slide
To move in continuous contact with a surfaceTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
» The children were sliding on the ice.
Die Kinder schlitterten auf dem Eis. — Wolf
Die Kinder rutschten auf dem Eis. — Esperantostern
Дети скользили на льду. — Wadimiy
Дети скользили по льду. — marafon
Діти ковзали на льоду. — uaspeaker
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
13 senses(ergative)To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
He slid the boat across the grass.
The safe slid slowly.
gleiten, gleiten
кати́тьkatítʹ, скользи́тьskolʹzítʹ, кати́тьсяkatítʹsja
ко́взатиkóvzaty
move smoothly along a surface
(intransitive)To move on a low-friction surface.
The car slid on the ice.
(intransitive)To drop down and skid into a base.
Jones slid into second.
(intransitive)To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
He slid while going around the corner.
ausrutschen
поска́льзыватьсяposkálʹzyvatʹsja, поскользну́тьсяposkolʹznútʹsja
(transitive)To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word
Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class.
(transitive)To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
He slid me a dirty look.
(intransitive)To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
A ship or boat slides through the water.
rutschen
скользи́тьskolʹzítʹ
(intransitive)To decrease in amount or value.
The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results.
To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.
(regional)To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.
(intransitive, slang)To go; to move from one place or to another.
To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.
Examples
271 sentencesThe children were sliding on the ice.
Діти ковзали на льоду. — uaspeaker
ruДети скользили на льду. — Wadimiy
deDie Kinder schlitterten auf dem Eis. — Wolf
It's a sliding door.
Це розсувні двері. — deniko
ruЭто раздвижная дверь. — marafon
deDas ist eine Schiebetür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you ever used a slide rule?
ruТы когда-нибудь пользовался логарифмической линейкой? — marafon
deHaben Sie schon einmal einen Rechenschieber benutzt? — Waldelfe
Tom has never used a slide rule.
ruТом никогда не пользовался логарифмической линейкой. — AntonKhorev
Would you please slide the van door open?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *sInherited from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti, from *h₃sleydʰ- (“slippery”) + *-eti. Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).
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Forms
slides, sliding, slid, slidSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Giving a presentation — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
4 patterns- slid down the
- a slide rule
- used a slide
- slide rule