smoothly

smooth  (sm)

adj. smooth·er, smooth·est

1. Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even. See Synonyms at level.

2. Having a fine texture: a smooth fabric.

3.

a. Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble: felt his smooth cheek after the close shave.

b. Having a short dense flat coat. Used of dogs.

4. Having an even consistency: a smooth pudding.

5. Having an even or gentle motion or movement: a smooth ride.

6. Having no obstructions or difficulties: a smooth operation.

7. Serene: a smooth temperament.

8. Bland: a smooth wine.

9. Ingratiatingly polite and agreeable.

10. Having no grossness or coarseness in dress or manner.

v. smoothed, smooth·ing, smoothes

v.tr.

1. To make (something) even, level, or unwrinkled.

2. To rid of obstructions, hindrances, or difficulties.

3. To soothe or tranquilize; make calm.

4. To make less harsh or crude; refine.

v.intr.

To become smooth.

n.

1. The act of smoothing.

2. A smooth surface or part.

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[Middle English smothe, from Old English smth.]

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smoother n.

smoothly adv.

smoothness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	smoothly - with no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"; "despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly" swimmingly
	2.	smoothly - in a smooth and diplomatic manner; "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"

Translations

smoothly [ˈsmuːðlɪ] ADV

1. (= not jerkily) [drive, move, land, glide] → suavemente

2. (= with no trouble) everything went smoothly → todo fue muy bien, todo fue sobre ruedas
the move to the new house went off smoothly → la mudanza a la otra casa transcurrió sin contratiempos, todo fue sobre ruedas cuando nos mudamos a la otra casa
to run smoothly [engine] → funcionar muy bien; [event] → transcurrir sin contratiempos or complicaciones or problemas; [business, talks] → ir muy bien, marchar sobre ruedas

3. (pej) (= slickly) [speak, talk] → con mucha labia

smoothly [ˈsmuːðli] adv (= easily) → facilement, sans difficulté(s)
to go smoothly → bien se passer
Everything went smoothly → Tout s'est bien passé.

smoothly

adv

shave → sanft

land, change gear → weich; drive → ruhig; fit → genau; to run smoothly (engine) → ruhig laufen

(= without problems) to go smoothly → glatt über die Bühne gehen; to run smoothly (event) → reibungslos verlaufen; smoothly running organization → reibungslos laufende Organisation

smoothly flowing prose → flüssige Prosa; the music passes smoothly from one mood to another → die Musik fließt unmerklich von einer Stimmung in die andere über

talk → schön; behave → aalglatt (pej); he handled the situation very smoothly → er hat die Lage sehr kühl gemeistert

smoothly [ˈsmuːðlɪ] adv (easily) → liscio; (gently) → dolcemente; (move) → senza scosse; (talk) → in modo mellifluo
the engine is running smoothly → il motore non dà problemi
everything went smoothly → tutto andò liscio