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1 to let things slide
to let things slidedeixar piorar. he lets things slide / ele deixa as coisas piorarem. -
2 slide
1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) (fazer) escorregar2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) deslizar2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) escorregadela2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) escorregadouro3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) slide4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) lamela5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) gancho•- sliding door* * *[slaid] n 1 escorregão, ato de deslizar. 2 escorregador, corrediça, peça corrediça, superfície lisa para deslizar ou escorregar. 3 Amer massa de terra ou neve escorregadia. 4 desabamento. 5 Mech válvula, registro. 6 lâmina (para microscópio). 7 diapositivo. • vt+vi (ps slid, pp slid, slidden) 1 deslizar, escorregar, patinar. 2 fazer deslizar, deslocar empurrando. 3 andar, mover-se quietamente ou em segredo. 4 passar aos poucos. to let things slide deixar piorar. he lets things slide / ele deixa as coisas piorarem. to slide down deslizar para baixo. to slide into passar para, transformar-se em. he slid into the habit / ele acostumou-se aos poucos.
См. также в других словарях:
let things slide — let it/things slide to allow a situation to become slowly worse. We ve really let things slide over the past few months. The accounts are in a terrible state … New idioms dictionary
let it slide — let it/things slide to allow a situation to become slowly worse. We ve really let things slide over the past few months. The accounts are in a terrible state … New idioms dictionary
let something slide — NEGLECT, pay little/no attention to, not attend to, be remiss about, let something go downhill. → slide * * * let something slide phrase to allow something to become worse by not paying enough attention to it I’m glad to see you haven’t let… … Useful english dictionary
let something slide — to allow something to become worse by not paying enough attention to it I m glad to see you haven t let things slide since I left … English dictionary
let slide — phrasal : to cease to pay attention to : let go * * * let slide 1. To take no action over 2. To allow to deteriorate through negligence • • • Main Entry: ↑slide * * * let (something) slide informal : to do nothing about ( … Useful english dictionary
slide — [c]/slaɪd / (say sluyd) verb (slid, slid or slidden, sliding) –verb (i) 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip, as one losing foothold or as a vehicle skidding. 3.… …
slide — 1 verb past tense and past participle slid, 1 (I, T) to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way (+ along/across/down etc): The kids were sliding on the ice. | slide sth across/along etc:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slide — slidable, adj. slidableness, n. /sluyd/, v., slid /slid/, slid or slidden /slid n/, sliding, n. v.i. 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow covered hill. 2. to slip or skid … Universalium
slide — v. & n. v. (past and past part. slid) 1 a intr. move along a smooth surface with continuous contact on the same part of the thing moving (cf. ROLL). b tr. cause to do this (slide the drawer into place). 2 intr. move quietly; glide; go smoothly… … Useful english dictionary
let slide — I guess I let things slide at the office during my wife s illness Syn: neglect, pay little/no attention to, not attend to, be remiss about, let something go downhill … Thesaurus of popular words
let — let1 [ let ] (past tense and past participle let) verb *** ▸ 1 allow ▸ 2 for showing anger etc. ▸ 3 for giving order ▸ 4 rent room/house/etc. ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to allow something to happen: let someone/something do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
