| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | climb up the greasy pole | die Ochsentour machen |
| gen. | climb up the greasy pole | sich nach oben dienen |
| gen. | climb up the greasy pole | die Karriereleiter hochklettern |
| nat.sc., chem. | coal-black greasy rotten humus | kohlig-schmieriger Fäulnishumus |
| nat.sc., chem. | coal-black greasy wet forest humus | kohlig-schmieriger Waldnasstorf |
| mining. | greasy blaes | glatte Schieferknollen (im Kohlenflöz) |
| med. | greasy blepharitis | Blepharitis oleosa (oleosus blepharitis, blepharitis oleosa) |
| agric. | greasy cutworm | Ypsiloneule (Agrotis ypsilon) |
| mining. | greasy gold | Feingold |
| commun. | greasy image | eingefettetes Bild |
| commun. | greasy ink | fette Farbe |
| polygr. | greasy ink | Fett-Tusche |
| mining. | greasy lustre | Fettglanz |
| med. | greasy ointment | Fettsalbe |
| industr., construct. | greasy piece | Schweisswollartikel |
| vet.med. | greasy pig disease | Ferkelruß |
| mining. | greasy quartz | Milchquarz |
| transp. | greasy road | schlüpfrige Straße |
| transp. | greasy road | glatte Fahrbahn |
| med. | greasy skin | Unnasche Krankheit (cutis unctuosa) |
| med. | greasy skin | Schmerflechte (cutis unctuosa) |
| med. | greasy skin | Seborrhöe (cutis unctuosa) |
| med. | greasy skin | Schmerfluss (cutis unctuosa) |
| gen. | greasy substance deposits | fettige Ablagerungen |
| earth.sc., environ., mech.eng. | greasy wastes | fetthaltiges Abwasser |
| earth.sc., environ., mech.eng. | greasy wastes | Spültrank |
| econ. | greasy weight | Gewicht der ungewaschenen Wolle |
| tech., industr., construct. | greasy wool | Schweißwolle |
| agric. | greasy wool | ungewaschene Wolle |
| industr., construct. | greasy wool | Schweisswolle |
| agric. | greasy wool | Schmutzwolle |
| agric. | greasy wool | ungereinigte Wolle |
| gen. | greasy wool | Rohwolle |
| gen. | hot and greasy | heiß und fettig |
| gen. | non-greasy | nicht fettend |
| gen. | non-greasy | nichtfettend Rsv. |