (smooth surface) surface f unie
►► {{}}Anatomy{{}} smooth muscle muscle m lisse, muscle m viscéral;
{{}}Zoology{{}} smooth snake coronelle f
smooth away separable transitive verb
(problems, fears) faire oublier
smooth back separable transitive verb
(hair) lisser en arrière; (sheet) rabattre en lissant
smooth down separable transitive verb
(hair, feathers) lisser; (sheets, dress) lisser, défroisser; (wood) planer, aplanir; {{}}figurative{{}} (person) apaiser, calmer
smooth out separable transitive verb
(clothes, sheet, map, piece of paper) lisser, défroisser; (crease, pleat, wrinkle) faire disparaître (en lissant); {{}}figurative{{}} (difficulties, obstacles) aplanir, faire disparaître
smooth over separable transitive verb
(a) (gravel, sand) rendre lisse (en ratissant); (soil) aplanir, égaliser
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (difficulties, obstacles) aplanir;
to smooth things over (embarrassing situation) arranger les choses

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