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1 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) trébucher2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) avancer en trébuchant3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) hésiter en parlant•- stumble across/on -
2 slip
A n1 ( error) gen erreur f ; ( by schoolchild) faute f d'étourderie ; ( faux pas) gaffe ○ f ; to make a slip faire une erreur or une faute d'étourderie ; to make a slip in one's calculations faire une erreur de calcul ; a slip of the tongue/a slip of the pen un lapsus ;2 ( piece of paper) bout m de papier ; ( receipt) reçu m ; ( for salary) bulletin m ; credit card slip reçu m de carte de crédit ; a slip of paper un bout de papier ;4 ○ †( slender person) a slip of a girl/child une fille/un enfant frêle ;6 ¢ ( clay) engobe m ;7 Hort bouture f ;8 ( landslide) glissement m de terrain ;1 ( slide) to slip sth into glisser qch dans [note, coin, joke, remark] ; passer qch dans [hand, foot, arm] ; to slip one's feet into one's shoes enfiler ses chaussures ; to slip sth out of sortir qch de [object, foot, hand] ; she slipped the shirt over her head ( put on) elle a enfilé la chemise ; ( take off) elle a retiré la chemise ; to slip a shawl around one's shoulders passer un châle autour de ses épaules ; to slip sth onto sb's finger passer qch au doigt de qn ; to slip sth into place mettre qch en place ; to slip a car into gear embrayer ;3 ( escape from) [dog] se dégager de [leash, collar] ; Naut [boat] filer [moorings] ; it slipped my notice ou attention that je ne me suis pas aperçu que ; it slipped his/my notice ou attention fig ça lui a/m'a échappé ; it had slipped my mind ou memory (that) fig j'avais complètement oublié (que) ; to let slip an opportunity ou a chance (to do) laisser échapper une occasion (de faire) ; to let slip a remark laisser échapper une remarque ; to let (it) slip that laisser entendre que ;4 ( release) to slip the dog's leash défaire la laisse du chien ; to slip a stitch ( in knitting) glisser une maille ;5 Med to slip a disc avoir une hernie discale ;1 ( slide quickly) slip into passer [dress, costume] ; s'adapter à [rôle] ; tomber dans [coma] ; sombrer doucement dans [confusion, madness] ; to slip into sleep littér s'assoupir ; to slip into bad habits fig prendre de mauvaises habitudes ; to slip out of enlever [dress, coat, costume] ;2 ( slide quietly) to slip into/out of [person] se glisser dans/hors de [room, building] ; he slipped through the fence il est passé à travers la clôture ; the boat slipped through the water le bateau glissait sur l'eau ; to slip over ou across the border passer la frontière en cachette ;3 ( slide accidentally) [person, animal, object, vehicle] glisser (on sur ; off de) ; [knife, razor] glisser, déraper ; [pen] déraper ; [load] tomber ; the glass slipped out of his hand/through his fingers le verre lui a échappé des mains/des doigts ; to slip through sb's fingers fig filer entre les doigts de qn ;4 ○ ( lose one's grip) I must be slipping! je baisse ○ ! ; it's not like you to miss something like that, you're slipping! ça ne te ressemble pas de manquer quelque chose de ce genre! tu n'y es plus ○ ! ;5 Aut [clutch] patiner.to give sb the slip semer ○ qn.1 ( leave unnoticed) partir discrètement ; to slip away to Paris faire un saut ○ à Paris ;■ slip back:▶ slip back [person] revenir discrètement (to à) ; [boat] retourner doucement, revenir doucement (into dans ; to à) ; I'll just slip back and ask her je retourne vite le lui demander ;▶ slip [sth] back glisser, remettre.1 ( fall over) [person] glisser et tomber ;2 ( taste good) this wine slips down well ce vin descend bien.■ slip in:▶ slip in ( enter quietly) [person] entrer discrètement ; [animal] entrer furtivement ; I'll just slip in and get it je vais juste entrer le prendre ; a few errors have slipped in il y a quelques erreurs ;■ slip off:▶ slip off [person] partir discrètement ;▶ slip [sth] off, slip off [sth] enlever [coat, gloves, ring].■ slip on:▶ slip [sth] on, slip on [sth] passer, enfiler [coat, gloves, ring].■ slip out1 ( leave quietly) [person] sortir discrètement ; I have to slip out for a moment il faut que je sorte un instant ; he's just slipped out to the supermarket il a juste fait un saut ○ au supermarché ;2 ( come out accidentally) the words just slipped out before he could think les mots lui ont échappé avant même qu'il ait eu le temps de réfléchir ; it just slipped out! ça m'a échappé!■ slip over [person] glisser et tomber.■ slip through: a few errors have slipped through il y a encore quelques erreurs.■ slip up ○ ( make mistake) faire une gaffe ○ (on, about à propos de). -
3 slip
slip [slɪp]1. nouna. ( = mistake) erreur fb. ( = underskirt) combinaison fc. (in filing system) fiche fa. ( = slide) glisserb. ( = move quickly) se glissera. ( = slide) glisserb. ( = escape from) échapper à4. compounds[guest] partir discrètement[person] entrer discrètement[+ object] (faire) glisser ; [+ remark, comment] glisser[person] sortir• the words slipped out before he realized it les mots lui ont échappé avant même qu'il ne s'en rende compte[person, error] s'introduire( = make mistake) se ficher dedans (inf)* * *[slɪp] 1.1) ( error) gen erreur f; ( by schoolchild) faute f d'étourderie; ( faux pas) gaffe (colloq) fto make a slip — faire une erreur or une faute d'étourderie
2) ( piece of paper) bout m de papier; ( receipt) reçu m4) (colloq & dated) ( slender person)2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( slide)to slip [something] into something — glisser [quelque chose] dans quelque chose [note, coin, joke]
to slip [something] out of something — sortir [quelque chose] de quelque chose [object, foot, hand]
she slipped the shirt over her head — ( put on) elle a enfilé la chemise; ( take off) elle a retiré la chemise
2) (colloq) ( give surreptitiously)to slip somebody something —
3) ( escape from) [dog] se dégager de [leash]; [boat] filer [moorings]it slipped my notice ou attention that — je ne me suis pas aperçu que
to let slip an opportunity ou a chance (to do) — laisser échapper une occasion (de faire)
4) ( in knitting)5) Medicine6) Automobile3.intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)1) ( slide)slip into — passer [dress]; s'adapter à [rôle]; tomber dans [coma]; sombrer doucement dans [madness]
to slip out of — enlever [dress, coat]
2) ( slide quietly)to slip into/out of — se glisser dans/hors de [room, building]
3) ( slide accidentally) [person, vehicle] glisser (on sur; off de); [knife, pen] glisser, déraper; [load] tomberto slip through somebody's fingers — fig filer entre les doigts de quelqu'un
4) (colloq) ( lose one's grip)I must be slipping! — je baisse! (colloq)
•Phrasal Verbs:- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip out- slip up••to give somebody the slip — semer (colloq) quelqu'un
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