slip away in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slip away in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.away [Am əˈweɪ, Brit əˈweɪ] ADV away often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back away, do away with, slip away, etc.). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, do, slip, etc.).

II.away [Am əˈweɪ, Brit əˈweɪ] ADJ attr

See also wipe away, waste away, wash away, take away, fire away, fade away, die away, blow away

wipe away VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (remove)

waste away VB [Am weɪst -, Brit weɪst -] (v + adv)

wash away VB [Am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -, Brit wɒʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

I.take away VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.take away VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv)

III.take away VB [Am teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o) Brit

fire away VB [Am ˈfaɪ(ə)r -, Brit ˈfʌɪə -] (v + adv) inf usu in imperative

fade away VB [Am feɪd -, Brit feɪd -] (v + adv)

die away VB [Am daɪ -, Brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

blow away VB [Am bloʊ -, Brit bləʊ -] sl (v + o + adv)

I.slip1 <pres part slipping; pt, pp slipped> [Am slɪp, Brit slɪp] VB intr

II.slip1 <pres part slipping; pt, pp slipped> [Am slɪp, Brit slɪp] VB trans

III.slip1 [Am slɪp, Brit slɪp] N

slip2 [Am slɪp, Brit slɪp] N

slip3 [Am slɪp, Brit slɪp] N U (in pottery)

slip away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slip away in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In this state, he feels part of his humanity slip away in a roar, only to calm down.
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If they are alone, they may just quietly slip away.
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As the weathering of this place was happening, the landslide started to slip away from the face of the mountain to its current position.
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The five young truants slip away from school during the fire drill while across town the dark-haired man rushes into a police station demanding to be locked up.
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