slip past

to give somebody the slip — (colloq) lograr zafarse de algn

a slip of paper — un papelito, un papel; deposit II 1) a)

a slip of a girl — una chiquilla, una chiquilina (AmL)

you're slipping — tu trabajo (or aplicación etc) ya no es lo que era

to let slip an opportunity to let an opportunity slip dejar escapar una oportunidad; they let the contract slip through their fingers se dejaron quitar el contrato de las manos; I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó or salió; I let (it) slip that... — se me escapó que...

to slip somebody's mind o memory: it completely slipped my mind — me olvidé or se me olvidó por completo

I wrote the number on a slip of paper — escribí el número en un papelito or un trocito de papel

the glass slipped from her hand — el vaso se le fue or se le resbaló de la mano

we let the game slip through our fingers — dejamos que el partido se nos escapara or se nos fuera de las manos

you're slipping hum — estás decayendo

he slipped an arm around her waist — le pasó or deslizó el brazo por la cintura

I slipped a note under his door — deslicé or le pasé una nota por debajo de la puerta

I meant to do it but it slipped my mind — lo quise hacer pero se me olvidó or se me pasó

slip road N — (on motorway) vía f de acceso

slip stitch N — (Knitting) punto m sin hacer

to give somebody the slip — (colloq) lograr zafarse de algn

a slip of paper — un papelito, un papel; deposit II 1) a)

a slip of a girl — una chiquilla, una chiquilina (AmL)

you're slipping — tu trabajo (or aplicación etc) ya no es lo que era

to let slip an opportunity to let an opportunity slip dejar escapar una oportunidad; they let the contract slip through their fingers se dejaron quitar el contrato de las manos; I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó or salió; I let (it) slip that... — se me escapó que...

to slip somebody's mind o memory: it completely slipped my mind — me olvidé or se me olvidó por completo

let a chance/opportunity slip — sich (Dat.) eine Chance/Gelegenheit entgehen lassen

slip to the butcher's — [rasch] zum Fleischer rüberspringen (ugs.)

slip from the room — aus dem Zimmer schlüpfen

everything slipped into place — (fig.) alles fügte sich zusammen

slip the dress over one's head — das Kleid über den Kopf streifen

the boat slipped its mooring — das Boot löste sich aus seiner Verankerung

slip somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit (Dat.) entgehen

slip somebody's memory or mind — jemandem entfallen

after his slip — nachdem er ausgerutscht [und gestürzt] war

slip of metal/plastic — Metall-/Plastikstreifen, der

slip [of paper] — Zettel, der

to make a (bad) slip — sich (übel) vertun (inf), einen (ganz schönen) Bock schießen (inf)

a slip of the pen — ein Flüchtigkeitsfehler m

a slip of the tongue — ein Versprecher m

there's many a slip ( 'twixt cup and lip) (Prov) — man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben (Prov), zwischen Lipp und Kelchesrand (schwebt der finstern Mächte Hand) (liter)

waist slip — Halbunterrock m

full-length slip — Unterkleid nt

slips of paper — Zettel pl

withdrawal slip — Auszahlungsschein m

sales slip — Kassenzettel m

to slip sth across to sb — jdm etw zuschieben; (unobtrusively) jdm etw zuschmuggeln

she slipped the dress over her head — sie streifte sich (dat) das Kleid über den Kopf

to slip one over on sb (inf) — jdn reinlegen (inf)

to slip sb some money (inf) — jdm etwas Geld zustecken (inf)

to slip anchor (Naut) — den Anker kappen (form)

it/his birthday slipped my mind or memory — ich habe es/seinen Geburtstag vergessen or verschwitzt (inf)

to slip a disc — sich (dat) einen Bandscheibenschaden zuziehen

a slipped disc — ein Bandscheibenschaden m

it slipped from her hand — es rutschte ihr aus der Hand

money slips through her fingers — das Geld rinnt ihr (nur so) durch die Finger

to let sth slip through one's fingers — sich (dat) etw entgehen lassen

the police let the thief slip through their fingers — die Polizei ließ sich (dat) den Dieb in letzter Minute durch die Finger schlüpfen

I'll slip round to the shop — ich spring schnell zum Laden

you're slipping! (inf) — du lässt nach (inf)

let a chance/opportunity slip — sich (Dat.) eine Chance/Gelegenheit entgehen lassen

slip to the butcher's — [rasch] zum Fleischer rüberspringen (ugs.)

everything slipped into place — (fig.) alles fügte sich zusammen

slip somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit (Dat.) entgehen

slip somebody's memory or mind — jemandem entfallen

slip of metal/plastic — Metall-/Plastikstreifen, der

slip [of paper] — Zettel, der

to slip [sth.] into sth. — fare scivolare [qcs.] in qcs. [note, coin]; infilare [qcs.] in qcs. [joke, hand]

to slip [sth.] out of sth. — togliere [qcs.] da qcs. [object, hand]

she slipped the shirt over her head — (put on) si infilò la camicia; (take off) si sfilò la camicia

to slip sb. sth. to slip sth. to sb. — allungare o mollare qcs. a qcn

it slipped my notice o attention that non mi sono accorto o mi è sfuggito che; it had slipped my mind (that) fig. mi era sfuggito di mente il fatto che; to let slip — lasciarsi scappare [opportunity, remark]

slip into — infilarsi [ dress]; adattarsi a [ role]; andare o entrare in [ coma]

to slip out of — togliersi, sfilarsi [ dress]

to slip into, out of — entrare furtivamente in, uscire furtivamente da [ room]

to slip through sb.'s fingers — fig. sfuggire di mano a qcn

to slip [sth.] into sth. — fare scivolare [qcs.] in qcs. [note, coin]; infilare [qcs.] in qcs. [joke, hand]

to slip [sth.] out of sth. — togliere [qcs.] da qcs. [object, hand]

she slipped the shirt over her head — (put on) si infilò la camicia; (take off) si sfilò la camicia

to slip sb. sth. to slip sth. to sb. — allungare o mollare qcs. a qcn

it slipped my notice o attention that non mi sono accorto o mi è sfuggito che; it had slipped my mind (that) fig. mi era sfuggito di mente il fatto che; to let slip — lasciarsi scappare [opportunity, remark]

slip into — infilarsi [ dress]; adattarsi a [ role]; andare o entrare in [ coma]

to slip out of — togliersi, sfilarsi [ dress]

to slip into, out of — entrare furtivamente in, uscire furtivamente da [ room]

to slip through sb.'s fingers — fig. sfuggire di mano a qcn