slip of the tongue

1. (idiomatic)A mistake in speech.

   It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue, and he did not intend it that way.

   Versprecher

   огово́ркаogovórka, обмо́лвкаobmólvka

   обмо́вкаobmóvka

   an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

1. It was a slip of the tongue.

   ruЭто была оговорка. — marafon

   CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. He made a slip of the tongue.

   Він обмовився. — deniko

   ruОн оговорился. — Svetislava

   deEr hat sich versprochen. — Manfredo

   Manfredo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. It was just a slip of the tongue.

   ruЭто была просто оговорка. — marafon

   deEs war nur ein Versprecher. — raggione

   AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. Better that the feet slip than the tongue.

   carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. I'm sorry. It was just a slip of the tongue.

   Перепрошую. Це була лише обмовка. — deniko

   ruИзвините. Это была просто оговорка. — shanghainese

   Auride · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

irregular · Lesson