slime

IPA(Pronunciation)

/slaɪm/

Noun

countable uncountable derogatory informal figuratively obsolete slang

Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.

Japanese Meaning

柔らかく湿った、粘着性のある土や粘土 / 粘性のある泥、ネバネバした汚れた物質 / ビチューメンのような、粘性・重質な物質 / 鉱石の前処理過程で得られる金属を含む泥状の物質

What is this buttons?

After the storm, the path turned to slime, and our shoes sank into the sticky ground.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

嵐の後、道は粘り気のある柔らかい泥になり、私たちの靴はそのべとべとした地面に沈んだ。

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Sense（1）

As it [the Nile] ebbs, the seedsman / Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain.

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Sense（2）

Sense（3）

(informal, derogatory) A sneaky, unethical person; a slimeball.

If this guy knows who killed Robert, the right thing to do is to tell the police. If he doesn't know, really, then he's an opportunistic slime. It's still blackmail.

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