let slip
To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistakeTo divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
» Don't let this chance slip by.
Lass dir diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen.
Не упусти этот шанс.
Не упустите этот шанс.
Не змарнуй цієї можливості.
Не загуби цей шанс.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
It was let slip that they were planning to take over the business.
проболтатьсяproboltatʹsja, проговоритьсяprogovoritʹsja
(UK, obsolete, slang)To let fly; to attack or challenge someone.
Examples
34 sentencesDon't let this chance slip by.
Не змарнуй цієї можливості.
ruНе упусти этот шанс.
deLass dir diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen.
Don't let this opportunity slip away.
deLass dir diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen!
Let me slip into something more comfortable.
Let's not let this chance slip away.
deLassen wir uns diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen!
Let's not let this opportunity slip away.
deLassen wir uns diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen!
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
lets slip, letting slip, let slip, let slipLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle