| Subject | English | French |
| energ.ind., mining. | high-volume slick-water hydraulic fracturing | fracturation hydraulique |
| environ. | iridescent oil slick | dérive d'irisations |
| nat.res. | oil-slick | pellicule lubrifiante |
| nat.res. | oil-slick | film d'huile |
| environ. | oil slick | marée noire |
| environ. | oil slick | nappe d'hydrocarbure |
| environ. | oil slick The mass of oil that floats on a surface of water, which is discharged accidentally, naturally or by design, and can be moved by currents, tides and the wind | nappe de pétrole |
| environ. | oil slick | nappe de pétrole |
| nat.res. | oil-slick | couche d'huile |
| environ. | oil slick licker | écrémeuse de nappe de pétrole |
| environ. | oil slick licker | racleuse de nappe de pétrole |
| market., commun. | slick photographic technique | fini lustré |
| market., commun. | slick photographic technique | façon photographie |
| life.sc. | slick spots | taches lisses |
| med. | slick tongue | glossite dépapillante |
| med. | slick tongue | glossite de Moeller |
| gen. | the oil slick spread all along the coast | la marée noire a touché tout le littoral |