slippery / mirror-smooth
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slippery / mirror-smooth
Completely smooth, like a mirror. For roads, paths, or ice, this usually means they are very slippery; for water or polished surfaces, it means the surface is perfectly even and highly reflective.
Nach dem Frost war die Straße spiegelglatt.
After the frost, the road was extremely slippery.
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'Spiegelglatt' (slippery / mirror-smooth) is made up of 'Spiegel' (mirror) and 'glatt' (smooth). The compound describes a surface so smooth that it resembles a mirror.
Nach dem Polieren war die Tischplatte spiegelglatt.
After polishing, the tabletop was mirror-smooth.
'Spiegelglatt' (slippery / mirror-smooth) is particularly common when describing surfaces such as roads, ice, water, or floors. Typical phrases include 'eine spiegelglatte Straße' (an extremely slippery road), 'spiegelglattes Eis' (extremely slippery ice), and 'eine spiegelglatte Wasseroberfläche' (a mirror-smooth water surface).
Wegen der spiegelglatten Straße fuhr der Bus besonders langsam.
Because the road was extremely slippery, the bus drove particularly slowly.
For roads, paths, or ice, 'spiegelglatt' (slippery / mirror-smooth) often indicates a serious risk of slipping. For water, it usually describes a very calm, even, and highly reflective surface.
Der See lag am frühen Morgen spiegelglatt vor den Bergen.
In the early morning, the lake lay mirror-smooth before the mountains.
Auf dem spiegelglatten Gehweg musste sie vorsichtig gehen.
She had to walk carefully on the extremely slippery sidewalk.
