resbalaban in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for resbalaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.resbalar VB intr

1. resbalar (caerse):

resbalar

to slip

cuidado, no vayas a resbalar

be careful you don't slip

se dejó resbalar por la barandilla

he slid down the banister

las lágrimas le resbalaban por las mejillas

the tears ran o rolled o trickled down his cheeks

2. resbalar inf (equivocarse):

resbalar

to slip up

esa pregunta lo hizo resbalar

that question caught him out

3. resbalar inf (ser indiferente):

sus críticas le resbalaban

their criticisms just washed over her

todo lo que le digas le resbala

everything you say to him is like water off a duck's back o goes in one ear and out the other inf

los problemas de los demás le resbalan

he's totally unaffected by other people's problems

los problemas de los demás le resbalan

he couldn't care less about other people's problems inf

II.resbalarse VB vpr

resbalarse

to slip

se resbaló bajando las escaleras

he slipped coming down the stairs

nos resbalamos por la pendiente

we slithered o slid down the slope

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pisa con cuidado, no vayas a resbalar

tread carefully so that you don't slip

pisa con cuidado, no vayas a resbalar

watch how you go or you'll slip

Translations for resbalaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to slip on a banana skin (literally)

resbalar al pisar una cáscara de plátano (or banana etc.)

to lose or miss one's footing

resbalar

slide (accidentally)

resbalar(se)

slip person:

resbalar(se)

take care you don't slip on those rocks

ten cuidado de no resbalar(te) en esas rocas

resbalaban in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for resbalaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

resbalar VB intr

resbalar

to slide

resbalar (sin querer)

to slip

resbalar (coche)

to skid

¡cuidado con no resbalar!

be careful not to slip!

Translations for resbalaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to lose one's footing

resbalar

to skid to a halt

resbalar hasta detenerse

to go into a skid

empezar a resbalar

slide

resbalar

resbalaban Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

¡cuidado con no resbalar!

be careful not to slip!