slip down
To be easily imbibed; to be easy to drinkTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
» I slipped and fell down the stairs.
Ich bin ausgerutscht und die Treppe hinuntergefallen.
Я поскользнулась и упала с лестницы.
Я поскользнулся и упал с лестницы.
Meaning
1 sensesTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
I don't take vodka straight, but it slips down with a bit of lemonade.
Examples
9 sentencesI slipped and fell down the stairs.
ruЯ поскользнулась и упала с лестницы. — Selena777
deIch bin ausgerutscht und die Treppe hinuntergefallen. — mayabe
My glasses started to slip down my nose.
ruОчки начали сползать мне на нос. — marafon
deMeine Brille rutschte mir langsam die Nase hinab. — raggione
Tom's glasses slipped down his nose.
My glasses keep slipping down my nose.
ruОчки постоянно сползают мне на нос. — marafon
Tom's glasses slipped down from his nose.
deTom ist die Brille von der Nase gerutscht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
slips down, slipping down, slipped down, slipped down| Base form | slip down · to slip down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slips down |
| Present participle | slipping down |
| Past simple | slipped down |
| Past participle | slipped down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- slip upспіткнутися, спотикатисяTo err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error.
- slip offзняти, зніматиTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed
- slip inвставити, вставлятиTo include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly.
- slip awayпройти, проходитиTo leave without being noticed.
- slip byпройти, проходитиTo pass without being noticed or intercepted.
- slip outTo leave quietly and unnoticed.
- slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
- slip backTo return to a previous habit
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb