English-German translation for "oily"

"oily" German translation

oily
[ˈɔili]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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ölig, ölhaltig, Öl… fettig, schmierig, schmutzig glattzüngig, aalglatt, schmeichlerisch
  • glatt(züngig), aalglatt, schmeichlerisch
    oily flattering figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    oily flattering figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
Dann entfernt man die oberste Erdschicht, und kommt zum ölhaltigen Sand.
Then, you rip off the topsoil and get at that oily sand.
Source: TED
Wenn sie zurückkommen, kippen sie das ölhaltige Ballastwasser ins Meer.
When they come back, they actually dump this oily ballast water into the ocean.
Source: TED
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