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Spanish translation of slip

A. vi (-pp-)

  • 1 a (slide, shift position) [person] resbalar(se); [clutch] patinar it just slipped out of my hands = se me resbaló de las manos b [standards/service] decaer*
  • 2 a (move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) he slipped out the back door = se deslizó por la puerta trasera we managed to slip past the guards = logramos pasar sin que nos vieran las guardias b (escape, be lost) to let slip an opportunity = dejar escapar una oportunidad to slip through one's fingers = escapársele a algn de las manos I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out = no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó

B. vt

  • 1 a (put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar* she slipped a coin into his hand = le pasó disimuladamente una moneda b (pass) to slip sth TO sb = pasarle algo a algn con disimulo
  • 2to slip sb's mind it slipped my mind = me olvidé, se me olvidó

Phrasal verbs

slip away

[person/opportunity] escabullirse*; [hours/time] pasar

slip in

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [comment/reference] incluir*

slip off

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o [clothes/shoes] quitarse b v + adv escabullirse*

slip on

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [clothes/shoes] ponerse*

slip up

v + adv equivocarse*

slip in other Oxford dictionaries

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