well-oiled

adj

(well oiled when postpositive) informal drunk

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well′-oiled′

adj.

operating with efficiency; functioning well.

Translations

well-oiled

[ˌwelˈɔɪld] ADJ → hecho una cuba

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

well-oiled

[ˌwɛlˈɔɪld] adj (fam) (drunk) → sbronzo/a

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