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1 to be on the slippery slope
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2 slope
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1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) cuesta, pendiente2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) inclinación, vertiente
2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) inclinarse- slopingslope1 n1. pendiente / cuesta2. pista de esquíslope2 vb tener pendientethe football field isn't level, it slopes el campo de fútbol no es llano, tiene pendientetr[sləʊp]1 (incline) cuesta, pendiente nombre femenino; (upward) subida; (downward) bajada, declive nombre masculino3 (for skiing) pista de esquí, pista1 inclinarsethe road slopes upward: el camino sube (en pendiente)slope n: inclinación f, pendiente f, declive mn.• abajadero s.m.• bajada s.f.• costanero s.m.• costera s.f.• cuesta s.f.• declive s.m.• descenso s.m.• falda s.f.• inclinación s.f.• ladera s.f.• pendiente s.m.• ribazo s.m.• sesgo s.m.• subido s.m.• vertiente s.m.v.• declinar v.• escotar v.• formar en declive v.• inclinar v.• sesgar v.
I sləʊpa) ( sloping ground) cuesta f, pendiente f, barranca f (RPl)the slippery slope: they are on the slippery slope to bankruptcy — van camino de la bancarrota
b) ( of mountain) ladera f, falda fc) ( for skiing) pista f de esquí, cancha f de esquí (CS)
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her handwriting slopes backward/forward — tiene la letra inclinada hacia atrás/adelante
Phrasal Verbs:[slǝʊp]1.2.VI inclinarseto slope up/away or down — subir/bajar en pendiente
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I [sləʊp]a) ( sloping ground) cuesta f, pendiente f, barranca f (RPl)the slippery slope: they are on the slippery slope to bankruptcy — van camino de la bancarrota
b) ( of mountain) ladera f, falda fc) ( for skiing) pista f de esquí, cancha f de esquí (CS)
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her handwriting slopes backward/forward — tiene la letra inclinada hacia atrás/adelante
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3 slippery
1) (so smooth as to cause slipping: The path is slippery - watch out!) resbaladizo, resbaloso2) (not trustworthy: He's rather a slippery character.) que no es de fiarslippery adj resbaladizotr['slɪpərɪ]1 (surface) resbaladizo,-a, resbaloso,-a; (fish, soap) escurridizo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a slippery customer no ser de fiar, ser un,-a granujato be on the slippery slope andar sobre terreno pantanoso1) : resbaloso, resbaladizoa slippery road: un camino resbaloso2) tricky: artero, astuto, taimado3) elusive: huidizo, escurridizoadj.• astuto, -a adj.• deleznable adj.• deslizadero, -a adj.• deslizadizo, -a adj.• escurridizo, -a adj.• lúbrico, -a adj.• resbaladizo, -a adj.• resbaloso, -a adj.• zorro, -a adj.'slɪpəria) <surface/ground/soap> resbaladizo, resbaloso (AmL)b) < person> ( elusive) escurridizo, evasivo; ( untrustworthy) que no es de fiar['slɪpǝrɪ]ADJ1) (lit) [mud, ground, surface] resbaladizo, escurridizo; [hands, skin] resbaladizo; [object, fish] escurridizo- be on a slippery slope2) (fig) pej [person] (=evasive) escurridizo; (=unreliable) poco de fiar* * *['slɪpəri]a) <surface/ground/soap> resbaladizo, resbaloso (AmL)b) < person> ( elusive) escurridizo, evasivo; ( untrustworthy) que no es de fiar -
4 slide
1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) deslizar2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) deslizarse
2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) deslizamiento, desliz2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) tobogán3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) diapositiva4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) platina, portaobjetos5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) pasador•- sliding door
slide1 n1. tobogán2. diapositiva3. pasadorslide2 vb resbalarse / deslizarsetr[slaɪd]2 (in playground) tobogán nombre masculino4 (photo) diapositiva5 (of microscope) platina, portaobjetos nombre masculino6 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on instrument) vara, corredera1 (gen) deslizar, pasar; (furniture) correr1 (slip deliberately) deslizar, deslizarse; (slip accidentally) resbalar2 (move quietly) deslizarse3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (fall) bajar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto let something slide no ocuparse de algo, tener algo abandonado,-aslide projector proyector nombre masculino de diapositivasslide rule SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL regla de cálculoslide show proyección nombre femenino de diapositivas1) slip: resbalar2) glide: deslizarse3) decline: bajarto let things slide: dejar pasar las cosasslide vt: correr, deslizarslide n1) sliding: deslizamiento m2) slip: resbalón m3) : tobogán m (para niños)4) transparency: diapositiva f (fotográfica)5) decline: descenso mn.• corredera s.f.• cursor s.m.• deslizadero s.m.• diapositiva (OPT) s.f.• portaobjeto s.m.• resbaladero s.m.• resbalón s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: slid) = correr v.• deslizar v.• desvarar v.• escurrir v.• resbalar v.
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1. slaɪd(past & past p slid slɪd) intransitive verb1) ( slip) ( deliberately) deslizarse*; ( accidentally) deslizarse*, resbalar(se)2)a) (move smoothly, glide) (+ adv compl)b) sliding pres psliding door — puerta f corrediza
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vt (+ adv compl)
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1) (in playground, pool) tobogán m, resbaladilla f (Méx), rodadero m (Col), resbalín m (Chi)2)a) ( action - accidental) resbalón m, resbalada f; (- deliberate) deslizamiento mb) ( decline in prices) bajón m3)a) ( Phot) diapositiva f, transparencia f, filmina f; (before n)slide projector — proyector m de diapositivas
slide show — proyección f de diapositivas
b) ( for microscope - glass plate) portaobjetos m; (- specimen) muestra f[slaɪd] (vb: pt, pp slid)1. N1) (in playground, swimming pool) tobogán m3) (=landslide) corrimiento m de tierras, desprendimiento mthe slide into chaos/debt — la caída en el caos/en la deuda
6) (Phot) (=transparency) diapositiva f, filmina f8) (Mus) [of trombone] vara f ; (for guitar) cuello m de botella, slide m2. VI1) (=glide) deslizarse; (=slip) resbalarthey were sliding across the floor/down the banisters — se deslizaban por el suelo/por la barandilla
I slid into/out of bed — me metí en/me levanté de la cama sigilosamente
- let things slide2) (=decline)3.VT4.CPDslide guitar N — guitarra f con cuello de botella, guitarra f con slide
slide-magazine N — (Phot) cartucho m or guía f para diapositivas
slide projector N — (Phot) proyector m de diapositivas
slide rule N — regla f de cálculo
slide show N — (Phot) exposición f de diapositivas
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1. [slaɪd](past & past p slid [slɪd]) intransitive verb1) ( slip) ( deliberately) deslizarse*; ( accidentally) deslizarse*, resbalar(se)2)a) (move smoothly, glide) (+ adv compl)b) sliding pres psliding door — puerta f corrediza
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vt (+ adv compl)
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1) (in playground, pool) tobogán m, resbaladilla f (Méx), rodadero m (Col), resbalín m (Chi)2)a) ( action - accidental) resbalón m, resbalada f; (- deliberate) deslizamiento mb) ( decline in prices) bajón m3)a) ( Phot) diapositiva f, transparencia f, filmina f; (before n)slide projector — proyector m de diapositivas
slide show — proyección f de diapositivas
b) ( for microscope - glass plate) portaobjetos m; (- specimen) muestra f
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