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1 to lose one’s footing
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2 footing
1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) equilíbrio2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) pé* * *foot.ing[f'utiŋ] n 1 passada, piso. 2 lugar onde pôr os pés, apoio para os pés, fundamento, sustentáculo, base. 3 posição segura ou estabelecida, ponto de apoio. 4 condição, posição, pé, estado, termos. 5 relações. 6 soma, adição, total. 7 estabelecimento, admissão na sociedade, numa profissão. 8 sapata da parede. on a war footing em pé de guerra. to be on a friendly footing estar em boas relações. to be on equal/ the same footing estar em iguais condições. to get a footing tomar pé, estabelecer-se solidamente. to lose one’s footing escorregar. to pay (for) one’s footing pagar jóia de admissão. -
3 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) soltar-se3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) baixar de nível4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) deslizar5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltar-se6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) escorregadela2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) deslize3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) saiote4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa•- 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.) tira* * *slip1[slip] n 1 escorregadura, escorregadela. 2 o que se põe e tira com facilidade, coberta, fronha. 3 Clothes combinação. 4 deslize, erro, lapso, engano, falta. 5 carreira: plano inclinado para construção e lançamento de navios. 6 muda, rebento. 7 tira estreita (de papel). 8 declínio, queda (de preços). • vt+vi 1 andar, mover-se quietamente, fácil ou rapidamente, escapar. 2 passar, mover-se. 3 deslizar, escorregar. 4 colocar, fazer passar, enfiar, tirar quietamente ou de modo despercebido. 5 colocar, vestir fácil ou rapidamente. 6 passar despercebido, escapar. 7 soltar. 8 largar. 9 errar, cometer lapso. 10 cortar galhos para fazer mudas. 11 luxar (osso). to be a slip of a boy/ a girl menino/menina muito frágil, débil. to be a slip of the pen fazer erro de ortografia, de palavra. to be a slip of the tongue fazer um erro verbal, cometer um lapso verbal. to give somebody the slip collescapar de alguém. he gave me the slip / ele me escapou. to let something slip deixar (algo) escapar. he let the opportunity slip / ele deixou escapar a oportunidade. to slip along deslizar, fluir. to slip away escapulir, sair de modo despercebido. to slip in inserir de forma disfarçada. to slip up fazer erro, cometer erro de menor importância.————————slip2[slip] n papeleta, volante (também Comp). -
4 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) escorregar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) escorregar3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decair4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escapulir5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) escapar6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) enfiar2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) passo em falso2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) lapso3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinação4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa de lançamento•- 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.) pedaço de papel
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