slipping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slipping in the English»French Dictionary

I.slip [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] N

1. slip (error):

slip (gen)

erreur f

slip (by schoolchild)

faute f d'étourderie

slip (faux pas)

gaffe f inf

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. slip:

slip (piece of paper)

bout m de papier

slip (receipt)

reçu m

slip (for salary)

bulletin m

credit card slip

reçu m de carte de crédit

a slip of paper

un bout de papier

3. slip:

slip (act of slipping)

glissade f involontaire

slip (stumble)

faux pas m

4. slip (slender person) inf, dated:

a slip of a girl/child

une fille/un enfant frêle

5. slip FASHION (petticoat):

slip (full)

combinaison f

slip (half)

jupon m

6. slip U (clay):

slip

engobe m

7. slip (plant cutting):

slip

bouture f

8. slip (landslide):

slip

glissement m de terrain

9. slip AVIAT:

slip, a. side slip

glissade f

10. slip GEOL:

slip

charriage m

slip

chevauchement m

11. slip NAUT:

II.slip [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] N

1. slip (error):

slip (gen)

erreur f

slip (by schoolchild)

faute f d'étourderie

slip (faux pas)

gaffe f inf

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. slip:

slip (piece of paper)

bout m de papier

slip (receipt)

reçu m

slip (for salary)

bulletin m

credit card slip

reçu m de carte de crédit

a slip of paper

un bout de papier

3. slip:

slip (act of slipping)

glissade f involontaire

slip (stumble)

faux pas m

4. slip (slender person) inf, dated:

a slip of a girl/child

une fille/un enfant frêle

5. slip FASHION (petticoat):

slip (full)

combinaison f

slip (half)

jupon m

6. slip U (clay):

slip

engobe m

7. slip (plant cutting):

slip

bouture f

8. slip (landslide):

slip

glissement m de terrain

9. slip AVIAT:

slip, a. side slip

glissade f

10. slip GEOL:

slip

charriage m

slip

chevauchement m

11. slip NAUT:

III.slip <pres part slipping; pret, pp slipped> [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] VB trans

1. slip (slide):

to slip sth into note, coin, joke, remark

glisser qc dans

to slip sth into hand, foot, arm

passer qc dans

to slip one's feet into one's shoes

enfiler ses chaussures

to slip sth out of object, foot, hand

sortir qc de

she slipped the shirt over her head (put on)

elle a enfilé la chemise

she slipped the shirt over her head (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 qc au doigt de qn

to slip sth into place

mettre qc en place

to slip a car into gear

embrayer

2. slip (give surreptitiously) inf:

to slip sb sth, to slip sth to sb

glisser qc à qn

3. slip (escape from):

slip dog: leash, collar

se dégager de

slip NAUT boat: moorings

filer

it slipped my notice or attention that …

je ne me suis pas aperçu que …

it slipped his/my notice or attention fig

ça lui a/m'a échappé

it had slipped my mind or memory (that) fig

j'avais complètement oublié (que)

to let slip an opportunity or 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. slip (release):

to slip the dog's leash

défaire la laisse du chien

to slip a stitch (in knitting)

glisser une maille

5. slip MED:

to slip a disc

avoir une hernie discale

6. slip MOTOR:

to slip the clutch

faire patiner l'embrayage

IV.slip <pres part slipping; pret, pp slipped> [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] VB intr

1. slip (slide quickly):

slip into dress, costume

passer

slip into rôle

s'adapter à

slip into coma

tomber dans

slip into confusion, madness

sombrer doucement dans

to slip into sleep liter

s'assoupir

to slip into bad habits fig

prendre de mauvaises habitudes

to slip out of dress, coat, costume

enlever

2. slip (slide quietly):

to slip into/out of person: room, building

se glisser dans/hors de

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 or across the border

passer la frontière en cachette

3. slip (slide accidentally):

slip person, animal, object, vehicle:

glisser (on sur, off de)

slip knife, razor:

glisser, déraper

slip pen:

déraper

slip 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. slip (lose one's grip) inf:

I must be slipping!

je baisse! inf

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! inf

5. slip MOTOR:

slip clutch:

patiner

V.slip [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp]

to give sb the slip

semer qn inf

See also slipway, disc

slipway N NAUT

slipway

cale f de construction

disc [Brit dɪsk, Am dɪsk] N

1. disc (gen) MUS:

disc

disque m

on disc

sur disque

2. disc ANAT:

disc

disque m (intervertébral)

to have a slipped disc

avoir une hernie discale

slip-on, slip-on shoe N

slip-on

mocassin m

betting slip N

betting slip

bulletin m de pari individuel

call slip N (in library)

call slip (to consult)

fiche f de consultation

call slip (to borrow)

fiche f de prêt

pink slip N Am

pink slip

lettre f de licenciement

I.slip off VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -] (slip off)

slip off person:

slip off

partir discrètement

II.slip off VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -] (slip [sth] off, slip off [sth])

slip off coat, gloves, ring:

slip off

enlever

I.slip in VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -] (slip in) (enter quietly)

slip in person:

entrer discrètement

slip in 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

II.slip in VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -] (slip [sth] in, slipin [sth])

slip in remark:

slip in

glisser

to slip in the clutch

embrayer

slip away VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -]

1. slip away (leave unnoticed):

slip away

partir discrètement

to slip away to Paris

faire un saut à Paris inf

2. slip away (die):

slip away euph

s'éteindre doucement

slip down VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -]

1. slip down (fall over):

slip down person:

glisser et tomber

2. slip down (taste good):

this wine slips down well

ce vin descend bien

slip by VB [Brit slɪp -, Am slɪp -]

slip by life, weeks, months:

s'écouler

slip by time:

passer

slipping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slipping in the English»French Dictionary

slip¹ [slɪp] N

1. slip (piece):

slip of paper

bout m

2. slip COMM (official piece of paper):

slip

bordereau f

a salary slip

un bulletin de paie

3. slip (small, slight person):

slip

bout m de chou

a slip of a girl

une fille fluette

4. slip BOT:

slip

bouture f

I.slip² <-pp-> VB intr

1. slip (slide):

slip

glisser

to slip through one's fingers

filer entre les doigts

2. slip (move quietly):

slip

se glisser

to slip in(to) sth

se glisser dans qc

to slip into one's jeans

enfiler son jeans

to slip into bad habits

prendre des mauvaises habitudes

to slip into a coma

sombrer dans le coma

3. slip (let out):

to let sth slip

laisser échapper qc

to let sth slip one's concentration

relâcher qc

4. slip (decline):

slip

baisser

5. slip (make a mistake):

slip

faire une erreur

II.slip² <-pp-> VB trans

1. slip (put smoothly):

slip

glisser

to slip sb money

glisser de l'argent à qn

to slip a shirt on

enfiler une chemise

2. slip (escape from):

slip

s'échapper

to slip sb's attention

échapper à l'attention de qn

to slip sb's mind

échapper à qn

3. slip AUTO:

slip

laisser patiner

III.slip² <-pp-> N

1. slip (act of sliding):

slip

glissement m

2. slip (fall):

slip a. fig

chute f

3. slip (trip):

slip

faux pas m

4. slip (mistake):

slip

erreur f

a slip of the tongue

un lapsus

5. slip (petticoat):

slip

combinaison f

slip-up N

slip-up

gaffe f

slip by VB intr

slip by

filer

slip by time

passer

slip-coach

slip-coach → slip-carriage

See also slip-carriage

slip-carriage N RAIL

slip-carriage

wagon m

I.slip off VB intr

1. slip off → slip away

2. slip off (fall off):

slip off

reculer

II.slip off VB trans

1. slip off (fall from):

slip off

glisser de

2. slip off (take off):

slip off

enlever

See also slip away

slip away VB intr

slip away

s'éclipser

I.slip in VB trans

slip in

glisser

II.slip in VB intr

slip in

se glisser

slip-carriage N RAIL

slip-carriage

wagon m

slip road N Brit

slip road

bretelle f d'accès

slip away VB intr

slip away

s'éclipser

slipping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to slip into one's jeans

enfiler son jeans

to slip into a coma

sombrer dans le coma

to slip a shirt on

enfiler une chemise

to slip out to a shop

faire un saut dans un magasin

it was a slip of the tongue

(c'est) ma langue (qui) a fourché

to slip through a narrow passage

se faufiler dans un passage étroit

slip showing details of a bank account

RIB

to cause sb to slip a disc

déplacer une vertèbre à qn

to slip on the black ice

glisser sur le verglas

to let an opportunity slip away

laisser filer une chance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Buttons serving as fasteners work by slipping through a fabric or thread loop, or by sliding through a buttonhole.

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If one guests catches another guest slipping up, they grab their clothespin.

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Wax can cause injury by slipping onto hard surfaces such as a floor made of concrete or wrought iron.

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The slapstick comedy staple: a guy walking down the street and slipping on a banana peel still earns laughs to this day.

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Slipping into high-waisted bottoms, the blonde beauty complemented her pin-up style figure with the strappy half of the bikini which was paired with a bust-enhancing bra top.

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If the membrane is of the amniotic tissue, it is removed by easily slipping it away from the child's skin.

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To apply "closed" bell boots, it is easiest to turn them inside out, before slipping them over the toe of the foot.

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Tarragon awakens and screams about mysterious figures attacking him, before slipping back into a coma.

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Such an erosion (3mm) can give rise to vertebrae slipping over one another and compressing the spinal cord.

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The minute hand is mounted on a slipping friction sleeve which allows it to be turned on its arbor.

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