Translation for "unctuous" to german
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adjective
That was Munn, glib and unctuous.
Ja, so war Munn, aalglatt und salbungsvoll.
Huntington coughed. DeLacey was unctuous.
Huntington hustete. DeLacey begann salbungsvoll.
A thin and somewhat unctuous sigh was his reply.
Ein dünnes und irgendwie salbungsvolles Seufzen war seine Antwort.
‘Really?’ said the Eel, with an unctuous grin.
»Tatsächlich?« Der Aal ließ ein salbungsvolles Grinsen sehen.
“Day, gents,” he said with an unctuous smile.
»Guten Tag, meine Herren«, rief er mit einem salbungsvollen Lächeln.
He had dropped his unctuous tone and his smile now.
Der salbungsvolle Ton und das Lächeln waren von ihm abgefallen.
He spoke in French and his tones were rich and unctuous.
Er sprach französisch, und seine Stimme war schwer und salbungsvoll.
The undertaker answered his questions in an oily, unctuous voice.
Der Unternehmer beantwortete seine Fragen in schmierig-salbungsvollem Ton.
The unctuous doctor did his best to heal the split.
Der salbungsvolle Doktor tat sein Bestes, um den Riss zu kitten.
Like you, he has unctuous words, but he's fundamentally stupid.
Wie Sie verfügt er über salbungsvolle Worte, aber im Grunde ist er dumm.
adjective
Trebelaux was not and she sensed it at once, though his manner was unctuous.
Trebelaux war es nicht, und sie spürte es trotz seines schmeichlerischen Gebarens sofort.
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