slip
To lose one’s traction on a slippery surfaceTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
» Don't let this chance slip by.
Lass dir diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen. — al_ex_an_der
Не упусти этот шанс. — afyodor
Не упустите этот шанс. — marafon
Не змарнуй цієї можливості. — brambury
Не загуби цей шанс. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
16 senses(intransitive)To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
ausrutschen, ausgleiten
поска́льзыватьсяposkálʹzyvatʹsja, поскользну́тьсяposkolʹznútʹsja
ско́взатисяskóvzatysja, посковзну́тисяposkovznútysja, підсковзну́тисяpidskovznútysja
(intransitive)To err.
sich im Ton vergreifen
ошиба́тьсяošibátʹsja, ошиби́тьсяošibítʹsja
помиля́тисяpomyljátysja, помили́тисяpomylýtysja
(intransitive)To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentionally.
(intransitive)To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
A bone may slip out of place.
herausrutschen
move out of position
(transitive)To elude or evade by smooth movement.
I caught the thief, but he slipped my grasp and ran away.
(transitive)To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
zustecken, zuschieben
pass on stealthily
(transitive)To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
move smoothly and easily
(intransitive)To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
Some errors slipped into the appendix.
schlüpfen, entschlüpfen, entfleuchen
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
(figuratively, intransitive)To move down; to slide.
Profits have slipped over the past six months.
move stealthily
(transitive)To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
(transitive)To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
herausrutschen, entschlüpfen
(transitive)To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
to slip a piece of cloth or paper
Examples
550 sentencesDon't let this chance slip by.
Не змарнуй цієї можливості. — brambury
ruНе упусти этот шанс. — afyodor
deLass dir diese Gelegenheit nicht entgehen. — al_ex_an_der
Be careful not to slip.
Обережно, не послизнись. — deniko
ruСмотри не поскользнись. — marafon
His name has slipped my mind.
Я забув його ім'я. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЕго имя вылетело у меня из головы. — marafon
Tom slipped and hit his head.
Том послизнувся й вдарився головою. — deniko
ruТом поскользнулся и ударился головой. — marafon
Tom slipped and fell in the shower.
Том підслизнувся та упав у душі. — deniko
ruТом подскользнулся и упал в душе. — Wezel
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 7
Origin
From Middle English slippen, probably from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slipFrom Middle English slippen, probably from Middle Low German slippen, from Old Saxon *slippian, from Proto-West Germanic *slippjan, from Proto-Germanic *slipjaną (“to glide”), an iterative form of *slīpaną (“to slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to slide”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”), or related to Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”); related to Old English slipor (“slippery”).
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Forms
slips, slipping, slipped, slippedPhrasal 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
Synonyms
16 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
5 patterns- slipped and fell
- slipped on the
- slipped my mind
- slipped out of
- slip away
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.