sliding in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sliding in the English»French Dictionary

sliding [Brit ˈslʌɪdɪŋ, Am ˈslaɪdɪŋ] ADJ

sliding door

coulissant

sliding roof

ouvrant

sliding friction N MECH

sliding friction

frottement m de glissement

sliding scale N

sliding scale

échelle f mobile

sliding seat N

sliding seat (in car)

siège m réglable

sliding seat (in boat)

banc m à glissière

I.slide [Brit slʌɪd, Am slaɪd] N

1. slide (chute):

slide (in playground, factory)

toboggan m

slide (for logs)

glissoir m

slide (on ice)

glissoire f

escape/water slide

toboggan d'évacuation/aquatique

2. slide PHOTO:

slide

diapositive f

holiday slides

diapositives de vacances

lecture with slides

conférence avec projections

3. slide (microscope plate):

slide

lame f porte-objet

4. slide Brit (hair clip):

slide

barrette f

5. slide MUS (slur):

slide

coulé m

6. slide MUS (trombone):

slide

coulisse f

7. slide (decline):

slide fig

baisse f (in de)

II.slide <pret, pp slid> [Brit slʌɪd, Am slaɪd] VB trans (move)

slide bolt, component

faire glisser

to slide sth forward

faire glisser quelque chose vers l'avant

they slid the boat into the water

ils ont fait glisser le bateau dans l'eau

to slide a letter into an envelope/under the door

glisser une lettre dans une enveloppe/sous la porte

to slide a key into one's pocket

glisser une clé dans sa poche

to slide a sword out of its scabbard

sortir une épée de son fourreau

III.slide <pret, pp slid> [Brit slʌɪd, Am slaɪd] VB intr

1. slide:

slide, a. slide about Brit slide around (slip) car, person:

glisser, partir en glissade (into dans, on sur)

to slide off roof, table, deck

glisser de

to slide off road

sortir de

2. slide (move):

to slide down slope

dévaler

to slide down bannister

glisser le long de

to slide in and out drawer, component:

coulisser

to slide up and down window:

coulisser de bas en haut

to slide out of/into person: seat, room

se glisser hors de/dans

3. slide (decline):

slide prices, shares:

baisser

the economy is sliding into recession

l'économie est sur la pente de la récession

to let sth slide

laisser qc aller à la dérive

after his wife's death he let things slide

après la mort de sa femme il a tout laissé aller à la dérive

slide rule Brit, slide ruler Am N

slide rule

règle f à calcul

water slide N

water slide

toboggan m de piscine

slide trombone N

slide trombone

trombone m à coulisse

I.slide back VB [Brit slʌɪd -, Am slaɪd -] (slide [sth] back, slide back [sth])

slide back car seat

reculer

slide back bolt

tirer

slide back hatch, sunroof

refermer

Translations for sliding in the French»English Dictionary

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coulissant (coulissante)

sliding attr

sliding in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sliding in the English»French Dictionary

sliding ADJ

sliding

coulissant(e)

I.slide <slid, slid [or sliding]> [slaɪd] VB intr

1. slide (glide smoothly):

slide

glisser

2. slide (move quietly):

to slide somewhere

se glisser quelque part

3. slide (decline):

slide

se dégrader

to slide back into one's old habits

prendre des mauvaises habitudes

to let sth/things slide

laisser faire qc/les choses

II.slide <slid, slid [or sliding]> [slaɪd] VB trans

slide

pousser

III.slide [slaɪd] N

1. slide (act of sliding):

slide

glissade f

2. slide (sliding place on ice):

slide

patinoire f

3. slide (playground structure):

slide

toboggan m

4. slide GEO:

slide

glissement m

5. slide no pl FIN:

slide

baisse f

6. slide PHOTO:

slide

diapositive f

7. slide (glass for microscope):

slide

porte-objet m

8. slide MUS:

slide

mouvement m

9. slide Brit (hair clip):

slide

barrette f

colo(u)r slide N

colo(u)r slide

diapositive f couleur

slide projector N

slide projector

projecteur m de diapositives

hair slide N

hair slide

barrette f

slide show N

slide show of professional slides

diaporama m

slide show of private slides

séance f diapos

slide rule N

slide rule

règle f à calcul

slide control N

slide control

régulateur m

Translations for sliding in the French»English Dictionary

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coulissant(e)

sliding

tarif dégressif

sliding scale

sliding Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a sliding scale

une échelle mobile

sliding/swing door

porte coulissante/battante

to slide somewhere

se glisser quelque part

to slide back into one's old habits

prendre des mauvaises habitudes

to let sth/things slide

laisser faire qc/les choses

to make sth slide across the ice

faire glisser qc sur la glace

sliding Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for sliding in the French»English Dictionary

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glissière de moteur

motor slide rail

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It requires everyone to buy insurance and subsidizes insurance costs for lower income people on a sliding scale.

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He was saved by the roll bar when sliding upside down.

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The discs are clamped with gloss-black painted dual-piston calipers up front, and a single-piston sliding caliper at the rear, coupled to an electro-mechanical parking brake.

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Meltwater also acts as a lubricant in the basal sliding of glaciers.

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Sliding compound miter saws are relatively portable, easy to set up, and robust enough to maintain accuracy even when moved around.

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The administration maintains that they would continue to offer need-based tuition remission to incoming undergraduates on a sliding scale.

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As a verb: to jib is referring to the action of jumping, sliding or riding on top of objects other than snow.

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It had a dirt skin infield on the basepaths for baseball through 1972, until converted to sliding pits at the bases for 1973.

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Other less expensive alternatives are disposable or washable sliding sheets and sliding boards.

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Eye coloration consists of a black pupil surrounded by a red sclera, with a white nictitating membrane sliding across for protection.

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