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1 slip

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1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) resbalar

2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) resbalar

3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decaer, empeorar

4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escabullirse, escurrirse

5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltarse, escaparse

6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) pasar, deslizar

2. noun
1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) resbalón, traspiés, tropezón

2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) desliz

3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinación

4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa

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- slipper
- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up
II slip noun
(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) papelito, trocito de papel

slip¹ n

1. desliz / error

he made a few slips cometió algunos errores

2. combinación

my mother wears a slip mi madre lleva combinación

a slip of paper un papelito

slip² vb

1. resbalarse / escurrirse

I slipped on the soap and fell me resbalé con el jabón y me caí

2. escurrirse / escabullirse

the plate slipped from his hands el plato se le escurrió de entre las manos

3. pasar / meter / deslizar

he slipped the key into the lock metió la llave en la cerradura

to slip your mind olvidarse / irse de la cabeza

El pasado y participio pasado de slip se escribe slipped; el gerundio se escribe slipping

slip /(e)s'lip/ (pl
◊ slips) sustantivo masculino
1 ( prenda interior)
a) ( de hombre) underpants (pl), pants (pl) (BrE)

b) ( de mujer) panties (pl), knickers (pl) (BrE)
2 ( bañador) swimming trunks (pl)
slip sustantivo masculino (calzoncillo corto) pants, briefs ' slip' also found in these entries: Spanish: colar - colarse - columpiarse - combinación - deslizar - desliz - despiste - escabullirse - escapar - escurrirse - esquinazo - formularia - formulario - lapso - lapsus - patinar - resbalar - resbalarse - resbalón - traspié - tropezón - amarradero - boleta - derrapar - descuido - desmarcarse - escurrir - fondo - mano - papeleta - patinazo - resbalada - resguardo - tique - tropiezo - vale - volante English: paying-in-slip - slip - slip away - slip back - slip down - slip in - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip out - slip past - slip up - slip-road - slip-up - wage slip - briefs - cost - lapse - pay - petticoat - pillow - quietly - sales

slip

tr[slɪp]

noun

1 (of paper) papelito, trocito de papel

2 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL (cutting) esqueje nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

slip of a girl chiquilla

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slip

tr[slɪp]

noun

1 (slide) resbalón nombre masculino; (trip) traspiés nombre masculino, tropezón nombre masculino

2 (mistake) error nombre masculino, equivocación nombre femenino; (moral) desliz nombre masculino

3 (women's underskirt) combinación nombre femenino; (petticoat) enaguas nombre femenino plural

intransitive verb

1 (slide) resbalar; (fall, get away, escape) caer

■ my foot slipped se me fue el pie

■ she slipped on the ice resbaló en el hielo

■ this bag keeps slipping off my shoulder este bolso se me cae del hombro

■ the ball slipped through his fingers la pelota le resbaló de las manos

2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL (clutch, tyre) patinar

3 (move - quickly) ir de prisa; (- secretly) escabullirse

■ he slipped out when no-one was looking se escabulló cuando no miraba nadie

■ she's just slipped out for a minute ha salido un momento

4 (decline) decaer, empeorar

transitive verb

1 (pass, give, put) pasar, deslizar, dar a escondidas

■ he slipped the doorman a fiver deslizó en la mano del portero un billete de cinco libras

■ she slipped the note into her bag disimuladamente metió la nota en el bolso

2 (overlook, forget) escaparse

■ it completely slipped my mind se me olvidó por completo

■ in case it slipped your notice por si se te ha pasado por alto

3 (get free from) soltarse de

■ the dog slipped its leash el perro se soltó de la correa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a slip of the pen un lapsus

a slip of the tongue un lapsus linguae

there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

to be slipping estar perdiendo facultades, no ser lo que uno era antes

to give somebody the slip dar esquinazo a alguien

to let an opportunity slip through one's fingers dejar escapar una oportunidad

to let something slip escapársele algo a uno

to slip a disc dislocarse una vértebra

to slip anchor levar anclas

slipped disc vértebra dislocada

slip road pista de aceleración

slip ['slɪp] v, slipped ; slipping vi

1) steal: ir sigilosamente

to slip away: escabullirse

to slip out the door: escaparse por la puerta

2) slide: resbalarse, deslizarse

3) lapse: caer

to slip into error: equivocarse

4)

to let slip : dejar escapar

5)

to slip into put on: ponerse

slip vt

1) put: meter, poner

2) pass: pasar

she slipped me a note: me pasó una nota

3)

to slip one's mind : olvidársele a uno

slip n

1) pier: atracadero m

2) mishap: percance m, contratiempo m

3) mistake: error m, desliz m

a slip of the tongue: un lapsus

4) petticoat: enagua f

5) : injerto m, esqueje m (de una planta)

6)

slip of paper : papelito m

slip (Clothing)

n.

• combinación s.f.

• enaguas s.f.pl.

n.

• desbarro s.m.

• descuido s.m.

• desliz s.f.

• desplazamiento s.m.

• dislocación s.f.

• equivocación s.f.

• inadvertencia s.f.

• lapso s.m.

• lapsus s.m.

• pifia s.f.

• renuncio s.m.

• resbalón s.m.

• tira s.f.

• traspiés s.m.

• tropezón s.m.

v.

• deslizar v.

• desvarar v.

• dislocarse un hueso v.

• escurrir v.

• escurrirse v.

• esquejar v.

• huir v.

• patinar v.

• resbalar v.

slɪp
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noun

1) ( slide) resbalón m, resbalada f (AmL)

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

2) ( mistake) error m, equivocación f

a slip of the tongue/pen — un lapsus (linguae/cálami)

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

3) ( of paper)

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

4) ( undergarment) combinación f, enagua f, viso m, fondo m (Méx)

5) ( of person)

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

II
1.

- pp- intransitive verb

1)

a) (slide, shift position) \<\<person\>\> resbalar(se); \<\<clutch\>\> patinar

the knife slipped and he cut himself — se le fue el cuchillo y se cortó

it just slipped out of my hands — se me resbaló de las manos

b) \<\<standards/service\>\> decaer*, empeorar

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

2)

a) ( move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl)

he slipped into the room without being observed — entró en la habitación sin que lo vieran

we managed to slip past the guards — logramos pasar sin que nos vieran los guardias

b) (escape, be lost)

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...

c) ( go quickly)

he's just slipped out to the bank — ha salido un momento al banco

d) ( change)

I'll just slip into something more comfortable — me voy a poner algo más cómodo

2.

vt

1)

a) ( put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar*

she slipped a coin into his hand — le pasó disimuladamente una moneda

he slipped his arm around her waist — le pasó el brazo por la cintura

b) ( pass)

to slip something TO somebody — pasarle algo a alguien con disimulo

2)

a) ( break loose from)

don't let the dog slip its leash — no dejes que se suelte el perro

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

b) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> pasar sin tejer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- slip away

- slip by

- slip in

- slip off

- slip on

- slip past

- slip up

[slɪp]
1. N

1) (=slide) resbalón m

- give sb the slip

2) (=mistake) error m, equivocación f

I must have made a slip somewhere — debo de haberme equivocado en algo, debo de haber cometido un error en algún sitio

a slip of the pen/tongue — un lapsus calami/linguae

- there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
Freudian 3.
3) (=fall) bajada f

4) (=undergarment) combinación f, enagua † f; (full length) viso m; (=pillowcase) funda f

5) (=receipt) (in filing system) ficha f

I wrote the number on a slip of paper — escribí el número en un papelito or un trocito de papel
betting 2., deposit 3., pay 4., paying-in slip
6) (=landslide) corrimiento m de tierras, desprendimiento m

7) (Cricket) (usu pl) la posición posterior derecha del receptor (si el bateador es diestro) ocupada por los defensores de campo en un partido de críquet

8) slips
(Theat)
the slips — la galería

9) [of person]

a slip of a boy/girl — un chiquillo/una chiquilla

10) (in pottery) arcilla que se ha mezclado con agua hasta estar cremosa

11) (Bot) esqueje m

12) (Naut) grada f

2. VI

1) (=slide, shift) resbalar

she slipped and broke her ankle — (se) resbaló y se rompió el tobillo

my foot slipped — se me fue el pie

the knife slipped and I cut my hand — se me fue el cuchillo y me hice un corte en la mano

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

the clutch slips — el embrague patina

the knot has slipped — el nudo se ha corrido

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

2) (=move quickly)

to slip into bed — meterse en la cama

he slipped into his bathrobe — se puso el albornoz

to slip out of a dress — quitarse un vestido

I soon slipped back into the routine — enseguida volví a adaptarme a la rutina

I slipped downstairs to fetch it — bajé a traerlo rápidamente

3) (=move imperceptibly) pasar desapercibido

he managed to slip through the enemy lines — consiguió pasar desapercibido por las líneas enemigas

he slipped out of the room while my back was turned — salió sigilosamente de la habitación mientras estaba de espaldas
net I, 1., 1)
4) (=decline) [shares, currency] bajar

shares slipped to 63p — las acciones bajaron a 63 peniques

to slip into a coma — caer en coma

you're slipping hum — estás decayendo

he soon slipped back into his old ways — al poco tiempo volvió a las andadas

5) (=become known)

he let (it) slip that he was a Democrat — dejó escapar que era demócrata

she let slip the names of the people involved — dejó escapar los nombres de las personas involucradas

3. VT

1) (=move quickly and smoothly) pasar, deslizar

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

slip a knife round the edges of the tin — pasar un cuchillo por el borde del molde

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

to slip a coin into a slot — introducir una moneda en una ranura

2) (=move imperceptibly)

he slipped his hand into her bag — le metió disimuladamente la mano en el bolso

to slip sth to sb — pasarle disimuladamente algo a algn

he slipped the waiter a fiver — le pasó disimuladamente un billete de cinco libras al camarero

3) (=escape from)

the dog slipped its collar — el perro se soltó del collar

to slip anchor — levar anclas

one or two facts may have slipped my memory — puede que algún que otro dato se me haya olvidado

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

the ship could slip its moorings — al barco podrían soltársele las amarras

4) (Med)

he's slipped a disc — tiene una hernia de disco

5) (Aut) [+ clutch] soltar

6) (Knitting) [+ stitch] pasar (sin hacer)

4.

CPD

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

slip stitch N — (Knitting) punto m sin hacer

- slip away

- slip by

- slip down

- slip in

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip past

- slip up

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[slɪp]
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noun

1) ( slide) resbalón m, resbalada f (AmL)

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

2) ( mistake) error m, equivocación f

a slip of the tongue/pen — un lapsus (linguae/cálami)

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip — del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho

3) ( of paper)

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

4) ( undergarment) combinación f, enagua f, viso m, fondo m (Méx)

5) ( of person)

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

II
1.

- pp- intransitive verb

1)

a) (slide, shift position) \<\<person\>\> resbalar(se); \<\<clutch\>\> patinar

the knife slipped and he cut himself — se le fue el cuchillo y se cortó

it just slipped out of my hands — se me resbaló de las manos

b) \<\<standards/service\>\> decaer*, empeorar

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

2)

a) ( move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl)

he slipped into the room without being observed — entró en la habitación sin que lo vieran

we managed to slip past the guards — logramos pasar sin que nos vieran los guardias

b) (escape, be lost)

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...

c) ( go quickly)

he's just slipped out to the bank — ha salido un momento al banco

d) ( change)

I'll just slip into something more comfortable — me voy a poner algo más cómodo

2.

vt

1)

a) ( put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar*

she slipped a coin into his hand — le pasó disimuladamente una moneda

he slipped his arm around her waist — le pasó el brazo por la cintura

b) ( pass)

to slip something TO somebody — pasarle algo a alguien con disimulo

2)

a) ( break loose from)

don't let the dog slip its leash — no dejes que se suelte el perro

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

b) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> pasar sin tejer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- slip away

- slip by

- slip in

- slip off

- slip on

- slip past

- slip up

English-spanish dictionary > slip
2 slip

slip [slɪp]

1. noun

   a. ( = mistake) erreur f

• slip of the tongue lapsus m

• to give sb the slip fausser compagnie à qn

   b. ( = underskirt) combinaison f

   c. (in filing system) fiche f

• a slip of paper un bout de papier

• a slip of a girl une gamine

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = slide) glisser

• my foot slipped mon pied a glissé

• the book slipped out of his hand le livre lui a glissé des doigts

• money slips through her fingers l'argent lui file entre les doigts

• to let sth slip through one's fingers laisser qch filer entre ses doigts

• several errors had slipped into the report plusieurs erreurs s'étaient glissées dans le rapport

• to let slip an opportunity laisser passer une occasion

• he's slipping il ne se concentre plus assez

   b. ( = move quickly) se glisser

• he slipped out of the room il s'est glissé hors de la pièce

• he slipped across the border il a passé la frontière

• to slip out of a dress enlever (rapidement) une robe

• he slipped easily into his new role il s'est adapté facilement à son nouveau rôle

• to slip into bad habits prendre insensiblement de mauvaises habitudes

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = slide) glisser

• to slip sth to sb glisser qch à qn

• he slipped the ring onto her finger il lui a passé la bague au doigt

• to slip the clutch faire patiner l'embrayage

• a slipped disc une hernie discale

   b. ( = escape from) échapper à

• the dog slipped its collar le chien s'est dégagé de son collier

• it slipped my mind cela m'était complètement sorti de la tête

4. compounds

► slip-ons, slip-on shoes plural noun chaussures fpl sans lacets

► slip road noun (British) bretelle f d'accès

► slip-up (inf) noun cafouillage (inf) m

• there has been a slip-up somewhere quelque chose a cafouillé (inf)

► slip away intransitive verb

[guest] partir discrètement

• I slipped away for a few minutes je me suis éclipsé quelques minutes► slip in

1. intransitive verb

[person] entrer discrètement

• several errors have slipped in plusieurs erreurs s'y sont glissées

• I've only slipped in for a minute je ne fais que passer

2. separable transitive verb

[+ object] (faire) glisser ; [+ remark, comment] glisser

► slip out intransitive verb

[person] sortir

• the words slipped out before he realized it les mots lui ont échappé avant même qu'il ne s'en rende compte

► slip through intransitive verb

[person, error] s'introduire

► slip up (inf) intransitive verb

( = make mistake) se ficher dedans (inf)

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[slɪp] 1.
noun

1) ( error) gen erreur f; ( by schoolchild) faute f d'étourderie; ( faux pas) gaffe (colloq) f

to make a slip — faire une erreur or une faute d'étourderie

a slip of the tongue — un lapsus

2) ( piece of paper) bout m de papier; ( receipt) reçu m

a slip of paper — un bout de papier

3) ( slipping) glissade f involontaire; ( stumble) faux pas m

4) (colloq & dated) ( slender person)

a slip of a girl — une fille frêle

5) ( petticoat) ( full) combinaison f; ( half) jupon m
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 one's feet into one's shoes — enfiler ses chaussures

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

to slip something into place — mettre quelque chose en place

to slip a car into gear — embrayer

2) (colloq) ( give surreptitiously)

to slip somebody something —

to slip something to somebody — glisser quelque chose à quelqu'un

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

it had slipped my mind (that) — 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

4) ( in knitting)

to slip a stitch — glisser une maille

5) Medicine

to slip a disc — avoir une hernie discale

6) Automobile

to slip the clutch — faire patiner l'embrayage
3.
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]

to slip across the border — passer la frontière en cachette

3) ( slide accidentally) [person, vehicle] glisser (on sur; off de); [knife, pen] glisser, déraper; [load] tomber

the glass slipped out of his hand — le verre lui a échappé des mains

to 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)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- slip away

- slip back

- slip by

- slip in

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip up

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to give somebody the slip — semer (colloq) quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > slip
3 slip

slip

A n

1 ( 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 ;

3 ( act of slipping) glissade f involontaire ; ( stumble) faux pas m ;

4 ○ †( slender person) a slip of a girl/child une fille/un enfant frêle ;

5 Fashn ( petticoat) ( full) combinaison f ; ( half) jupon m ;

6 ¢ ( clay) engobe m ;

7 Hort bouture f ;

8 ( landslide) glissement m de terrain ;

9 Aviat ( also side slip) glissade f ;

10 Geol charriage m, chevauchement m.

B slips npl Naut the slips = slipway.

C vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

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 ;

2 ○ ( give surreptitiously) to slip sb sth, to slip sth to sb glisser qch à qn ;

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 ;

6 Aut to slip the clutch faire patiner l'embrayage ; ⇒ disc.

D vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

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.

Idiom

to give sb the slip semer ○ qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ slip away

1 ( leave unnoticed) partir discrètement ; to slip away to Paris faire un saut ○ à Paris ;

2 ( die) euph s'éteindre doucement.

■ 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.

■ slip by [life, weeks, months] s'écouler ; [time] passer.

■ slip down

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 [sth] in, slipin [sth] glisser [remark] ; to slip in the clutch embrayer.

■ 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 out

1 ( 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 past = slip by.

■ 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).

Big English-French dictionary > slip
4 error

m.

1 mistake, error.

cometer un error to make a mistake

estar en un error to be mistaken

por error by mistake

salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted

error de bulto huge o big mistake

error de cálculo miscalculation

error humano human error

error de imprenta misprint

error judicial miscarriage of justice

2 delusion, false impression.

3 lapsus.

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error

► nombre masculino

1 error, mistake

■ cometió varios errores he made a number of mistakes

■ el artículo estaba lleno de errores the article was full of mistakes

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en un error to make a mistake

estar en un error to be mistaken

por error by mistake, in error

error de imprenta misprint

error judicial miscarriage of justice

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noun m.

error, mistake

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SM mistake, error más frm

fue un error contárselo a Luisa — it was a mistake to tell Luisa

salvo error u omisión — errors and omissions excepted

• caer en un error — to make a mistake

si piensas que lo hizo por tu bien, estás cayendo en un error — if you think that he did it for your good you're making a mistake

• cometer un error — to make a mistake

cometí muchos errores en el examen — I made a lot of mistakes in the exam

• estar en un error — to be mistaken, be wrong

estás en un error si piensas que voy a transigir — you're mistaken o wrong if you think that I'll give in

• inducir a error — to be misleading

estas cifras pueden inducir a error — these figures could be misleading

• por error — by mistake

error de cálculo — miscalculation

error de copia — clerical error

error de derecho — legal error

error de hecho — factual error, error of fact

error de imprenta — misprint

error judicial — miscarriage of justice

error tipográfico — misprint

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masculino mistake

cometer un error — to make a mistake o an error

craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

error de ortografía — spelling mistake

error de cálculo — miscalculation

salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

- error de imprenta

* * *

= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.

Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.

Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex. His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.

Ex. The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.

Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.

Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.

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* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* análisis de errores = error analysis.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.

* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.

* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.

* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.

* con errores = flawed.

* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.

* corregir errores = debug.

* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* detección de errores = error identification.

* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.

* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.

* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.

* error de communicación = miscommunication.

* error de contenido = factual error.

* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.

* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].

* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* error de estilo = stylistic error.

* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.

* error de la muestra = sampling error.

* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.

* error de lectura = misreading.

* error del original = sic, sic.

* error de medición = error of measurement.

* error de muestreo = sampling error.

* error de percepción = misperception.

* error de probabilidad = probability of error.

* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.

* error de transposición = transposition error.

* errores = floundering.

* error estilístico = stylistic error.

* error fatal = fatal mistake.

* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.

* error gramatical = grammatical error.

* error humano = human error.

* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.

* error mecánico = machine error.

* error mecanográfico = keying error.

* error óptico = optical error.

* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* gramática con errores = poor grammar.

* identificación de errores = error identification.

* lista de errores = error report.

* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* mensaje de error = error message.

* no tener errores = be error-free.

* nótese el error = sic.

* patrón de errores = error pattern.

* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por error = by mistake.

* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.

* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.

* sin errores = error-free.

* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.

* sujeto a errores = prone to error.

* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.

* tasa de error = error rate.

* tener errores = be flawed.

* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.

* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.

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masculino mistake

cometer un error — to make a mistake o an error

craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

error de ortografía — spelling mistake

error de cálculo — miscalculation

salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

- error de imprenta

* * *

= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.

Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.

Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.

Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.

Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.

Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.

Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* análisis de errores = error analysis.

* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.

* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.

* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.

* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.

* con errores = flawed.

* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.

* corregir errores = debug.

* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* detección de errores = error identification.

* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.

* eliminar un error = remove + error.

* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.

* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.

* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.

* error de communicación = miscommunication.

* error de contenido = factual error.

* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.

* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].

* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* error de estilo = stylistic error.

* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.

* error de la muestra = sampling error.

* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.

* error de lectura = misreading.

* error del original = sic, sic.

* error de medición = error of measurement.

* error de muestreo = sampling error.

* error de percepción = misperception.

* error de probabilidad = probability of error.

* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.

* error de transposición = transposition error.

* errores = floundering.

* error estilístico = stylistic error.

* error fatal = fatal mistake.

* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.

* error gramatical = grammatical error.

* error humano = human error.

* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.

* error mecánico = machine error.

* error mecanográfico = keying error.

* error óptico = optical error.

* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* gramática con errores = poor grammar.

* identificación de errores = error identification.

* lista de errores = error report.

* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* margen de error = margin of error.

* mensaje de error = error message.

* no tener errores = be error-free.

* nótese el error = sic.

* patrón de errores = error pattern.

* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].

* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por error = by mistake.

* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.

* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.

* sin errores = error-free.

* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.

* sujeto a errores = prone to error.

* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.

* tasa de error = error rate.

* tener errores = be flawed.

* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.

* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.

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error

masculine

mistake

fue un error decírselo it was a mistake to tell him

cometió varios errores importantes she made several serious mistakes o errors

firmé el documento — ¡craso error! I signed the document — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

estás en un error you're wrong o mistaken

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to put him right? o ( BrE) set him straight?

un grave error de cálculo a serious miscalculation

un error de ortografía a spelling mistake

salvo error u omisión ( fr hecha); errors and omissions excepted

por error by mistake, in error ( frml)

Compuestos:

● error absoluto

absolute error

● error aleatorio

random error

● error de derecho

legal error

● error de hecho

factual error

● error de imprenta

misprint, printer's error

● error del sistema

system error

● error relativo

relative error

● error sintáctico

syntax error

● error tipográfico

error de imprenta

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error sustantivo masculino
mistake;
◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;

error de ortografía spelling mistake;
error de cálculo miscalculation;
error de imprenta misprint, printer's error;
por error by mistake, in error (frml)
error sustantivo masculino
1 error, mistake
cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
inducir a error, to lead into error
2 (de un cálculo) error
3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake
Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint
En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.

' error' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- bestial
- bestialidad
- bulto
- columpiarse
- cometer
- confusión
- desacierto
- desatino
- desliz
- despiste
- enmendar
- enorme
- equivocación
- equivocarse
- falla
- fallo
- fatal
- garrafal
- gazapo
- guardagujas
- incidir
- incorrección
- incurrir
- lectura
- novatada
- originar
- patinazo
- reconocer
- rectificar
- reparar
- responder
- subsanar
- tipográfica
- tipográfico
- traspié
- vista
- yerro
- caer
- cálculo
- calibre
- caro
- clásico
- confesar
- confundir
- corriente
- costoso
- creces
- descuido
- desengañar
English:
allow for
- amend
- blunder
- bug
- commission
- commit
- crass
- deny
- error
- expensive
- fault
- faux pas
- goof
- grievous
- judgement
- judgment
- justice
- lapse
- make
- margin
- message
- miscalculation
- miscarriage
- misprint
- mistake
- prove
- retrieval
- right
- slip
- spelling error
- trial
- wrong
- admit
- cost
- cover
- delusion
- detection
- disabuse
- flaw
- fundamental
- genuine
- glaring
- grave
- misconception
- mislead
- pay
- same
- spelling
- spot
- typing

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error nm

1. [falta, equivocación] mistake, error;

fue un error invitarla a la fiesta it was a mistake to invite her to the party;

debe de haber un error there must be a mistake;

cometer un error to make a mistake;

estar en un error to be mistaken;

por error by mistake;

me enviaron la carta por error they sent me the letter by mistake;

sacar a alguien del error o [m5] de su error to put sb right;

salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted

Comp
error absoluto absolute error;
error de bulto huge o big mistake;

error de cálculo miscalculation;

error de copia clerical error;

error no forzado [en tenis] unforced error;

error humano human error;

error de imprenta misprint;

error judicial miscarriage of justice;

error mecanográfico typing error;

error de muestreo sampling error;

error relativo relative error;
Informát error de sintaxis syntax error; Informát error del sistema system error;
error típico standard error;

error tipográfico typo, typographical error;

error de traducción translation error

2. Informát [en un programa] bug

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error

m mistake, error;

por error by mistake;

caer en un error make a mistake;

estar en un error be wrong o mistaken

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error nm

equivocación: error, mistake

* * *

error n mistake / error

Spanish-English dictionary > error
5 slip

I [slɪp]
nome

1) (piece of paper) biglietto m., foglietto m.; (receipt) ricevuta f.

a slip of paper — un pezzo di carta

2) colloq. (slender person)

a slip of a girl — una ragazza minuta
II [slɪp]
nome

1) (error) errore m., svista f.; (by schoolchild) errore m. di distrazione; (faux pas) passo m. falso

to make a slip — fare uno sbaglio

a slip of the tongue — un lapsus (linguae)

2) (slipping) scivolone m., scivolata f.; (stumble) passo m. falso

3) (petticoat) (full) sottoveste f.; (half) sottogonna f.

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to give sb. the slip — sfuggire a qcn., seminare qcn
III 1. [slɪp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (slide)

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

to slip one's feet into one's shoes — infilarsi le scarpe

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 sth. into place — mettere qcs. al suo posto

to slip a car into gear — ingranare la marcia

2) colloq. (give surreptitiously)

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

3) (escape from) [ dog] liberarsi di [ leash]; mar. [ boat] mollare [ moorings]

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]

4) (in knitting)

to slip a stitch — passare un punto senza lavorarlo

5) med.

to slip a disc — procurarsi un'ernia del disco

6) aut.

to slip the clutch — fare slittare la frizione
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (slide)

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

to slip out of — togliersi, sfilarsi [ dress]

2) (slide quietly)

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

to slip across the border — riuscire a passare la frontiera

3) (slide accidentally) [ person] scivolare; [ vehicle] sdrucciolare; [pen, load] cadere, scivolare

the glass slipped out of his hand — il bicchiere gli scappò di mano

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

4) colloq. (lose one's grip)

I must be slipping! — sto perdendo colpi!

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- slip away

- slip back

- slip by

- slip in

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip up

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I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.)

2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.)

3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!)

4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.)

5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.)

6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.)
2. noun
1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.)

2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.)

3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.)

4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.)

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- slipper
- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun
(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.)

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slip (1) /slɪp/
n.

1 striscia ( di carta, stoffa, ecc.): a slip of land, una striscia di terra; a slip of wood, una striscia di legno; una stecca

2 ( d'abito, ecc.) bordo; orlo; falda; lembo

3 scontrino; talloncino; tagliando: receipt slip, scontrino di ricevuta; contents slip, tagliando di controllo ( di merce imballata)

4 ( banca) distinta: paying-in slip, distinta di versamento

5 (ass.) polizzetta; contratto provvisorio

6 (bot.) innesto; pollone per innesto; marza

7 (tipogr.) bozza in colonna

8 (fig.) discendente; rampollo

9 (zool.) sogliolina

10 (fam., antiq.) cosino, cosina; esserino; bimbetto, bimbetta

● a ( mere) slip of a boy, un ragazzino esile
FALSI AMICI: slip non significa slip nel senso italiano di mutandina corta. slip (2) /slɪp/
n.

1 scivolata, scivolone ( anche fig.): a slip on the ice, uno scivolone sul ghiaccio

2 errore; sbaglio; svista; lapsus (lat.); passo falso: a slip of the pen, un lapsus calami; a slip of the tongue, un lapsus linguae; to make a slip, fare uno sbaglio

3 federa ( di guanciale)

4 sottabito; sottoveste: Your slip is showing!, ti si vede la sottoveste!; (fig.) se fai (o se dici) così ti tradisci!

5 guinzaglio a sgancio rapido ( per cani)

6 smottamento (di terra), slavina; frana

7 (elettr., mecc.) slittamento; scorrimento

8 (elettron.) distorsione da scorrimento

9 (naut.) ► slipway

10 (naut., USA e Canada) darsena

11 (autom.) slittata, sbandata laterale; ( anche) slittamento ( della frizione)

12 ( boxe) schivata laterale

13 (vet.) aborto

14 (pl.) (teatr.) quinte

15 (pl.) (antiq.) calzoncini da bagno

16 ( cricket) difensore ( che si posiziona dietro il battitore accanto al ricevitore)

● (autom.) slip road, svincolo (autostradale); rampa di accesso □ (fam.) to give sb. the slip, sfuggire a q. ( che insegue); seminare q. (fam.); sottrarsi a q. □ (prov.) There's many a slip 'twixt ( the) cup and ( the) lip, non dir quattro se non l'hai nel sacco; non vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ucciso
FALSI AMICI: slip non significa slip nel senso italiano di mutandina corta. ♦ (to) slip /slɪp/
A v. i.

1 scivolare; sdrucciolare; slittare ( anche fig.): The child slipped off my knee, il bambino mi è scivolato dalle ginocchia; I slipped in the mud and fell, sono sdrucciolato nel fango e sono caduto; The car slipped on the slimy road, l'auto ha slittato sulla strada viscida

2 sgusciare (via); ( anche fig.) sfuggire: Here is a chance you mustn't allow to slip, ecco un'occasione che non ti devi lasciar sfuggire; The eel slipped through ( o out of) my fingers, l'anguilla mi è sgusciata di fra le dita

3 andare furtivamente; passare inosservato (o a poco a poco); scivolare: The days slipped past ( o by, away), a poco a poco i giorni passavano; i giorni scivolavano via

4 sbagliare; sbagliarsi; commettere un errore: He slips now and then in his pronunciation, di quando in quando commette errori di pronuncia

5 (fig.) essere in declino; decadere; perdere di qualità; peggiorare; perdere colpi (fig.): The market has slipped, il mercato è peggiorato; I'm afraid you're slipping, temo che tu perda colpi

6 (fig.) calare; diminuire: sales are slipping, le vendite sono in calo

7 (mecc.: della frizione, ecc.) slittare

B v. t.

1 far scivolare; far scorrere; far passare; infilare: He slipped the bolt through the hole, fece scorrere il catenaccio nel suo foro

2 sciogliere; liberare; liberarsi di: The slave has slipped his chains, lo schiavo s'è liberato delle catene; to slip the greyhounds, sciogliere i levrieri, liberare i levrieri dal guinzaglio ( alle corse, ecc.)

3 sfuggire a; sfuggire da; sottrarsi a; seminare (fam.): This matter has slipped my notice, questa faccenda m'è sfuggita; His telephone number has slipped my mind, il suo numero telefonico m'è sfuggito dalla mente; The prisoner slipped his guards, l'arrestato si sottrasse alle guardie; I slipped my pursuers, ho seminato i miei inseguitori

4 ( boxe) schivare ( un colpo) di lato

5 (fam.) allungare; dare: I slipped the porter a ten-dollar bill, ho allungato al facchino un biglietto da dieci dollari

6 (naut.) filare ( un cavo, una scotta, ecc.); mollare ( l'ancora)

7 ( d'animali) partorire prematuramente

● to slip across the border, passare il confine clandestinamente □ ( di un cane) to slip one's collar, sfilarsi il collare; perdere il collare □ (naut.) to slip one's moorings, disormeggiarsi, levare gli ormeggi □ ( lavori a maglia) to slip a stitch, lasciar cadere una maglia; saltare un punto senza lavorarlo □ to slip one's trolley, ( di un tram) perdere il contatto del trolley; ( slang USA) perdere le staffe □ to let slip, lasciarsi sfuggire ( una parola, una frase, ecc.); lasciarsi scappare ( un'occasione, ecc.); (lett.) sciogliere, liberare: He let slip that he was going to resign, si è lasciato sfuggire che intendeva dimettersi □ (poet.) to let slip the dogs of war, scatenare la guerra □ ( slang) Slip it!, lascia perdere!; fregatene! □ She has slipped in my opinion, ho perso stima in lei; ha perso punti (fam.) NOTA D'USO: - to slide o to slip?-.

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I [slɪp]
nome

1) (piece of paper) biglietto m., foglietto m.; (receipt) ricevuta f.

a slip of paper — un pezzo di carta

2) colloq. (slender person)

a slip of a girl — una ragazza minuta
II [slɪp]
nome

1) (error) errore m., svista f.; (by schoolchild) errore m. di distrazione; (faux pas) passo m. falso

to make a slip — fare uno sbaglio

a slip of the tongue — un lapsus (linguae)

2) (slipping) scivolone m., scivolata f.; (stumble) passo m. falso

3) (petticoat) (full) sottoveste f.; (half) sottogonna f.

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to give sb. the slip — sfuggire a qcn., seminare qcn
III 1. [slɪp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (slide)

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

to slip one's feet into one's shoes — infilarsi le scarpe

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 sth. into place — mettere qcs. al suo posto

to slip a car into gear — ingranare la marcia

2) colloq. (give surreptitiously)

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

3) (escape from) [ dog] liberarsi di [ leash]; mar. [ boat] mollare [ moorings]

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]

4) (in knitting)

to slip a stitch — passare un punto senza lavorarlo

5) med.

to slip a disc — procurarsi un'ernia del disco

6) aut.

to slip the clutch — fare slittare la frizione
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (slide)

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

to slip out of — togliersi, sfilarsi [ dress]

2) (slide quietly)

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

to slip across the border — riuscire a passare la frontiera

3) (slide accidentally) [ person] scivolare; [ vehicle] sdrucciolare; [pen, load] cadere, scivolare

the glass slipped out of his hand — il bicchiere gli scappò di mano

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

4) colloq. (lose one's grip)

I must be slipping! — sto perdendo colpi!

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- slip away

- slip back

- slip by

- slip in

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip up

English-Italian dictionary > slip
6 slip

1. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (slide) rutschen; [Messer:] abrutschen; (and fall) ausrutschen

2) (escape) schlüpfen

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

let slip that... — verraten, dass...

3) (go)

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

slip from the room — aus dem Zimmer schlüpfen

4) (move smoothly) gleiten

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

5) (make mistake) einen [Flüchtigkeits]fehler machen

6) (deteriorate) nachlassen; [Moral, Niveau, Ansehen:] sinken
2. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) stecken

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

slip somebody something — jemandem etwas zustecken

2) (escape from) entwischen (+ Dat.)

the dog slipped its collar — der Hund streifte sein Halsband ab

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

3) (release) loslassen
3. noun
1) (fall)

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

a slip on these steps could be nasty — auf diesen Stufen auszurutschen könnte schlimme Folgen haben

2) (mistake) Versehen, das; Ausrutscher, der (ugs.)

a slip of the tongue/pen — ein Versprecher/Schreibfehler

make a slip — einen Fehler machen

3) (underwear) Unterrock, der

4) (pillowcase) [Kopf]kissenbezug, der

5) (strip)

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

6) (piece of paper) [Einzahlungs-, Wett]schein, der

slip [of paper] — Zettel, der

7)

give somebody the slip — (escape) jemandem entwischen (ugs.); (avoid) jemandem ausweichen

8)

a slip of a girl — ein zierliches Mädchen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120790/slip_across">slip across

- slip away

- slip back

- slip behind

- slip by

- slip down

- slip in

- slip into

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip over

- slip past

- slip through

- slip up

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I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) ausrutschen

2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) gleiten

3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) sich irren

4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) schlüpfen

5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) abstreifen

6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) gleiten lassen
2. noun
1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) das Ausrutschen

2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) der Flüchtigkeitsfehler

3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) der Slip

4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) die Reling

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- slipper
- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun
(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) der Streifen

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slip

[slɪp]

I. n

1. (fall) Ausrutscher m fam; of price, value Fall m

to have a \slip ausrutschen und hinfallen

2. (paper) Zettel m; (form) Formular nt; (receipt) Kassenzettel m; (galley proof) Druckfahne f; LAW (ship's insurance) Beleg über die beabsichtigte Seeversicherungspolice

compliments \slip Kurzmitteilung f

a \slip of paper ein Zettel m, ein Stück nt Papier

paying-in [or deposit] \slip Einzahlungsformular nt

3. (mistake) Flüchtigkeitsfehler m, Schnitzer m fam

a \slip of the pen ein Schreibfehler m

a \slip of the tongue ein Versprecher m

to make a \slip einen Schnitzer machen fam

4. (garment) Unterrock m

5. HORT Ableger m

6. (small)

a \slip of a girl eine halbe Portion von einem Mädchen pej fam

a \slip of a thing ein schmales Ding

7. (in cricket)

▪ the \slips pl Bereich schräg hinter dem Schlagmann

8. AEROSP Slippen nt fachspr, Seitenrutsch m

9. no pl (clay) [Mal-]Schlicker m fachspr

10.

▶ to give sb the \slip ( fam) jdn abhängen fam

▶ there's many a \slip ['twixt cup and lip] ( prov) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben prov

II. vi

<- pp->

1. (slide) person ausrutschen; knife, hand abrutschen; tyres wegrutschen; clutch schleifen

the CD \slipped out of his hand/through his fingers die CD ist ihm aus der Hand/durch die Finger gerutscht

to \slip on the ice/in the mud auf dem Eis/im Schlamm ausrutschen

▪ to \slip off sth von etw dat abrutschen; (drop off) von etw dat herunter-/hinunterrutschen

2. ( fig)

everything seemed to \slip into place alles schien [plötzlich] zusammenzupassen

to \slip into a coma ins Koma fallen

to let sth \slip secret etw ausplaudern

to let one's attention/concentration/guard \slip seine Aufmerksamkeit/Konzentration/Aufsicht schleifen lassen

he let his guard \slip for just a moment er war nur für einen Moment unaufmerksam

you can't afford to let your concentration \slip for a second man darf keine Sekunde lang unkonzentriert sein

to let it \slip that... verraten, dass...

3. (creep)

to \slip out the door/into the house zur Tür hinausschleichen/ins Haus schleichen

to \slip downstairs/upstairs die Treppe hinunter-/heraufschleichen

to \slip through a gap durch ein Loch schlüpfen

to \slip into a seat sich akk in einen Sitz drücken

4. (decline) dollar, price, productivity sinken

the song has \slipped [two places] to number 17 das Lied ist [um zwei Plätze] auf [die] Nummer 17 gefallen

the country is \slipping into recession das Land driftet in die Rezession ab

quality standards have \slipped die Qualitätsstandards haben nachgelassen

5. (make mistake) person sich akk versprechen

he \slipped and accidentally mentioned the surprise party ihm rutschte aus Versehen etwas über die Überraschungsparty heraus

6. ( fam: slacken)

▪ to be \slipping:

you're \slipping du bist nachlässig geworden, du lässt nach

7. (adopt)

▪ to \slip into sth sich dat etw angewöhnen

to \slip into a habit sich dat etwas angewöhnen

to \slip into bad habits sich dat schlechte Gewohnheiten aneignen

8. clothing

▪ to \slip into sth in etw akk hineinschlüpfen

▪ to \slip out of sth etw ausziehen

to \slip into something more comfortable in etwas Bequemeres schlüpfen

9.

▶ to \slip through the net [or cracks] durch die Maschen schlüpfen

▶ to \slip through sb's fingers jdm entkommen

▶ to let sth \slip through one's fingers [or grasp] sich dat etw entgehen lassen

▶ to let sb \slip through one's fingers jdn entwischen lassen

▶ \slip, slop, slap AUS Rat eines Australiers: ziehen Sie sich ein T-Shirt an, cremen Sie sich mit einem Sonnenschutzmittel ein und setzen Sie sich einen Sonnenhut auf

III. vt

<- pp->

1. (put)

▪ to \slip sth somewhere:

he \slipped his arm around her waist er legte seinen Arm um ihre Taille

someone had \slipped a piece of paper between the pages jemand hatte ein Stück Papier zwischen die Seiten gelegt

\slip the key through the letter box werfen Sie den Schlüssel in den Briefkasten

she \slipped the key under the mat sie schob den Schlüssel unter die Matte

she \slipped her hand into his sie nahm ihn verstohlen bei der Hand

he \slipped the letter into his pocket er steckte den Brief in seine Tasche

she \slipped a ten pound note into his hand sie drückte ihm eine Zehnpfundnote in die Hand

to \slip sb money/a note jdm Geld/eine Nachricht zustecken

2. (escape)

▪ to \slip sth sich akk aus etw dat befreien; chains, leash sich akk von etw dat befreien; ( fig)

to \slip sb's attention jdm [o jds Aufmerksamkeit] entgehen

sth \slips sb's mind [or memory] jd vergisst etw

3. AUTO

to \slip the car into gear den Gang schnell einlegen

to \slip the clutch die Kupplung lösen

4. NAUT

to \slip anchor den Anker lichten

5. MED

to \slip a disk sich dat einen Bandscheibenschaden zuziehen

6. (knitting)

to \slip a stitch abketten

7.

▶ to \slip one over on sb ( dated fam) jdn reinlegen fam

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[slɪp]
1. n

1)

(= slide) she had a nasty slip — sie ist ausgerutscht und bös gefallen

2) (= mistake) Ausrutscher m, Patzer m

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

it was just a slip of the pen —

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)

3) (= pillow slip) Kissenbezug m

4) (= undergarment) Unterrock m

waist slip — Halbunterrock m

full-length slip — Unterkleid nt

5) (of paper) Zettel m

slips of paper — Zettel pl

withdrawal slip — Auszahlungsschein m

sales slip — Kassenzettel m

6) (inf = person)

7) (HORT for planting) Steckling m; (for grafting) Reis nt

8) (CRICKET: position/area) Position/Gebiet neben dem Torwächter (= fielder) Eckmann m

9) pl (THEAT) Bühnenloge f

10) (POTTERY) geschlämmter Ton

11) (AVIAT: side-slip) Schlipp m

2. vt

1) (= move smoothly) schieben; (= slide) gleiten or rutschen lassen

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's arm round sb's waist — jdm den Arm um die Taille legen

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

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

2) (= escape from) sich losreißen von

the dog slipped its lead — der Hund schlüpfte aus seinem Halsband

the boat had slipped its moorings —

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)

3) (= loose) losmachen

he slipped the dog from its chain — er machte den Hund (von der Kette) los

4) (MED)

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

a slipped disc — ein Bandscheibenschaden m

5) (AUT) clutch schleifen lassen

6)

to slip a stitch — eine Masche (ungestrickt) abheben

3. vi

1) (= slide person) (aus)rutschen; (feet, tyres) (weg)rutschen; (= become loose knot, nut) sich lösen; (AUT clutch) schleifen

the knife slipped — das Messer rutschte ab

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

the beads slipped through my fingers — die Perlen glitten durch meine Finger

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

suddenly everything slipped into place — plötzlich passte alles zusammen

2) (= move quickly) schlüpfen; (= move smoothly) rutschen

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

the motorcycle slips through the traffic — das Motorrad schlängelt sich durch den Verkehr

3)

to let ( it) slip that... — fallen lassen, dass...

he let slip an oath — ihm entfuhr ein Fluch

to let a secret slip — ein Geheimnis ausplaudern

to let a chance slip — eine Gelegenheit vorübergehen lassen

4) (= decline standards, morals etc) fallen

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

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slip¹ [slıp]

A s

1. (Aus)Gleiten n, (-)Rutschen n

2. Fehltritt m (auch fig)

3. Missgeschick n, Panne f:

there’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip (Sprichwort) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben

4. (Flüchtigkeits)Fehler m, Lapsus m, Schnitzer m umg:

slip of the pen Lapsus Calami, Schreibfehler;

slip of the tongue Lapsus Linguae, Versprecher m;

it was a slip of the tongue ich habe mich (er hat sich etc) versprochen

5. Fehler m, Fehlleistung f, Panne f

6. Unterkleid n, -rock m

7. (Kissen) Bezug m

8. JAGD Koppel f, (Hunde)Leine f:

give sb the slip fig jemandem entwischen

9. SCHIFF Slip m, Schlipp m (schiefe Ebene für den Stapellauf)

10. TECH Schlupf m (Nacheilen der Drehzahl)

11. TECH Nachbleiben der Fördermenge bei Pumpen

12. GEOL kleine Verwerfung, Erdrutsch m

13. FLUG Slip m (Seitwärtsbewegung des Flugzeugs, um Höhe zu verlieren)

B v/i

1. gleiten, rutschen:

slip from der Hand etc entgleiten;

it slipped from my lips es ist mir herausgerutscht umg;

let slip etwas verraten;

he let slip a wrong word ihm entschlüpfte ein falsches Wort;

let slip that … fallen lassen, dass …;

let an opportunity slip (through one’s fingers) sich eine Gelegenheit entgehen lassen;

slip into bad language in Obszönitäten abgleiten;

the money slipped through her fingers das Geld zerrann ihr unter den Händen;

slip into second place SPORT sich auf den zweiten Platz schieben; → mind A 2

2. ausgleiten, -rutschen

3. sich (hoch- etc)schieben, (ver)rutschen

4. sich lösen (Knoten)

5. schlüpfen ( into in ein Kleid etc; out of aus einem Kleid etc):

slip through schlüpfen durch (a. fig)

6. (einen) Fehler machen, sich vertun ( beide:

on bei)

7. umg nachlassen (Kräfte etc), nachgeben (Preise etc):

he is slipping er lässt nach

C v/t

1. gleiten lassen, ( besonders heimlich) stecken oder tun ( alle:

into in akk):

slip sb sth jemandem etwas zustecken; → slip in B

2. → slip off B, slip on

3. ein Hundehalsband, auch eine Fessel etc abstreifen: → collar A 2

4. einen Hund etc loslassen

5. etwas loslassen

6. jemandem entwischen, -kommen

7. jemandes Aufmerksamkeit entgehen: → mind A 2

8. einen Knoten lösen

9. → slink B

10. MED sich die Schulter etc auskugeln oder verrenken:

slip one’s shoulder;

slip a disc einen Bandscheibenvorfall erleiden;

slipped disc Bandscheibenvorfall m

slip² [slıp] s Keramik: Glasurschlicker m

slip³ [slıp] s

1. Pfropfreis n, Ableger m, Setzling m

2. fig Sprössling m

3. Streifen m, Stück n (Holz, Papier etc), Zettel m:

a slip of a boy fig ein schmächtiges Bürschchen;

a slip of a room fig ein winziges Zimmer

4. (Kontroll)Abschnitt m

5. TYPO Fahne f

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1. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (slide) rutschen; [Messer:] abrutschen; (and fall) ausrutschen

2) (escape) schlüpfen

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

let slip that... — verraten, dass...

3) (go)

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

slip from the room — aus dem Zimmer schlüpfen

4) (move smoothly) gleiten

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

5) (make mistake) einen [Flüchtigkeits]fehler machen

6) (deteriorate) nachlassen; [Moral, Niveau, Ansehen:] sinken
2. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) stecken

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

slip somebody something — jemandem etwas zustecken

2) (escape from) entwischen (+ Dat.)

the dog slipped its collar — der Hund streifte sein Halsband ab

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

3) (release) loslassen
3. noun
1) (fall)

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

a slip on these steps could be nasty — auf diesen Stufen auszurutschen könnte schlimme Folgen haben

2) (mistake) Versehen, das; Ausrutscher, der (ugs.)

a slip of the tongue/pen — ein Versprecher/Schreibfehler

make a slip — einen Fehler machen

3) (underwear) Unterrock, der

4) (pillowcase) [Kopf]kissenbezug, der

5) (strip)

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

6) (piece of paper) [Einzahlungs-, Wett]schein, der

slip [of paper] — Zettel, der

7)

give somebody the slip — (escape) jemandem entwischen (ugs.); (avoid) jemandem ausweichen

8)

a slip of a girl — ein zierliches Mädchen

Phrasal Verbs:

- slip across

- slip away

- slip back

- slip behind

- slip by

- slip down

- slip in

- slip into

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip over

- slip past

- slip through

- slip up

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(error) n.

Lapsus -en m. (of the tongue) n.

Versprecher m. (son) n.

Sprößling m. n.

Ausgleiten n.

Ausrutscher m.

Fehler - m.

Fehlleistung f.

Fehltritt m.

Flüchtigkeitsfehler m.

Missgeschick n.

Panne -n f.

Schlupf (Techn.) (•Nachbleiben der Drehzahl•) m.

Setzling -e m. v.

ausgleiten v.

ausrutschen v.

gleiten v.

(§ p.,pp.: glitt, ist geglitten)

rutschen v.

schlüpfen v.

verrutschen v.

English-german dictionary > slip
7 slip

I [slɪp] 1. гл.
1)

а) скользить, плавно передвигаться

б) двигаться легко, мягко, не привлекая внимания

Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house. — Эми тихонько спустилась по лестнице и выскользнула из дома.

She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door. — Она тихонько села на место водителя и захлопнула дверцу.

I'd like to slip away before the end of the meeting. — Я хочу улизнуть до конца собрания.

Mary could not enjoy the party, and slipped away after an hour. — Мэри не понравилась вечеринка, и через час она потихоньку улизнула.

The enemy guns were facing inland, so our ship slipped by without being seen. — Орудия неприятеля были нацелены на сушу, поэтому нашему кораблю удалось проскользнуть незамеченным.

You can slip in after the first piece of music is played. — Вы можете незаметно войти после того, как сыграют первую пьесу.

The boy must have slipped out when my back was turned. — Должно быть мальчик выскользнул из комнаты в тот момент, когда я отвернулся.

Syn:

glide, slide, steal

в) течь, плавно нести воды (о реке и т. п.)

where the river slips into the sea — там, где река впадает в море

2) ускользать, исчезать (из памяти и т. п.)

The reason for my visit had obviously slipped his mind. — Было ясно, что он забыл о цели моего прихода.

I knew her face, but her name had completely slipped from my mind. — Я помню её в лицо, но у меня совершенно вылетело из головы, как её зовут.

3)

а) = slip out выскальзывать, срываться (с языка, губ и т. п.)

This last clause sure slipped from him unawares. — Было очевидно, что это последнее предложение сорвалось у него нечаянно.

The word Hutcheson slipped my pen before I was aware. — Слово Хатчесон выскользнуло из-под моего пера прежде, чем я это заметил.

He let slip that he was in the midst of finalising two big deals. — Он случайно обмолвился, что в данный момент занят подготовкой двух крупных сделок к подписанию.

б) обнаруживаться, просачиваться, становиться известным

I always know if he's worried but he never tells me the details straight out. It sometimes slips out in conversation when the crisis is over. — Я всегда знаю, когда он чем-либо озабочен, но он никогда прямо не рассказывает, в чём дело. Лишь после того, как всё проходит, некоторые детали иногда проскакивают в разговоре.

4) (slip along / away / by) проноситься, лететь ( о времени)

This summer has simply slipped away, we've had such fun! — Как быстро пролетело лето! Нам было так весело!

All these weeks have slipped by, and I've hardly done anything. — Эти недели пролетели, а мне едва ли удалось что-нибудь сделать.

5)

а) избегать, не упоминать (в разговоре и т. п.)

Like an inconsiderate boy, I slip the thoughts of life and death. — Как безрассудный мальчишка, я избегаю мыслей о жизни и смерти.

б) пропустить, проглядеть, не обратить внимания

Syn:

neglect, overlook

6)

а) скользить; поскользнуться

He slipped on the ice. — Он поскользнулся на льду.

His foot slipped and he fell. — Его нога поскользнулась, и он упал.

As this spot was rather steep, and the ground moist, he slipped down. — Так как в этом месте склон был довольно крутой, а земля сырая, он поскользнулся и скатился вниз.

Syn:

slide, glide

б) скользить, буксовать ( о колёсах)

Syn:

spin 2. 4)

7)

а) заблуждаться, ошибаться, совершать промах, оплошность

to slip into the same mistake — совершать одну и ту же ошибку

He slips in his grammar. — Он делает грамматические ошибки.

Syn:

err

б) отклоняться от стандартного поведения; деградировать

He'd been slipping lately, drinking too much. — В последнее время он совсем опустился, слишком уж много пил.

в) разг. уменьшаться, ухудшаться

8)

а) выскальзывать, соскальзывать

The snow upon steep mountain-sides frequently slips and rolls down in avalanches. — Снег на крутых горных склонах часто соскальзывает и лавиной скатывается вниз.

My axe slipped out of my hand. — Топор выскользнул у меня из рук.

The sudden movement uncovered the letters, which slipped down and strewed the carpet. — Резким движением он случайно смахнул письма, которые соскользнули вниз и усыпали ковёр.

The key must have slipped out when I opened my bag. — Должно быть ключ выскочил, когда я открыла свою сумочку.

б) проскальзывать ( сквозь пальцы), ускользать, уплывать ( из рук)

He was mad to have let such an adventure slip through his fingers. (W. S. Maugham) — Он сошёл с ума, позволив такому приключению ускользнуть у него из рук.

Then slip not the chance when it is in your power. — Не упусти шанс, когда он в твоих руках.

9)

а) ( slip into) быстро одеваться

Wait here. I'lI just slip into another dress. — Подожди здесь. Я только одену другое платье.

Syn:

dress 3. 1) б)

б) ( slip out of) быстро раздеваться

Just give me a minute to slip out of these wet things. — Подожди секунду, я только сниму с себя мокрую одежду.

Syn:

undress 2.

10)

а) ускользать, убегать, удирать

He slipped his enemies. — Он ускользнул от своих врагов.

That very night I slipped him while he was asleep, and got clear away. — В ту самую ночь я ускользнул, пока он спал, и сбежал незамеченным.

б) обогнать, обойти

11) давать (что-л.) скрытно, незаметно

John slipped him the keys as they talked. — Пока они разговаривали, Джон незаметно отдал ему ключи.

12)

а) развязывать ( узел)

б) вывихивать; подворачивать ( ногу)

A man unfortunately slipped his foot, and fell. — Человек неудачно подвернул ногу и упал.

13) сбрасывать, освобождаться (от одежды, поводка, ошейника и т. п.); сбрасывать ( кожу) прям. и перен.

The dog has slipped its collar. — Собака выскользнула из ошейника.

He slips his past and puts on a new shape. — Он освобождается от своего прошлого и начинает новую жизнь.

14)

а) спускать петлю ( в вязанье)

б) уст.выпускать, посылать (стрелу и т. п.)

в) ж.-д. отцеплять последний пассажирский вагон от экспресса ( чтобы дать возможность пассажирам выйти на определённой станции)

15)

а) спускать ( собаку или сокола) с поводка, с ремешка

б) выпрягать из ярма

Syn:

unyoke

16) мор. вытравить ( якорную цепь)

17) с.-х. выкидывать плод ( о животном)

18) ( slip into)

а) (незаметно) просунуть (что-л. куда-л.)

You slip the envelope into the hole in the top of the box. — Вы незаметно опускаете конверт в отверстие на крышке коробки.

б) постепенно впадать в какое-л. состояние

You have slipped into a bad habit of repeating yourself. — У вас появилась дурная привычка повторяться.

19) разг. хорошенько отколотить (кого-л.)

20) ( slip over) амер.; разг. обмануть (с помощью хитрости, какого-л. трюка)

You'll never slip that old trick over our chairman, he knows too much. — У вас не пройдет подобный трюк с нашим председателем, он очень много знает.

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- slip down
- slip in
- slip on
- slip off
- slip up
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- slip trolley
- slip off the hooks
- slip one's cable
- slip one's breath
- slip one's wind 2. сущ.
1) скольжение; сползание

2) перерыв, прерывание, перебой

Recurrent slips unmistakably indicate dilapidation of the heart. — Аритмия безошибочно указывает на старение сердца.

Syn:

intermission

3)

а) ошибка, промах ( в поведении); моральное прегрешение

Eyes watching for any slip which might betray their antagonists to the powers of the law. — Глаза, подмечающие каждую ошибку, которая могла бы отдать их противников в руки закона.

б) ошибка (в решении, рассуждении, предсказании и т. п.)

There must be some slip in the decision. — В решение, должно быть, вкралась какая-то ошибка.

в) ошибка, описка, обмолвка (в речи, на письме)

Freudian slip — оговорка по Фрейду

an error arising from an accidental slip or omission — ошибка, возникающая из случайной описки или пропуска

I didn't mean that. It was a slip of the tongue. — Я не имел это в виду. Это была оговорка.

slip of the tongue — обмолвка, оговорка

slip of the pen — описка

4) геол. сдвиг; сброс

5) охот. спускание собаки с поводка для преследования дичи

6) мор.

а) искусственный спуск из камня или другого материала, сооруженный рядом с судоходными водами для высадки на берег

б) слип

в) стапель

7) поводок для собаки ( обычно для пары гончих)

8)

а) диал. детский передник

б) нижняя юбка; комбинация ( бельё)

в) наволочка

Syn:

pillowslip, pillowcase

г) ( slips) = bathing slips плавки

9) ( slips) театр. кулисы

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There is many a slip between the cup and the lip. посл. — Не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь.

- give smb. the slip
II [slɪp] 1. сущ.
1)

а) побег, росток, черенок, отросток

Syn:

twig, sprig, scion, cutting

б) поэт. отпрыск, дитя

Covetousness is indeed a slip of thrift. — Жадность, несомненно, дитя бережливости.

Syn:

scion, descendant

2) стройное, хрупкое существо

a slip of a girl — худенькая стройная девочка

She was a good-looking slip. — Она была стройной миловидной девушкой.

She was a tall slip of a woman. — Она была высокой, худой женщиной.

3) длинная узкая полоска

slip of paper — полоска бумаги

The island is a narrow slip of sand-hills. — Остров состоит из узкой полосы дюн.

He wrote the address on a slip of paper. — Он записал адрес на полоске бумаге.

4) окно, комната вытянутой, удлинённой формы

5) амер. длинная узкая скамья ( в церкви), узкое отгороженное место

6) полигр. гранка ( оттиск)

7) бланк, регистрационная карточка, печатное уведомление

voting slip — бланк избирательного бюллетеня

to get the pink slip разг. — получить уведомление об увольнении
2. гл.
черенковать, срезать (побег, черенок)
III [slɪp] сущ.
1) амер. свернувшееся молоко

2) тех. шликер; суспензия

Англо-русский современный словарь > slip
8 error

'erə
1) (noun a mistake: His written work is full of errors.) error

2) (the state of being mistaken: I did it in error.)

error n error

error sustantivo masculino mistake;
◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;
error de ortografía spelling mistake; error de cálculo miscalculation; error de imprenta misprint, printer's error; por error by mistake, in error (frml)
error sustantivo masculino
1 error, mistake
cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
inducir a error, to lead into error
2 (de un cálculo) error
3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.
' error' also found in these entries: Spanish: aberración - bestial - bestialidad - bulto - columpiarse - cometer - confusión - desacierto - desatino - desliz - despiste - enmendar - enorme - equivocación - equivocarse - falla - fallo - fatal - garrafal - gazapo - guardagujas - incidir - incorrección - incurrir - lectura - novatada - originar - patinazo - reconocer - rectificar - reparar - responder - subsanar - tipográfica - tipográfico - traspié - vista - yerro - caer - cálculo - calibre - caro - clásico - confesar - confundir - corriente - costoso - creces - descuido - desengañar English: allow for - amend - blunder - bug - commission - commit - crass - deny - error - expensive - fault - faux pas - goof - grievous - judgement - judgment - justice - lapse - make - margin - message - miscalculation - miscarriage - misprint - mistake - prove - retrieval - right - slip - spelling error - trial - wrong - admit - cost - cover - delusion - detection - disabuse - flaw - fundamental - genuine - glaring - grave - misconception - mislead - pay - same - spelling - spot - typing

error

tr['erə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 error nombre masculino, equivocación nombre femenino

■ a typing error un error de máquina

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in error por error, por equivocación

to be in error estar equivocado,-a, estar en un error

an error of judgement un error

to make an error cometer un error

to see the error of one's ways reconocer sus errores

error ['ɛrər] n

: error m, equivocación f

to be in error: estar equivocado

error

n.

• desacierto s.m.

• desacuerdo s.m.

• equivocación s.f.

• error s.m.

• extravío s.m.

• gabarro s.m.

• pifia s.f.

• tropiezo s.m.

• yerro s.m.

'erər, 'erə(r)
count & mass noun error m

a clerical/printer's error — un error administrativo/de imprenta

to make an error — cometer un error

in error — por equivocación, por error

to be in error — estar* en un error

to see the error of one's ways — darse* cuenta de que se ha actuado mal; (before n)

error message — ( Comput) mensaje m de error

['erǝ(r)]
1.

N error m, equivocación f

errors and omissions excepted — salvo error u omisión

by error — por error, por equivocación

to be in error — estar equivocado

human error — error m humano

spelling error — falta f de ortografía

typing error — error m de mecanografía

- see the error of one's ways

2.

CPD

error message N — (Comput) mensaje m de error

error of judgment N — error m de juicio

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['erər, 'erə(r)]
count & mass noun error m

a clerical/printer's error — un error administrativo/de imprenta

to make an error — cometer un error

in error — por equivocación, por error

to be in error — estar* en un error

to see the error of one's ways — darse* cuenta de que se ha actuado mal; (before n)

error message — ( Comput) mensaje m de error

English-spanish dictionary > error
9 slip

1. n скольжение; сползание

slip-propeller slip — скольжение воздушного винта

propeller slip — скольжение воздушного винта

mean face slip — средняя величина скольжения

true slip ratio — действительное скольжение

slip stability — устойчивость по скольжению

2. n ошибка; промах

a slip of the pen — описка

3. n лифчик

4. n комбинация

5. n детский фартучек

6. n плавки

7. n наволочка

8. n обыкн. свора, сворка

9. n мор. слип

10. n мор. стапель

building berth, building slip — стапель

11. n геол. сдвиг; небольшой сброс

face slip — сдвиг поверхности

hade slip — сдвиг; небольшой сброс

12. n геол. высота сброса

13. n тех. падение числа оборотов

14. n тех. пробуксовка

15. v скользить; плавно или быстро передвигаться

a boat slips through the water — лодка скользит по воде

16. v пропустить; забыть; отнестись невнимательно

17. v двигаться тихо или незаметно

the mouse slipped into its hole — мышь юркнула в нору

she slipped out of the room — она выскользнула из комнаты

he slipped out into the road — он незаметно прокрался к дороге

slip in — незаметно войти; прокрасться

slip stitch — потайной, незаметный шов

18. v вкрадываться

errors have slipped into the text — в текст вкрались ошибки

19. v проходить незаметно

time slips past — время летит

20. v сделать тихо и незаметно

he slipped a wink to his brother — он незаметно подмигнул брату

braking slip — скольжение при торможении

21. v ускользать; удирать

to let a chance slip — упустить удобный случай

the power was slipping from them — власть ускользала из их рук

slip away — ускользать

22. v выскальзывать, соскальзывать

the cup slipped out of her hands — чашка выскользнула у неё из рук

23. v снимать, стягивать

the dog slipped his collar — собака стянула с себя ошейник

24. v поскользнуться

my foot slipped — я поскользнулся

25. v тех. скользить, буксовать

26. v ошибаться, совершать промах

he rarely slips — он редко ошибается

27. v разг. ослабевать, терять силы

he has slipped badly since his heart-attack — он очень сдал после сердечного приступа

28. v разг. спадать, понижаться

prices have slipped during the past year — за последний год цены упали

29. v разг. вывихнуть

he slipped his shoulder — он вывихнул плечо

30. v разг. освобождать; сбрасывать

the snake slipped its skin — змея сбросила кожу

31. n длинная узкая полоска

a slip of paper — полоска бумаги

a narrow slip of ground — узкая полоска земли

32. n щепа; лучина

33. n побег, отросток; черенок; саженец

34. n поэт. отпрыск

bastard slip — внебрачный ребёнок

35. n маленькое существо

an undersized slip — заморыш

36. n стандартное печатное извещение, уведомление или предупреждение

a rejection slip — письменное отклонение рукописи

pink slip — извещение об увольнении

37. n бланк, регистрационная карточка

a voting slip — бланк избирательного бюллетеня

order slip — бланк заказа

request slip — бланк запроса

work slip — рабочая карточка

guide slip — поисковая карточка

catalog slip — каталожная карточка

38. n полигр. гранка

proofs in slip — корректура в гранках

slip proof — корректура в гранках

proof in slip — гранка, корректура в гранках

39. n амер. узкая скамья

40. n театр. кулисы

41. v срезать

42. v сорвать, отломать

to slip off a flower — сорвать цветок

43. n спец. суспензия, взвесь

44. n амер. скисшее, свернувшееся молоко

45. n тех. стеклопаста, шликер

Синонимический ряд:

1. decline (noun) decline; dip; downslide; downswing; downtrend; downturn; drop; falloff; sag; slump

2. error (noun) blooper; blunder; boner; bull; bungle; erratum; error; fault; faux pas; fluff; indiscretion; lapse; miscue; misdeed; misstep; mistake; omission; oversight; rock; slipup; trip

3. escape (noun) breakout; escape; escapement; escaping; flight; getaway; lam

4. paper (noun) label; leaf; paper; piece; sheet; tag; ticket

5. slide (noun) fall; skid; slide; stumble

6. strip (noun) cutting; scion; strip

7. undergarment (noun) camisole; chemise; petticoat; undergarment

8. wharf (noun) berth; dock; jetty; levee; pier; quay; wharf

9. decline (verb) decline; dip; drop

10. dislocate (verb) dislocate; throw out

11. drop off (verb) drop off; fall away; fall off; sag; slump

12. fall (verb) fall; sink; vitiate

13. loose (verb) disengage; loose; loosen; release; unbind; unclasp; undo; unfasten; unloose; unloosen; untie

14. shake (verb) lose; shake; throw off

15. shed (verb) exuviate; molt; moult; shed; slough

16. slide (verb) creep; ease; fall; glide; glissade; gumshoe; lurk; mouse; prowl; pussyfoot; shift; shirk; skid; skulk; slick; slide; slink; slither; sly; snake; sneak; steal; stumble; totter; tumble; waltz

17. trip (verb) blunder; err; miscue; mistake; stumble; trip

Антонимический ряд:

improve

English-Russian base dictionary > slip
10 desliz

m.

1 slip, error.

tener o cometer un desliz to slip up; (error) to be unfaithful (infidelidad conyugal)

2 mistake, lapse, slip-up, fault.

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desliz

► nombre masculino (pl deslices)

1 (resbalón) slide, slip

2 figurado (error) slip, mistake error

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cometer/tener un desliz figurado to slip up, make a slip

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noun m.

1) mistake

2) slip

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SM

1) (=equivocación) slip

cometer un desliz — to slip up

los deslices de la juventud — the indiscretions of youth

desliz de lengua — slip of the tongue

desliz freudiano — Freudian slip

2) (Aut) skid

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masculino

a) (error, falta) slip

cualquiera puede cometer un desliz como ése — anybody can slip up like that

b) ( al hablar) gaffe, faux pas

c) (ant o hum) ( aventurilla) indiscretion (dated or hum)

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= slip, slip-up.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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masculino

a) (error, falta) slip

cualquiera puede cometer un desliz como ése — anybody can slip up like that

b) ( al hablar) gaffe, faux pas

c) (ant o hum) ( aventurilla) indiscretion (dated or hum)

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= slip, slip-up.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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desliz

masculine

1

(error, falta): no ha tenido ni un desliz desde que salió de la cárcel he hasn't put a foot wrong o stepped out of line o strayed from the straight and narrow since he left jail

cualquiera puede tener un desliz como ése anybody can slip up like that

2 (al hablar) gaffe, faux pas, slip-up

3 ( ant o hum) (aventurilla) indiscretion ( datedor hum)

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desliz sustantivo masculino (error, falta) slip;
( al hablar) gaffe, faux pas
desliz sustantivo masculino
1 (error, equivocación) mistake, slip: cometer o tener un desliz, to slip up: cometí un par de deslices, I slipped up twice
2 euf (aventura amorosa) indiscretion
' desliz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traspié
English:
lapse
- slip
- slip up

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desliz nm

1. [error] slip, error;

tener o [m5] cometer un desliz to slip up;

tuvo algunos deslices en el examen she made a few slips in the exam;

deslices de juventud youthful indiscretions

2. [infidelidad conyugal] lapse;

tener o [m5] cometer un desliz (con alguien) to have an adventure o a fling (with sb)

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desliz

m fig fam

slip-up fam

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desliz nm, pl deslices : error, mistake, slip

desliz de la lengua: slip of the tongue

Spanish-English dictionary > desliz
11 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

•

- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* * *

caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

* * *

caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

* * *

caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
12 deslizarse

deslizarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to slide; (sobre agua) to glide

2 (salir) to slip out (de, of); (entrar) to slip (en, into)

■ se deslizó en la habitación he slipped into the room

3 (fluir) to flow, run

■ el riachuelo se desliza por el valle the stream flows through the valley

4 (transcurrir) to go by, fly

* * *

VPR

1) (=resbalarse) to slide

el coche se deslizó unos metros — the car slid o slipped forward a few metres

los niños se deslizaban por el pasamanos — the children were sliding down the banisters

gotas de sudor se deslizaban por su frente — beads of sweat ran o slid down his forehead

el esquiador se desliza por la pista — the skier slips o skis down the slope

la patinadora se deslizaba elegantemente — the skater was gliding along

2) (=avanzar) [serpiente] to slither; [barco] to glide, slip

la anguila se deslizó entre mis manos — the eel slipped through my fingers

el tren se desliza a 300km/h — the train glides along at 300km/h

el agua se desliza mansamente — the water flows along gently

3) frm [secreto] to slip out; [error] to slip in, creep in

* * *

(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glide

Ex. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

Ex. Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.

Ex. As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.

Ex. 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.

* * *

(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glide

Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.

Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.

Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.

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■deslizarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sobre una superficie) to slide
2 (un río, una corriente) to flow: las lágrimas se deslizaban por su mejilla, tears flowed down her cheeks
3 (en un lugar, silenciosamente) to glide: se deslizó en la oficina y consultó los informes reservados, she slipped into the office and went through the confidential reports
' deslizarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabullirse
- deslizar
- escurrir
English:
glide
- slide
- slip in
- slip into
- slither
- coast
- roll
- skid

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vpr

1. [resbalar] to slide;

deslizarse por to slide along;

el barco se deslizaba por la superficie the boat glided along the surface;

los esquiadores se deslizaban por la nieve the skiers slid across the snow;

los niños se deslizaron por el tobogán the children slid down the chute;

las lágrimas se deslizaban por sus mejillas tears ran down his cheeks;

el agua se desliza mansamente río abajo the water flows gently downriver

2. [escabullirse] to slip;

una lagartija se deslizó entre las rocas a lizard slipped in between the rocks;

para entrar/salir tuvo que deslizarse sin que lo viera el portero to get in/out he had to slip past the porter without being seen

3. [sujeto: error]
deslizarse en to creep into

4. [sujeto: tiempo, vida] to slip away o by

* * *

deslizarse

v/r

1 slide;

deslizarse sobre el hielo slide over the ice

2

:

se me ha deslizado un error I’ve slipped up

* * *

vr

1) : to slide, to glide

2) : to slip away

* * *

deslizarse vb

1. (moverse) to slide [pt. & pp. slid]

los niños se dejan deslizar por el terraplén the children slide down the embankment

los esquís se deslizaban sobre la nieve the skis slid over the snow

2. (escurrirse) to slip [pt. & pp. slipped]

se deslizó en la casa he slipped into the house

Spanish-English dictionary > deslizarse
13 colarse

colarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (escabullirse) to slip in, gatecrash

2 (en una cola) to push in, jump the queue, US jump the line

3 familiar (equivocarse) to slip up, make a mistake

4 (enamorarse) to fall ( por, for)

■ se coló por Ana he fell for Ana

* * *

VPR

1) (=filtrarse)

el agua se cuela por las rendijas — the water seeps (in) through o gets in through the cracks

se le coló el balón — the ball slipped past him

la moto se iba colando entre la fila de coches — the motorbike slipped through the line of cars

2) [personas] [sin pagar] to get in without paying; [en lugar prohibido] to sneak in; [en fiesta] to gatecrash

intentaron colarse en el concierto — they tried to get into the concert without paying

se coló silenciosamente en la habitación — he sneaked quietly into the room

un equipo de segunda división se había colado en las semifinales — a second division team had slipped through to the semifinals

3) [error]

se le colaron varias faltas al revisar el texto — he overlooked several mistakes when revising the text

4) [en una cola] to jump the queue, cut in line (EEUU)

se me intentó colar — he tried to jump the queue in front of me

¡oiga, no se cuele! — excuse me, there's a queue!

5) Esp * (=equivocarse) to get it wrong *

¡huy! ¡me colé! — oops! I got it wrong! *

ahí te has colado porque yo no dije nada de eso — you got it wrong there, because I didn't say anything about that

6) Esp (=enamorarse)

colarse por algn — to fall for sb

* * *

= creep + past, sneak + past, sneak through, slither + Posesivo + way into, seep, creep (up) (in/into), sneak, weasel + Posesivo + way into, sneak into, worm + Posesivo + way through.

Ex. Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.

Ex. The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo.

Ex. I think I am probably 99.9% effective at catching these spams but this was one of the.1% that snuck through.

Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Ex. The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.

Ex. Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.

Ex. With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.

Ex. He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.

Ex. The police said that he had sneaked into a her house and raped her nearly 200 times over a 13-month period.

Ex. Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.

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* colarse en = slip into.

* colarse inadvertidamente = slip through.

* * *

= creep + past, sneak + past, sneak through, slither + Posesivo + way into, seep, creep (up) (in/into), sneak, weasel + Posesivo + way into, sneak into, worm + Posesivo + way through.

Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.

Ex: The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo.

Ex: I think I am probably 99.9% effective at catching these spams but this was one of the.1% that snuck through.

Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.

Ex: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.

Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.

Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.

Ex: The police said that he had sneaked into a her house and raped her nearly 200 times over a 13-month period.

Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.

* colarse en = slip into.

* colarse inadvertidamente = slip through.

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■colarse verbo reflexivo
1 (entrar sin ser visto) to slip in
(sin ser invitado) to gatecrash
(sin pagar) se coló en el autobús, he got onto the bus without paying
2 (saltarse el turno) to jump the queue, US to cut in the line
3 fam (meter la pata) to slip up, go too far
' colarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colar
English:
cut in
- gatecrash
- jump
- push in
- queue
- thread
- worm
- crash
- gate
- line
- push

* * *

vpr

1. [líquido, gas]
colarse por to seep through;

el aire se cuela por esta rendija air passes through this crack;

las llaves se colaron por la alcantarilla the keys dropped down the drain;

el balón se coló por la portería sin que ningún jugador pudiera detenerlo the ball just slipped into the goal and no one could stop it

2. [en cola] to Br jump the queue o US cut in line;

¡eh, no te cueles! Br oi, don't jump the queue!, US hey, don't cut in line!

3. [en sitio] to slip, to sneak (en into);
se colaron en el tren they slipped o sneaked onto the train without paying;

colarse en una fiesta to gatecrash a party;

nos colamos por la puerta de atrás we sneaked in (by) the back door

4. Fam [equivocarse] to slip up;

te has colado, no es mi hermana you've got it wrong, she's not my sister

5. Fam [enamorarse]
colarse por alguien to fall for sb

* * *

colarse

v/r fam

1 en un lugar get in

2 en una fiesta gatecrash; en una cola cut in line, Br

push in

3

:

colarse por alguien fam fall for s.o.

* * *

vr

1) : to sneak in, to cut in line, to gate-crash

2) : to slip up, to make a mistake

* * *

colarse vb

1. (meterse en un lugar) to sneak in

se coló en el concierto he sneaked into the concert / he got into the concert without paying

2. (meterse en una cola) to push in

un chico intentó colarse a boy tried to push in

3. (equivocarse en general) to slip up / to be wrong

te has colado you're wrong

4. (equivocarse hablando) to put your foot in it

te has colado, no debías decirle eso you've put your foot in it you shouldn't have said that

Spanish-English dictionary > colarse
14 caer en

v.

1 to fall in, to fall into, to drop into.

María cayó en el hueco Mary fell into the hole.

Ricardo cayó en el error Richard incurred in the error.

Ese acto cae en subversión That act falls into subversion.

2 to fall into, to incur in.

Ricardo cayó en el error Richard incurred in the error.

3 to fall on.

Silvia cayó en el colchón Silvia fell on the mattress.

4 to fall into, to be classified into.

Ese acto cae en subversión That act falls into subversion.

* * *

(v.) = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into

Ex. Although Limburg's attempt to cover such a wide range of issues is commendable, he runs foul of the dangers of simplistic diatribe and superficiality.

Ex. Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.

Ex. If the economy slips into recession then the government may decide to stimulate the economy with massive spending.

Ex. I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.

* * *

(v.) = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into

Ex: Although Limburg's attempt to cover such a wide range of issues is commendable, he runs foul of the dangers of simplistic diatribe and superficiality.

Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.

Ex: If the economy slips into recession then the government may decide to stimulate the economy with massive spending.

Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.

Spanish-English dictionary > caer en
15 labor

1.
lābor, lapsus ( inf. parag. labier, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94; part. labundus, Att. ap. Non. 504, 31; Trag. Fragm. v. 570 Rib.), 3, v. dep. n. [cf. lăbo; Sanscr. lamb- (ramb-), to glide, fall], to move gently along a smooth surface, to fall, slide; to slide, slip, or glide down, to fall down, to sink as the beginning of a fall; constr. absol., or with ad, in, inter, per, sub, super, ab, de, ex, or with abl. alone.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.
1.
Of living beings:
non squamoso labuntur ventre cerastae,
Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27:
per sinus crebros et magna volumina labens,
Ov. M. 15, 721:
pigraque labatur circa donaria serpens,
Ov. Am. 2, 13, 13:
ille inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus volvitur,
Verg. A. 7, 349: (angues) in diversum lapsi, Jul. Obseq. 119.—Of floating:
ut rate felice pacata per aequora labar,
Ov. H. 10, 65:
dum Stygio gurgite labor,
id. M. 5, 504:
tua labens navita aqua,
Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 8.—Of flying:
tollunt se celeres, liquidumque per aera lapsae,
Verg. A. 6, 202:
vade, age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis,
id. ib. 4, 223:
pennis lapsa per auras,
Ov. M. 8, 51:
labere, nympha, polo,
Verg. A. 11, 588.—Of sinking, slipping down:
labor, io! cara lumina conde manu,
Ov. A. A. 7, 342:
labitur infelix (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 498; cf. Luc. 5, 799:
labitur exsanguis,
Verg. A. 11, 818; 5, 181:
super terram,
Ov. M. 13, 477:
equo,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 15:
temone,
Verg. A. 12, 470 [p. 1024] limite, Luc. 9, 712:
in vulnera,
id. 7, 604:
in colla mariti,
Val. Fl. 2, 425:
alieno vulnere,
Luc. 2, 265:
in rivo,
Cic. Fat. 3, 5:
pondere lapsi pectoris arma sonant,
Luc. 7, 572.—
Of gliding upwards: celeri fuga sub sidera,
Verg. A. 3, 243.—
2.
Of things:
splendida signa videntur labier,
Lucr. 4, 445; Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:
umor in genas Furtim labitur,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 7:
stellas Praecipites caelo labi,
Verg. G. 1, 366:
perque genas lacrimae labuntur,
Ov. H. 7, 185; id. M. 2, 656:
lapsi de fontibus amnes,
id. ib. 13, 954; cf.:
catenae lapsae lacertis sponte sua,
id. ib. 3, 699:
lapsuram domum subire,
about to tumble down, id. Ib. 511; Luc. 1, 25; cf.
with cado: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia,
Verg. A. 6, 310:
ipsaque in Oceanum sidera lapsa cadunt,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 64:
lapsis repente saxis,
Tac. A. 4, 59:
ab arbore ramus,
Ov. M. 3, 410.—Of the eyes, to fall, close:
labentes, oculos condere,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44:
lumina,
Verg. A. 11, 818; Prop. 1, 10, 7; 2, 5, 17.—
B.
Transf.
1.
To glide away, glide along, slip or haste away: labitur uncta carina: volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.); so id. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 476 Vahl.); cf.:
labitur uncta vadis abies,
Verg. A. 8, 91; Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31:
sidera, quae vaga et mutabili ratione labuntur,
id. Univ. 10.—Esp., of a transition in discourse, to pass:
a dispositione ad elocutionis praecepta labor,
Quint. 7, 10, 17.—
2.
To slip away, escape:
lapsus custodiā,
Tac. A. 5, 10; 11, 31:
e manibus custodientium lapsus,
Curt. 3, 13, 3; Prop. 1, 11, 5; Amm. 26, 3, 3.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to come or go gently or insensibly, to glide, glide or pass away:
ilico res foras labitur,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 21:
brevitate et celeritate syllabarum labi putat verba proclivius,
Cic. Or. 57; 56:
sed labor longius, ad propositum revertor,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79; id. Leg. 1, 19, 52:
labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 49:
labi somnum sensit in artus,
id. M. 11, 631:
nostro illius labatur pectore vultus,
Verg. E. 1, 64.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of speech, to die away, be lost, not be heard (very rare):
ne adjectae voces laberentur atque errarent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 114; cf. Sil. 7, 745.—
2.
Of time, to glide, pass away, elapse:
eheu fugaces labuntur anni,
Hor. C. 2, 14, 2:
anni tacite labentis origo,
Ov. F. 1, 65:
labentia tempora,
id. Tr. 3, 11; id. F. 6, 771; id. Tr. 4, 10, 27:
aetas labitur,
Tib. 1, 8, 48; cf.: labente officio, when the attendance or service is ended, Juv. 6, 203.—
3.
Pregn., to sink, incline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.); cf.:
cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi,
Cic. Or. 3, 10:
labentem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire,
id. Phil. 2, 21, 51:
equitem Romanum labentem excepit, fulsit, sustinuit,
id. Rab. Post. 16, 43; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 2:
sustinuit labentem aciem Antonius,
Tac. H. 3, 23:
vidi labentes acies,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 53:
eo citius lapsa res est,
Liv. 3, 33: mores lapsi sunt, id. praef.; Tac. A. 6, 50:
fides lapsa,
Ov. H. 2, 102:
labentur opes,
will be lost, Tib. 1, 6, 53:
res,
Lucr. 4, 1117:
hereditas lapsa est,
Dig. 4, 4, 11, § 5.—
4.
To slip or fall away from a thing, to lose it: hac spe lapsus, deceived or disappointed in this hope, Caes. B. G. 5, 55, 3:
hoc munere,
Sil. 7, 740:
facultatibus,
to lose one's property, become poor, Dig. 27, 8, 2, § 11; 26, 7, 9, § 1:
mente,
to lose one's senses, go mad, Cels. 5, 26, 13; Suet. Aug. 48; cf.:
lapsae mentis error,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 2.—Hence, lapsus, a, um, ruined, unfortunate, Prop. 1, 1, 25. —
5.
To fall into or upon, to come or turn to:
labor eo, ut assentiar Epicuro,
Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139; id. Att. 4, 5, 2:
ad opinionem,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 138:
in adulationem,
Tac. A. 4, 6:
in gaudia,
Val. Fl. 6, 662:
in vitium,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94.—
6.
To fall into error, to be mistaken, to err, mistake, commit a fault:
labi, errare, nescire, decipi et malum et turpe ducimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18:
in aliqua re labi et cadere,
id. Brut. 49, 185:
in minimis tenuissimisque rebus,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169; id. Fam. 2, 7, 1:
lapsus est per errorem suum,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 8:
consilio,... casu,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 6:
propter inprudentiam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 3:
in officio,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12:
in verbo,
Ov. Am. 2, 8, 7:
ne verbo quidem labi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3:
it vera ratione,
Lucr. 2, 176.—
7.
Esp., to fall away from the true faith, to become apostate (eccl. Lat.):
lapsorum fratrum petulantia,
Cypr. Ep. 30, 1 al.
2.
lăbor (old form lăbos, like arbos, honos, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 35; id. Truc. 2, 6, 40; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 6; Varr. ap. Non. 487, 13; Cat. 55, 13; Sall. C. 7, 5; id. J. 100, 4; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [Sanscr. root rabh, to grasp, ā-rabh, to undertake; Gr. alph- in êlphon, earned, alphêma, wages; Germ. Arbeit], labor, toil, exertion (cf.: contentio, opera).
I.
Lit.:
ut ingenium est omnium Hominum a labore proclive ad libidinem,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 51:
haud existimans quanto labore partum,
id. Phorm. 1, 1, 12:
interest aliquid inter laborem et dolorem: sunt finitima omnino, sed tamen differt aliquid. Labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis, gravioris operis et muneris: dolor autem motus asper in corpore alienus a sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35:
corporis,
id. Cael. 17, 39:
res est magni laboris,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:
laborem sibi sumere et alteri imponere,
id. Mur. 18, 38:
sumptum et laborem insumere in rem aliquam,
id. Inv. 2, 38, 113; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:
multum operae laborisque consumere,
id. de Or. 1, 55, 234:
laborem sustinere,
id. Att. 1, 17, 6:
exantlare,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 108:
suscipere,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 5, 13:
subire,
id. Att. 3, 15, 7:
capere,
id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49:
labores magnos excipere,
id. Brut. 69, 243:
se in magnis laboribus exercere,
id. Arch. 11, 28:
summi laboris esse,
capable of great exertion, Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 2:
laborem levare alicui,
Cic. Or. 34, 120:
detrahere,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:
ex labore se reficere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 11:
victus suppeditabatur sine labore,
Cic. Sest. 48, 103:
non est quod existumes, ullam esse sine labore virtutem,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 25, 5; Suet. Ner. 52; Quint. 2, 12, 12; cf.:
nullo labore,
Cic. Dom. 34, 91; id. Sest. 40, 87; id. Tusc. 2, 22, 51:
quantum meruit labor,
Juv. 7, 216:
reddere sua dona labori,
id. 16, 57:
numerenter labores,
be valued, id. 9, 42.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Pregn., drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering (mostly poet. and late Lat.; syn. aerumna): decet id pati animo aequo;
si id facietis, levior labos erit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 2:
propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo,
id. ib. 5, 1, 25:
cum labore magno et misere vivere,
id. Aul. prol. 14; id. Ps. 2, 4, 2:
hoc evenit in labore atque in dolore,
id. ib. 2, 3, 20:
vel in labore meo vel in honore,
Cic. Fam. 15, 18:
Iliacos audire labores,
Verg. A. 4, 78:
mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos Esset rubigo,
id. G. 1, 150:
belli labores,
id. A. 11, 126; cf. id. ib. 2, 619;
12, 727: labor militiae,
Juv. 16, 52:
castrorum labores,
id. 14, 198:
Lucinae labores,
Verg. G. 4, 340:
cor de labore pectus tundit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 63:
hoc medicamentum sine magno labore cadere cogit haemorrhoidas,
Scrib. 227:
litterarius, = opus,
Aug. Conf. 9, 2;
id. cont. Jul. 6, 21: meos labores legere,
id. de Don. Pers. 68.—Of sickness: valetudo crescit, accrescit labor. Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4:
sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,
Vitr. 8, 3, 4.—Of danger:
maximus autem earum (apium) labor est initio veris,
Col. 9, 13, 2.—Prov.:
jucundi acti labores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105:
suavis laborum est praeteritorum memoria,
id. ib. —
2.
Poet.
a.
Labores solis, eclipses of the sun, Verg. A. 1, 742 Forbig. ad loc.; so,
defectus solis varios lunaeque labores,
id. G. 1, 478; Sil. 14, 378. —
b.
Of plants:
hunc laborem perferre,
i. e. growth, Verg. G. 2, 343.—
3.
Personified: Lăbos, toil, in the lower world, Verg. A. 6, 277.—
II.
Meton., of the products of labor.
a.
Work, workmanship of an artist ( poet.):
operum,
Verg. A. 1, 455:
hic labor ille domūs,
id. ib. 6, 27:
nec non Polycleti multus ubique labor,
Juv. 8, 104. —
b.
Of cultivated plants, crops, etc.:
ruit arduus aether et pluvia ingenti sata laeta boumque labores Diluit,
Verg. G. 1, 325; cf.:
haec cum sint hominumque boumque labores,
id. ib. 1, 118: Juppiter Grandine dilapidans hominumque boumque labores, Col. poët. 10, 330; Verg. A. 2, 284; 306.—
c.
Labores uteri, i. e. children, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 193.

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16 Labos

1.
lābor, lapsus ( inf. parag. labier, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94; part. labundus, Att. ap. Non. 504, 31; Trag. Fragm. v. 570 Rib.), 3, v. dep. n. [cf. lăbo; Sanscr. lamb- (ramb-), to glide, fall], to move gently along a smooth surface, to fall, slide; to slide, slip, or glide down, to fall down, to sink as the beginning of a fall; constr. absol., or with ad, in, inter, per, sub, super, ab, de, ex, or with abl. alone.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.
1.
Of living beings:
non squamoso labuntur ventre cerastae,
Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27:
per sinus crebros et magna volumina labens,
Ov. M. 15, 721:
pigraque labatur circa donaria serpens,
Ov. Am. 2, 13, 13:
ille inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus volvitur,
Verg. A. 7, 349: (angues) in diversum lapsi, Jul. Obseq. 119.—Of floating:
ut rate felice pacata per aequora labar,
Ov. H. 10, 65:
dum Stygio gurgite labor,
id. M. 5, 504:
tua labens navita aqua,
Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 8.—Of flying:
tollunt se celeres, liquidumque per aera lapsae,
Verg. A. 6, 202:
vade, age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis,
id. ib. 4, 223:
pennis lapsa per auras,
Ov. M. 8, 51:
labere, nympha, polo,
Verg. A. 11, 588.—Of sinking, slipping down:
labor, io! cara lumina conde manu,
Ov. A. A. 7, 342:
labitur infelix (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 498; cf. Luc. 5, 799:
labitur exsanguis,
Verg. A. 11, 818; 5, 181:
super terram,
Ov. M. 13, 477:
equo,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 15:
temone,
Verg. A. 12, 470 [p. 1024] limite, Luc. 9, 712:
in vulnera,
id. 7, 604:
in colla mariti,
Val. Fl. 2, 425:
alieno vulnere,
Luc. 2, 265:
in rivo,
Cic. Fat. 3, 5:
pondere lapsi pectoris arma sonant,
Luc. 7, 572.—
Of gliding upwards: celeri fuga sub sidera,
Verg. A. 3, 243.—
2.
Of things:
splendida signa videntur labier,
Lucr. 4, 445; Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:
umor in genas Furtim labitur,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 7:
stellas Praecipites caelo labi,
Verg. G. 1, 366:
perque genas lacrimae labuntur,
Ov. H. 7, 185; id. M. 2, 656:
lapsi de fontibus amnes,
id. ib. 13, 954; cf.:
catenae lapsae lacertis sponte sua,
id. ib. 3, 699:
lapsuram domum subire,
about to tumble down, id. Ib. 511; Luc. 1, 25; cf.
with cado: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia,
Verg. A. 6, 310:
ipsaque in Oceanum sidera lapsa cadunt,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 64:
lapsis repente saxis,
Tac. A. 4, 59:
ab arbore ramus,
Ov. M. 3, 410.—Of the eyes, to fall, close:
labentes, oculos condere,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44:
lumina,
Verg. A. 11, 818; Prop. 1, 10, 7; 2, 5, 17.—
B.
Transf.
1.
To glide away, glide along, slip or haste away: labitur uncta carina: volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.); so id. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 476 Vahl.); cf.:
labitur uncta vadis abies,
Verg. A. 8, 91; Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31:
sidera, quae vaga et mutabili ratione labuntur,
id. Univ. 10.—Esp., of a transition in discourse, to pass:
a dispositione ad elocutionis praecepta labor,
Quint. 7, 10, 17.—
2.
To slip away, escape:
lapsus custodiā,
Tac. A. 5, 10; 11, 31:
e manibus custodientium lapsus,
Curt. 3, 13, 3; Prop. 1, 11, 5; Amm. 26, 3, 3.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to come or go gently or insensibly, to glide, glide or pass away:
ilico res foras labitur,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 21:
brevitate et celeritate syllabarum labi putat verba proclivius,
Cic. Or. 57; 56:
sed labor longius, ad propositum revertor,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79; id. Leg. 1, 19, 52:
labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 49:
labi somnum sensit in artus,
id. M. 11, 631:
nostro illius labatur pectore vultus,
Verg. E. 1, 64.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of speech, to die away, be lost, not be heard (very rare):
ne adjectae voces laberentur atque errarent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 114; cf. Sil. 7, 745.—
2.
Of time, to glide, pass away, elapse:
eheu fugaces labuntur anni,
Hor. C. 2, 14, 2:
anni tacite labentis origo,
Ov. F. 1, 65:
labentia tempora,
id. Tr. 3, 11; id. F. 6, 771; id. Tr. 4, 10, 27:
aetas labitur,
Tib. 1, 8, 48; cf.: labente officio, when the attendance or service is ended, Juv. 6, 203.—
3.
Pregn., to sink, incline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.); cf.:
cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi,
Cic. Or. 3, 10:
labentem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire,
id. Phil. 2, 21, 51:
equitem Romanum labentem excepit, fulsit, sustinuit,
id. Rab. Post. 16, 43; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 2:
sustinuit labentem aciem Antonius,
Tac. H. 3, 23:
vidi labentes acies,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 53:
eo citius lapsa res est,
Liv. 3, 33: mores lapsi sunt, id. praef.; Tac. A. 6, 50:
fides lapsa,
Ov. H. 2, 102:
labentur opes,
will be lost, Tib. 1, 6, 53:
res,
Lucr. 4, 1117:
hereditas lapsa est,
Dig. 4, 4, 11, § 5.—
4.
To slip or fall away from a thing, to lose it: hac spe lapsus, deceived or disappointed in this hope, Caes. B. G. 5, 55, 3:
hoc munere,
Sil. 7, 740:
facultatibus,
to lose one's property, become poor, Dig. 27, 8, 2, § 11; 26, 7, 9, § 1:
mente,
to lose one's senses, go mad, Cels. 5, 26, 13; Suet. Aug. 48; cf.:
lapsae mentis error,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 2.—Hence, lapsus, a, um, ruined, unfortunate, Prop. 1, 1, 25. —
5.
To fall into or upon, to come or turn to:
labor eo, ut assentiar Epicuro,
Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139; id. Att. 4, 5, 2:
ad opinionem,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 138:
in adulationem,
Tac. A. 4, 6:
in gaudia,
Val. Fl. 6, 662:
in vitium,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94.—
6.
To fall into error, to be mistaken, to err, mistake, commit a fault:
labi, errare, nescire, decipi et malum et turpe ducimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18:
in aliqua re labi et cadere,
id. Brut. 49, 185:
in minimis tenuissimisque rebus,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169; id. Fam. 2, 7, 1:
lapsus est per errorem suum,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 8:
consilio,... casu,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 6:
propter inprudentiam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 3:
in officio,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12:
in verbo,
Ov. Am. 2, 8, 7:
ne verbo quidem labi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3:
it vera ratione,
Lucr. 2, 176.—
7.
Esp., to fall away from the true faith, to become apostate (eccl. Lat.):
lapsorum fratrum petulantia,
Cypr. Ep. 30, 1 al.
2.
lăbor (old form lăbos, like arbos, honos, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 35; id. Truc. 2, 6, 40; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 6; Varr. ap. Non. 487, 13; Cat. 55, 13; Sall. C. 7, 5; id. J. 100, 4; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [Sanscr. root rabh, to grasp, ā-rabh, to undertake; Gr. alph- in êlphon, earned, alphêma, wages; Germ. Arbeit], labor, toil, exertion (cf.: contentio, opera).
I.
Lit.:
ut ingenium est omnium Hominum a labore proclive ad libidinem,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 51:
haud existimans quanto labore partum,
id. Phorm. 1, 1, 12:
interest aliquid inter laborem et dolorem: sunt finitima omnino, sed tamen differt aliquid. Labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis, gravioris operis et muneris: dolor autem motus asper in corpore alienus a sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35:
corporis,
id. Cael. 17, 39:
res est magni laboris,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:
laborem sibi sumere et alteri imponere,
id. Mur. 18, 38:
sumptum et laborem insumere in rem aliquam,
id. Inv. 2, 38, 113; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:
multum operae laborisque consumere,
id. de Or. 1, 55, 234:
laborem sustinere,
id. Att. 1, 17, 6:
exantlare,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 108:
suscipere,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 5, 13:
subire,
id. Att. 3, 15, 7:
capere,
id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49:
labores magnos excipere,
id. Brut. 69, 243:
se in magnis laboribus exercere,
id. Arch. 11, 28:
summi laboris esse,
capable of great exertion, Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 2:
laborem levare alicui,
Cic. Or. 34, 120:
detrahere,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:
ex labore se reficere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 11:
victus suppeditabatur sine labore,
Cic. Sest. 48, 103:
non est quod existumes, ullam esse sine labore virtutem,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 25, 5; Suet. Ner. 52; Quint. 2, 12, 12; cf.:
nullo labore,
Cic. Dom. 34, 91; id. Sest. 40, 87; id. Tusc. 2, 22, 51:
quantum meruit labor,
Juv. 7, 216:
reddere sua dona labori,
id. 16, 57:
numerenter labores,
be valued, id. 9, 42.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Pregn., drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering (mostly poet. and late Lat.; syn. aerumna): decet id pati animo aequo;
si id facietis, levior labos erit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 2:
propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo,
id. ib. 5, 1, 25:
cum labore magno et misere vivere,
id. Aul. prol. 14; id. Ps. 2, 4, 2:
hoc evenit in labore atque in dolore,
id. ib. 2, 3, 20:
vel in labore meo vel in honore,
Cic. Fam. 15, 18:
Iliacos audire labores,
Verg. A. 4, 78:
mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos Esset rubigo,
id. G. 1, 150:
belli labores,
id. A. 11, 126; cf. id. ib. 2, 619;
12, 727: labor militiae,
Juv. 16, 52:
castrorum labores,
id. 14, 198:
Lucinae labores,
Verg. G. 4, 340:
cor de labore pectus tundit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 63:
hoc medicamentum sine magno labore cadere cogit haemorrhoidas,
Scrib. 227:
litterarius, = opus,
Aug. Conf. 9, 2;
id. cont. Jul. 6, 21: meos labores legere,
id. de Don. Pers. 68.—Of sickness: valetudo crescit, accrescit labor. Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4:
sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,
Vitr. 8, 3, 4.—Of danger:
maximus autem earum (apium) labor est initio veris,
Col. 9, 13, 2.—Prov.:
jucundi acti labores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105:
suavis laborum est praeteritorum memoria,
id. ib. —
2.
Poet.
a.
Labores solis, eclipses of the sun, Verg. A. 1, 742 Forbig. ad loc.; so,
defectus solis varios lunaeque labores,
id. G. 1, 478; Sil. 14, 378. —
b.
Of plants:
hunc laborem perferre,
i. e. growth, Verg. G. 2, 343.—
3.
Personified: Lăbos, toil, in the lower world, Verg. A. 6, 277.—
II.
Meton., of the products of labor.
a.
Work, workmanship of an artist ( poet.):
operum,
Verg. A. 1, 455:
hic labor ille domūs,
id. ib. 6, 27:
nec non Polycleti multus ubique labor,
Juv. 8, 104. —
b.
Of cultivated plants, crops, etc.:
ruit arduus aether et pluvia ingenti sata laeta boumque labores Diluit,
Verg. G. 1, 325; cf.:
haec cum sint hominumque boumque labores,
id. ib. 1, 118: Juppiter Grandine dilapidans hominumque boumque labores, Col. poët. 10, 330; Verg. A. 2, 284; 306.—
c.
Labores uteri, i. e. children, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 193.

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17 fall

fɔ:l
1. сущ.
1) падение;
спуск, снижение to have, take a fall ≈ падать a bad, nasty fall ≈ неудачное падение a free fall( of a parachutist) ≈ свободное падение( парашютиста) The net broke the tightrope walker's fall. ≈ Сетка смягчила падение канатоходца. Syn: descent, drop, falling, dropping, spill, tumble, slip, plummet
2) падение, сбрасывание;
выпадение (осадков) the fall of leaves ≈ сбрасывание листьев a fall of snow ≈ выпадение снега Syn: dropping
3) амер. осень early fall ≈ ранняя осень late fall ≈ поздняя осень in (the) fall ≈ осенью Syn: autumn
4) обыкн. мн. водопад Niagara Falls ≈ Ниагарский водопад We could see the spray from the falls downriver. ≈ Мы видели водяные брызги от водопада вниз по реке. Syn: waterfall, cascade, cataract
5) впадение( реки)
6) а) рождение( обыкн. о ягнятах), окот б) помет, выводок
7) выпадение (волос и т. п.)
8) количество сваленного леса
9) нечто свободно свисающее, ниспадающее а) покрывало, вуаль б) ниспадающий воротник в) широкий передний карман на брюках г) три лепестка (обычно свисающих) ириса д) длинная шерсть на морде у некоторых пород собак е) шиньон из длинных волос
10) а) упадок, закат б) падение, поражение, капитуляция the fall of Troy ≈ падение Трои The fall of the city followed heavy bombardment. ≈ Сдаче города предшествовала сильная бомбардировка. Syn: surrender, capitulation, overthrow, capture, downfall, collapse, defeat
11) моральное падение;
потеря чести;
потеря невинности The play was about the fall of an honest man. ≈ В пьесе говорилось о моральном падении честного человека. Fall of man ≈ грехопадение Syn: corruption, ruin, loss of innocence, deviation from virtue, slip;
downfall
12) спорт а) прижатие соперника спиной к мату (в борьбе) б) схватка, раунд
13) обрыв, склон, откос (холма) ;
скат, спуск Syn: declivity
14) снижение, спад;
падение, понижение (цен), обесценение Yesterday saw a sudden fall in stock prices. ≈ Вчера произошло резкое падение биржевого курса. Syn: drop, decline, lowering, sinking, diminution, decrease, reduction, slump, depreciation;
ebb, subsidence, wane
15) муз. каданс
16) нисходящая интонация( в речи)
17) тех. напор, высота напора
18) тех. канат или цепь подъемного блока (обыкн. block and fall)
19) мор. фал ∙ pride will have a fall посл. ≈ гордыня до добра не доводит
2. гл.;
прош. вр. - fell, прич. прош. вр. - fallen
1) падать to fall off a table ≈ упасть со стола to fall on one's back ≈ падать на спину The apple fell from the tree. ≈ Яблоко упало с дерева. He fell down the stairs. ≈ Он упал с лестницы. Syn: drop, drop down, tumble, topple, collapse, crash down
2) опадать( о листьях) ;
выпадать, идти( об осадках)
3) спускаться, наступать Night fell. ≈ Спустилась ночь.
4) впадать( о реке)
5) рождаться( о ягнятах и т. п.)
6) выпадать (о волосах и т. п.)
7) рубить, валить (деревья) ;
валиться( о дереве)
8) ниспадать;
(свободно) падать (об одежде, волосах и т. п.) Her dress falls in pleats from the waist. ≈ Ее платье спадает от талии свободными складками. Syn: extend down, hang down, slope, droop, cascade;
descend, drop
9) пасть, сдаться, капитулировать;
погибнуть On the third day of the attack, the town fell. ≈ На третий день город пал. Syn: surrender, be captured, be overthrown, be defeated, be taken, pass into enemy hands, collapse, capitulate, succumb;
be destroyed, come to destruction
10) пасть морально, грешить How many innocents have fallen and become hardened sinners! ≈ Сколько невинных пали и стали неисправимыми грешниками! Syn: transgress, give in to temptation, succumb, lapse, sin, depart from rectitude, err
11) браться, приниматься( за что-л.), начинать делать( что-л.) We shall not fall to send our reply. ≈ Мы не замедлим послать наш ответ.
12) приходиться, падать, происходить, иметь место My birthday falls on Sunday. ≈ Мое рождение попадает на воскресенье. Syn: occur, come to pass, happen, take place, come off, come around
13) падать, понижаться, уменьшаться The temperature has fallen. ≈ Температура упала;
похолодало. My spirits fell. ≈ Мое настроение упало. The cost of meat finally fell. ≈ Цены на мясо наконец снизились. Syn: decline, come down, become less, decrease, diminish, become lower, cheapen, depreciate
14) стихать, ослабевать( о ветре и т. п.)
15) потерпеть крах;
разориться
16) обваливаться, оседать
17) попадать to fall into disfavor ≈ попасть в немилость to fall into disrepute ≈ иметь дурную славу to fall into place ≈ добраться до места to fall into a trap ≈ попасть в ловушку to fall under a train ≈ попадать под поезд to fall under smb. 's influence ≈ попадать под чье-л. влияние
18) делиться, распадаться to fall into three categories ≈ делиться на три категории
19) (употребляется как глагол-связка) становиться to fall asleep ≈ заснуть to fall astern ≈ отстать to fall dead ≈ упасть замертво to fall dumb ≈ онеметь to fall silent ≈ замолчать to fall victim (to) ≈ пасть жертвой ∙ fall about fall abreast of fall across fall among fall apart fall away fall back fall back up fall back on fall behind fall below fall down fall for fall foul fall in fall in with fall into fall off fall on fall out fall over fall through fall to fall under fall upon fall within to fall into line воен. ≈ построиться, стать в строй let fall! мор. ≈ отпускай! fall from grace fall in love fall over oneself падение - a * from one's horse падение с лошади - the * of an apple падение яблока - the * of the hammer удар молотка (на аукционе) - intentional * (спортивное) преднамеренное нападение - pin * падение на обе лопатки (борьба) - to take a * быть сбитым с ног падение, закат - the rise and * of the Roman Empire расцвет и упадок Римской империи понижение, падение;
спад - * in temperature понижение /падение/ температуры - the rise and * of the waves волнение моря /воды/ - a * in prices падение цен обыкн. pl водопад - Niagara Falls Ниагарский водопад уклон, обрыв, склон ( холма) - the * of the plain понижение равнины выпадение (волос, зубов) (американизм) осень - * fashions осенние моды - * overcoat( мужское) осеннее пальто выпадение (осадков и т. п.) - a heavy * of rain сильный дождь, ливень - a two-inch * of snow снежный покров в два дюйма толщиной - a * of rocks blocked the road камнепад завалил дорогу - * of leaves опадение листвы впадение реки окот, рождение (ягнят и т. п.) выводок, помет рубка леса срубленный лес покрывало, вуаль ниспадающий воротник накладные волосы в виде "конского хвоста";
шиньон из длинных волос (спортивное) круг, схватка, раунд - he won two *s out of three он выиграл две схватки из трех - to try a * with smb. побороться /померяться силами/ с кем-л. (техническое) напор, высота напора (техническое) канат подъемного блока (обыкн. block and *) (морское) фал (музыкальное) каданс - (the F.) (религия) грехопадение, первородный грех (тж. a * from grace) - before the F. до грехопадения > to ride for a * неосторожно ездить верхом;
действовать безрассудно, неосмотрительго, во вред самому себе > pride will have a * кто высоко заносится, тот низко падает;
всякой гордыне приходит конец падать - to * to the ground упасть на землю - I fell and hurt my knee я упал и ушиб колено - to * out of a window вывалиться из окна - to * down a precipice сорваться с обрыва - to * over a chair in the dark наткнуться на стул в темноте и упасть - to * full length упасть плашмя, растянуться (во весь рост) - to * on (to) one's knees пасть на колени опускаться, спускаться - the curtain *s занавес падает - her hair *s llosely on her shoulders волосы (свободно) спадают ей на плечи - dress *ing freely платье, ниспадающее свободными складками - to * in smb.'s estimation упасть в чьих-л. глазах низко опускаться, склоняться - her head fell on his shoulder она склонила голову ему на плечо - his eyes fell он опустил глаза наступать, опускаться - darkness fell стемнело - a mist fell опустился туман - night is *ing fast надвигается ночь охватывать, одолевать - sleep fell upon them их свалил /одолел/ сон - fear fell upon him его охватил страх падать, понижаться - the temperature fell температура упала - the glass has *en барометр упал - prices have *en цены упали - the market is *ing цены на рынке падают - stocks fell several points акции упали на несколько пунктов - the river has fallen уровень воды в реке понизился, вода в реке спала стихать, ослабевать - the wind fell ветер стих - here his voice fell он заговорил тише;
он сказал это упавшим голосом - the flames rose and fell пламя то разгоралось, то затихало - the music rose and fell музыка звучала то громче, то тише - his anger suddenly fell его гнев внезапно иссяк - the conversation fell for a few minutes разговор стих на несколько минут ухудшаться, портиться - my spirits fell у меня упало настроение пасть;
погибнуть - to * in (a) battle пасть в бою - to * by the sword пасть от меча - two elephants fell to his gun он убил двух слонов - the fortress fell крепость пала - the Cabinet fell правительство пало дохнуть - large numbers of cattle fell in the drought по время засухи был большой падеж скота устремляться, направляться - when his eye fell on me когда он увидел меня - his eye fell on a misprint опечатка бросилась ему в глаза - the sunlight fell upon the mountain лучи солнца осветили гору - music fell on his ear он услышал музыку, до него донеслась музыка опускаться;
идти под уклон - the plain fell to the north равнина понижалась к северу рушиться, обваливаться;
оседать - many houses fell in the earthquake во время землетрясения было разрушено много домов - the bank fell берег осел (on, upon) распространяться, ложиться( на кого-л., что-л.) ;
падать (на кого-л., что-л.) - suspicion fell on him подозрение пало на него - the lot fell on him жребий пал на него - the responsibility *s on me ответственность падает /ложится/ на меня - the expense fell on him расплачиваться пришлось ему - the accent *s (up) on the last syllabe ударение падает на последний слог - May Day this year *s on Monday первомайский праздник в этом году приходится на понедельник (to) выпадать (на чью-л. долю) ;
доставаться( кому-л.) - to * to smb.'s share /to smb.'s lot/ доставаться, выпадать на чью-л. долю - it fell to me to break the news to her на мою долю выпало /мне пришлось/ сообщить ей эту новость - his property *s to his wife его имущество переходит к жене /наследует жена/ - it fell upon me to open the exhibition мне довелось /пришлось/ открывать выставку срываться с уст - not a word fell from his lips с его уст не сорвалось ни единого слова - to let * a word проронить слово - the excellent advice that fell from his lips превосходные советы, которые он раздавал - I agree with what has *en from the last speaker я согласен с тем, что сказал последний оратор (сленг) угодить в тюрьму - he fell twice он два раза сидел пасть (о женщине) ;
утратить целомудрие опадать (о листьях и т. п.;
тж. * off) - blossoms * from the trees цвет опадает с деревьев - the petals are *ing off the flower цветок осыпается выпадать (о волосах, зубах;
часто * out) - a child's first teeth * у ребенка выпадают молочные зубы - his hair is *ing у него выпадают /лезут/ волосы идти, выпадать (о дожде, снеге) - rain is *ing идет дождь - snow fell выпал снег впадать (о реке) - rivers that * into the sea реки, впадающие в море попадать (в ловушку и т. п.) - to * into a snare /a trap/ попасть в ловушку - to * into smb.'s clutches попасть в чьи-л. лапы - to * to temptation поддаться искушению распадаться (на части) - to * (in) to pieces, to * apart /asunder/ распадаться на части - the work *s into three divisions работа делится на три части - they fell into two factions они раскололись на две фракции западать( в голову) ;
приходить( на ум) - when this strange idea fell into his mind когда ему пришла на ум эта странная идея - it fell into my mind to write you a letter мне вдруг захотелось написать вам письмо рождаться (о ягнятах, щенятах и т. п.) - to fall across smb., smth. наталкиваться на кого-л., что-л.;
неожиданно встретить( кого-л.) ;
налететь, нарваться( на что-л., кого-л.) - to fall on /upon/ smb., smth. наталкиваться на кого-л., что-л.;
нападать, набрасываться, бросаться на кого-л., что-л. - she had *en on hard times для нее наступили тяжелые времена - to * upon smb.'s neck кинуться на шею кому-л. - to fall among smb. попадать в какое-л. общество - to * among evil companions попасть в дурную компанию - to * among thieves попасть в руки /в лапы/ грабителей /мошенников/;
(библеизм) попасться разбойникам - to fall under smth. подвергаться чему-л.;
испытывать что-л.;
подпадать под какую-л. категорию и т. п., входить в какую-л. группу и т. п. - to * under smb.'s displeasure заслужить чью-л. немилость, попасть у кого-л. в немилость - to * under suspicion попасть под подозрение - to * under smb.'s power попадать под чью-л. власть - these things do not * under human observation такие явления недоступны человеческому наблюдению - these facts * into another category эти факты относятся к другой категории - to fall within smth. входить в какие-л. границы, пределы и т. п.;
находиться в пределах, сфере чего-л. - to * within a certain sphere of influence находиться в определенной сфере влияния - this doesn't * within my province это вне моей компетенции - to fall in(to) a state приходить, впадать в какое-л. состояние;
доходить до какого-л. состояния;
оказываться в каком-л. положении - to * into rage впадать в ярость /в гнев/ - to * into error впасть в ошибку /в заблуждение/ - to * in love влюбиться - he *s in and out of love very easily он очень влюбчивый человек - to * into talk заговорить, разговориться - the custom fell into abuse этот обычай выродился - to * into a spin (авиация) войти в штопор - to * into disgrace /into disfavour/ впадать в немилость - to fall to (doing) smth. браться, приниматься за что-л., начинать делать что-л. - one night I fell to thinking of the past однажды ночью я задумался о прошлом - she fell to brooding again она снова стала грустить;
ею снова овладели грустные мысли - to fall for smb. (разговорное) увлечься кем-л., влюбиться в кого-л. - every girl *s for him все девушки без ума от него - to fall for smth. (разговорное) попасться на удочку - he at once fell for it он тотчас же попался на эту удочку - he fell for the trick он поддался обману, он попался на удочку как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом: - to * asleep засыпать - to * sick заболеть - to * dumb онеметь - to * silent замолчать - to * vacant освободиться - to * due подлежать оплате (о векселе и т. п.) - the rent *s due next Monday срок квартирной платы в будущий понедельник - to * a-laughing (устаревшее) расхохотаться > to * at hand надвигаться, приближаться > to * flat не иметь успеха, не удаться;
не произвести желаемого впечатления > his jokes all fell flat его шутки никого не развеселили > to * over one another doing smth. делать что-л. с чрезмерным усердием;
очень торопиться > to * all over oneself из кожи вон лезть;
стараться изо всех сил > to * foul (морское) столкнуться (с другим судном) ;
ссориться > to * from grace терять расположение;
грешить, сбиваться с пути истинного > to * into line (военное) построиться;
подчиниться, согласиться > to * into place вставать на (свое) место > when he told me his story all the facts I had known before fell into place когда он рассказал мне свою историю, все факты, известные мне и раньше, стали понятны > to * into a habit приобретать привычку, привыкать > to * out of a habit отвыкать > he fell out of the habit of smoking он отвык от курения > to * short (of) потерпеть неудачу;
не хватать;
не достигать цели > his income *s short of his expenditure by $500 его доходы на 500 долларов меньше, чем его расходы > our efforts have *en short наши усилия не увенчались успехом > to * on one's feet счастливо отделаться, удачно выйти из трудного положения > to * to the ground рушиться, оказываться бесполезным /безрезультатным/ > to * on one's face провалиться( с треском) ;
оскандалиться;
потерпеть фиаско > to * between two stools сесть между двух стульев > his face fell у него вытянулось лицо( редкое) ловушка (профессионализм) крик, издаваемый китобоями при виде кита охота на китов ~ into распадаться на;
the book falls into three parts книга распадается на три части ~ приходиться, падать;
доставаться;
his birthday falls on Monday день его рождения приходится на понедельник;
the expense falls on me расход падает на меня fall (обыкн. pl) водопад (напр., Niagara Falls) ~ впадать (о реке;
into - в) ~ впадение (реки) ~ выпадение (волос и т. п.) ~ выпадение осадков;
a heavy fall of rain ливень ~ гибнуть;
to fall in battle пасть в бою;
быть убитым;
the fortress fell крепость пала ~ глагол-связка становиться;
to fall dumb онеметь;
to fall silent замолчать;
to fall asleep заснуть ~ тех. канат или цепь подъемного блока (обыкн. block and fall) ~ количество сваленного леса ~ моральное падение;
потеря чести;
the Fall of man библ. грехопадение ~ тех. напор, высота напора ~ ниспадать;
(свободно) падать (об одежде, волосах и т. п.) ~ опускаться, падать;
the curtain falls занавес опускается;
the temperature has fallen температура упала;
похолодало;
my spirits fell мое настроение упало ~ опускаться ~ оседать, обваливаться ~ амер. осень ~ (fell;
fallen) падать, спадать, понижаться;
the Neva has fallen вода в Неве спала;
prices are falling цены понижаются ~ падать ~ падение;
снижение ~ падение ~ пасть морально ~ понижаться ~ понижение ~ потерпеть крах;
разориться ~ приходиться, падать;
доставаться;
his birthday falls on Monday день его рождения приходится на понедельник;
the expense falls on me расход падает на меня ~ рождаться (о ягнятах и т. п.) ~ рубить (лес) ;
валить (дерево) ;
валиться (о дереве) ;
fall about падать от хохота;
fall abreast of не отставать от;
идти в ногу с ~ снижаться ~ снижение ~ сникнуть;
her face fell ее лицо вытянулось ~ спад;
падение цен, обесценение ~ спад ~ спускаться, сходить;
night fell спустилась ночь ~ стихать (о ветре и т. п.) ~ спорт. схватка (в борьбе) ;
to try a fall (with smb.) бороться (с кем-л.) ~ уклон, обрыв, склон (холма) ;
скат, понижение профиля местности ~ уменьшаться ~ упадок, закат, потеря могущества ~ утратить власть ~ мор. фал;
pride will have a fall посл. = гордый покичился да во прах скатился;
спесь в добро не вводит, гордыня до добра не доведет ~ рубить (лес) ;
валить (дерево) ;
валиться (о дереве) ;
fall about падать от хохота;
fall abreast of не отставать от;
идти в ногу с ~ рубить (лес) ;
валить (дерево) ;
валиться (о дереве) ;
fall about падать от хохота;
fall abreast of не отставать от;
идти в ногу с ~ across встретить случайно;
fall among попасть случайно ~ across встретить случайно;
fall among попасть случайно to ~ astern мор. отстать;
to fall due подлежать уплате( о векселе) ~ away покидать, изменять ~ away спадать;
уменьшаться ~ away чахнуть, сохнуть ~ back отступать ~ back (up) on обращаться( к кому-л.) в нужде ~ back (up) on прибегать( к чему-л.) to ~ dead упасть замертво;
to fall victim (to) пасть жертвой ~ down разг. потерпеть неудачу;
to fall down on one's work не справиться со своей работой ~ due for payment подлежать оплате по сроку ~ глагол-связка становиться;
to fall dumb онеметь;
to fall silent замолчать;
to fall asleep заснуть to ~ flat не произвести ожидаемого впечатления;
his joke fell flat его шутка не имела успеха flat: ~ плоско;
врастяжку, плашмя;
to fall flat упасть плашмя ~ скучный, унылый;
безжизненный;
неэнергичный;
неостроумный;
невразумительный;
to fall flat не произвести впечатления ~ for влюбляться;
чувствовать влечение;
поддаваться( чему-л.) ~ for попадаться на удочку to ~ foul of ссориться;
нападать;
to fall over oneself лезть из кожи вон to ~ foul of мор. сталкиваться to ~ from grace впасть в ересь;
to fall into line воен. построиться, стать в строй;
to fall into line with подчиняться, соглашаться с to ~ from grace согрешить ~ in истекать( о сроке аренды, долга, векселя) ~ in проваливаться, обрушиваться ~ in (with) случайно встретиться, столкнуться ~ in воен. становиться в строй, строиться ~ in (with) уступать;
соглашаться, быть в согласии( с кем-л.) ~ гибнуть;
to fall in battle пасть в бою;
быть убитым;
the fortress fell крепость пала ~ in interest rates понижение процентных ставок to ~ in love влюбляться;
he falls in and out of love too often он непостоянен в любви love: ~ влюбленность;
to be in love (with) быть влюбленным (в) ;
to fall in love (with) влюбиться (в) ;
to fall out of love( with smb.) разлюбить( кого-л.) ~ in oil prices снижение цен на нефть ~ in prices падение цен ~ in prices снижение уровня цен ~ in quotation снижение курса ~ in value снижение стоимости ~ in value of money обесценивание денег ~ into начинать (что-л)., приниматься (за что-л.) ~ into относиться к;
to fall into the category относиться к категории, подпадать под категорию ~ into приходить в определенное состояние: to fall into a rage впадать в бешенство ~ into распадаться на;
the book falls into three parts книга распадается на три части ~ into приходить в определенное состояние: to fall into a rage впадать в бешенство to ~ from grace впасть в ересь;
to fall into line воен. построиться, стать в строй;
to fall into line with подчиняться, соглашаться с to ~ from grace впасть в ересь;
to fall into line воен. построиться, стать в строй;
to fall into line with подчиняться, соглашаться с ~ into относиться к;
to fall into the category относиться к категории, подпадать под категорию ~ of hammer удар молотка (на аукционе) ~ моральное падение;
потеря чести;
the Fall of man библ. грехопадение ~ off мор. не слушаться руля( о корабле) ~ off отпадать;
отваливаться ~ off уменьшаться;
ослабевать ~ on выпадать на (чью-л.) долю ~ on нападать;
набрасываться ~ on приступать( к чему-л.) to ~ on one's face = провалиться с треском, оскандалиться;
to fall to pieces развалиться ~ out выпадать ~ out воен. выходить из строя ~ out случаться;
it so fell out that случилось так, что ~ out ссориться ~ over споткнуться( обо что-л.) ~ over увлекаться to ~ over one another, to ~ over each other драться, бороться, ожесточенно соперничать друг с другом;
let fall! мор. отпускай! to ~ over one another, to ~ over each other драться, бороться, ожесточенно соперничать друг с другом;
let fall! мор. отпускай! to ~ foul of ссориться;
нападать;
to fall over oneself лезть из кожи вон ~ глагол-связка становиться;
to fall dumb онеметь;
to fall silent замолчать;
to fall asleep заснуть ~ through провалиться;
потерпеть неудачу ~ to выпадать, доставаться;
to fall to (smb.'s) lot выпадать на (чью-л.) долю ~ to выпадать ~ to доставаться ~ to нападать ~ to начинать, приниматься (за что-л.) ~ to приниматься за еду ~ to выпадать, доставаться;
to fall to (smb.'s) lot выпадать на (чью-л.) долю to ~ on one's face = провалиться с треском, оскандалиться;
to fall to pieces развалиться ~ to the ground оказаться безрезультатным ground: ~ земля, почва;
грунт;
to fall to the ground упасть;
перен. рушиться (о надежде и т. п.) ;
to take ground приземлиться ~ under подвергаться ~ under подпадать;
to fall under item 26 подпадать под действие раздела 26 ~ under подпадать;
to fall under item 26 подпадать под действие раздела 26 ~ upon нападать ~ upon наталкиваться to ~ dead упасть замертво;
to fall victim (to) пасть жертвой ~ гибнуть;
to fall in battle пасть в бою;
быть убитым;
the fortress fell крепость пала to ~ in love влюбляться;
he falls in and out of love too often он непостоянен в любви ~ выпадение осадков;
a heavy fall of rain ливень ~ сникнуть;
her face fell ее лицо вытянулось ~ приходиться, падать;
доставаться;
his birthday falls on Monday день его рождения приходится на понедельник;
the expense falls on me расход падает на меня to ~ flat не произвести ожидаемого впечатления;
his joke fell flat его шутка не имела успеха ~ out случаться;
it so fell out that случилось так, что to ~ over one another, to ~ over each other драться, бороться, ожесточенно соперничать друг с другом;
let fall! мор. отпускай! ~ опускаться, падать;
the curtain falls занавес опускается;
the temperature has fallen температура упала;
похолодало;
my spirits fell мое настроение упало ~ (fell;
fallen) падать, спадать, понижаться;
the Neva has fallen вода в Неве спала;
prices are falling цены понижаются ~ спускаться, сходить;
night fell спустилась ночь night: by ~ под покровом ночи;
on nights разг. по ночам;
night fell наступила ночь price ~ падение курса ценных бумаг price ~ снижение цен ~ (fell;
fallen) падать, спадать, понижаться;
the Neva has fallen вода в Неве спала;
prices are falling цены понижаются ~ мор. фал;
pride will have a fall посл. = гордый покичился да во прах скатился;
спесь в добро не вводит, гордыня до добра не доведет ~ опускаться, падать;
the curtain falls занавес опускается;
the temperature has fallen температура упала;
похолодало;
my spirits fell мое настроение упало ~ спорт. схватка (в борьбе) ;
to try a fall (with smb.) бороться (с кем-л.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fall
18 ошибаться

1) General subject: act amiss, be at fault, be mistaken, be under a delusion, blunder, err, make a blunder, make a mistake, make a slip in speaking, make mistake, miss, mistake, slip, stumble, to be at fault, to be in the wrong, to be wrong, fall into error, take for (приняв за другое), be in the wrong (I realize that I've been in the wrong and wounded your feelings. I humbly apologize. - ошибался), get it wrong (Sorry, I got it wrong. - Я ошибался. / Я ошибся.), to be in error

2) Medicine: misdiagnose

3) Colloquial: in the wrong (be in the wrong), put a foot wrong (даже немного)

4) Rare: misdo

5) Australian slang: flop, stuff up

6) Jargon: brown off, foozle, go wrong, in the wrong [be], put (one's) foot in it, snafu, have the wrong number, goof off, hash, muff

7) Student language: bag

8) Advertising: be in error

9) Business: be wrong

10) Makarov: fault, deal amiss, do amiss

11) Taboo: fuck off, kaycuff foe (перевертыш)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ошибаться
19 lābor

lābor lapsus, ī (lābier, H.), dep. [2 LAB-], to glide, slide, move, slip, float, pass, flow: Per sinūs, in folds, O.: Ille inter vestīs et levia pectora lapsus Volvitur, V.: Ut rate felici pacata per aequora labar, O.: sidera, quae vagā ratione labuntur: Labere, nympha, polo, from heaven, V.: e manibus custodientium lapsus, escaped, Cu.— To sink, fall: Labitur exsanguis, V.: super terram, O.: in rivo: levi sanguine, slip, V.: pede lapsus, stumbling, H.: umor in genas Furtim labitur, H.: Perque genas lacrimae labuntur, O.: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia, V.: labentes oculos condere, falling, O.—Fig., to move gently, be led insensibly, glide, pass, elapse: sed labor longius, ad propositum revertar, am led: ad opinionem: in vitium, H.: oratio placide labitur: labi somnum sensit in artūs, O.: nostro illius labatur pectore voltus, be lost, V.: Eheu fugaces Labuntur anni, H.: lustris labentibus, V.: forte lapsa vox, Ta. — To sink, incline, decline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. C.: equitem Romanum labentem excepit: eo citius lapsa res est, L.: fides lapsa, O.: lapsis quaesitum oracula rebus, for our ruined condition, V.: hac spe lapsus, deceived in, Cs.— To fall into error, be mistaken, err, mistake, commit a fault: rex Iugurthae scelere lapsus, S.: in aliquā re: propter inprudentiam, Cs.: in officio.
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I
labi, lapsus sum V DEP

slip, slip and fall; slide, glide, drop; perish, go wrong
II
laboris N M

effort, labor, toil, exertion, work; suffering, distress, hardship

Latin-English dictionary > lābor
20 fallō

fallō fefellī, falsus, ere [1 FAL-], to trip, cause to fall: glacies fallit pedes, L.: alqm, Cu.—Fig., to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, elude, fail, disappoint: alquem dolis, T.: falli te sinas Techinis, T.: Nec sidus regione viae (nos) fefellit, misled, V.: credentem puellam, O.: sui fallendi causā factum, Cs.: nisi me forte fallo: nisi me fallit animus: nisi me omnia fallunt, unless I utterly mistake: neque eum prima opinio fefellit, Cs.: nisi quid me fallit: mentīs monstro, V.: cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut, etc.: non in sortitione fallere: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, lead into error, L.: ut de indutiis fallendo impetrarent, Cs.: numquam fallentis termes olivae, H.: nescia fallere vita, without guile, V.: eas fallam, ut ab illis fallimur, T.— Pass reflex., to be deceived, err, mistake, deceive oneself: Falsus es, T.: neque ea res falsum me habuit, did not deceive me, S.: errore quodam fallimur: quā (spe) possumus falli: deus falli quo potuit?: nisi fallor, V.: aut ego fallor, or I am far wrong, H.—Impers., with acc, to mistake, be deceived: nisi me fallit: nec eum fefellit.— To violate, break, betray, deceive, disappoint: fidem hosti datam: meam spem: si res opinionem meam fefellerit: mandata mariti, O.: foedus ac fidem, L.: promissum, Cu.: tu faciem illius Falle dolo, put on, V.: retia, avoid, O.: quā signa sequendi Falleret error, confound, V.— To deceive in swearing, swear falsely, be perjured: si sciens fallo: si falleret, precatus Deos, ita se mactarent, L.: expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere, swear falsely by, H.: dominorum dextras, faith pledged to, etc., V.— To lie concealed, be unseen, escape notice, remain undiscovered, elude: per biennium, L.: ne quid falleret Volturno ad urbem missum, L.: ne falleret ad urbem incedens, arrive secretly, L.: qui natus moriensque fefellit, in obscurity, H.: veneno, infuse undetected, V.: bonus longe fallente sagittā, V.: nequiquam fallis dea, escape recognition, V.: neque hoc te fallit, quam multa sint, etc., nor do you fail to see: custodes, L.: deos, O.: nec nos via fallet euntīs, V.: me nec fallunt iussa Iovis, nor do I fail to recognize, V.: nec quicquam eos fallebat, L.: segetis fides meae Fulgentem Falli sorte beatior, i. e. is a happier lot, though he knows it not, etc., H.: neutros fefellit hostīs appropinquare, L.: in lege nullā esse eiusmodi caput te non fallit: neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc., Cs.— To lighten, appease, silence, beguile: medias sermonibus horas, O.: somno curam, H.: austerum studio fallente laborem, H.
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fallere, fefelli, falsus V

deceive; slip by; disappoint; be mistaken, beguile, drive away; fail; cheat

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Slip — Slip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slip — index coupon, delinquency (failure of duty), deviate, ebb, err, error, failure (falling short) … Law dictionary
slip from virtue — index lapse (fall into error) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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slip — I n. error 1) to make a slip (of the tongue) 2) a Freudian slip escape (colloq.) 3) to give smb. the slip piece of paper 4) a credit (BE), deposit slip (in a bank); a sales slip (AE) 5) a call slip ( request for a library book ) 6) a pink slip (… … Combinatory dictionary
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error — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Deviation from truth Nouns 1. error, fallacy; falsity (see falsehood), untruth; misconception, misapprehension, misunderstanding; inexactness, inaccuracy; anachronism; misconstruction, misinterpretation … English dictionary for students
slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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