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slipped

/slɪpt/

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verb

Glissé, trébuché

To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

Examples :

"The child slipped on the wet floor and fell. "

L'enfant a glissé sur le sol mouillé et est tombé.

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verb

Se tromper, commettre une erreur

Examples :

"I slipped and said the wrong answer during the test. "

Je me suis trompé et j'ai donné la mauvaise réponse pendant le test.

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verb

laisser échapper, révéler

To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.

Examples :

"During the surprise party planning, Maria slipped and mentioned cake to Sarah, almost ruining the surprise. "

Pendant la planification de la fête surprise, Maria a laissé échapper le mot « gâteau » à Sarah, gâchant presque la surprise.

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verb

Glissé, échappé

To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.

Examples :

"A bone may slip out of place."

Un os peut se déboîter.

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verb

Glisser, remettre discrètement

To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.

Examples :

"She thanked the porter and slipped a ten-dollar bill into his hand."

Elle a remercié le portier et lui a discrètement glissé un billet de dix dollars dans la main.

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verb

Glisser, faire glisser, se faufiler

To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

Examples :

"She slipped the note under the door when no one was looking. "

Elle a glissé le mot sous la porte quand personne ne regardait.

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verb

Se faufiler, glisser, s'échapper

To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.

Examples :

"Some errors slipped into the appendix."

Quelques erreurs se sont glissées dans l'annexe.

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verb

Glissé, dérapé

To move down; to slide.

Examples :

"Profits have slipped over the past six months."

Les bénéfices ont glissé au cours des six derniers mois.

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verb

Lâcher

To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.

Examples :

"The falconer slipped his hawk to chase the rabbit across the field. "

Le fauconnier a lâché son faucon pour chasser le lapin à travers le champ.

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verb

Émonder, peler

To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.

Examples :

"She slipped the tomatoes to easily remove their skins before making the sauce. "

Elle a émondé les tomates pour enlever facilement leur peau avant de faire la sauce.

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verb

Omettre, perdre par négligence

To omit; to lose by negligence.

Examples :

""I accidentally slipped his birthday date and forgot to send a card." "

J'ai accidentellement omis la date de son anniversaire et oublié d'envoyer une carte.

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verb

Prélever des boutures, couper

To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.

Examples :

"to slip a piece of cloth or paper"

Prélever un morceau de tissu ou de papier.

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verb

Faire glisser, faire échapper

To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.

Examples :

"A horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar."

Un cheval fait glisser son bride ; un chien fait échapper son collier.

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verb

Mettre bas prématurément, avorter

To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.

Examples :

"The mother cat, injured in the fall, slipped her kittens a week early. "

La chatte, blessée dans la chute, a mis bas ses chatons une semaine avant terme.

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verb

Reporter, faire glisser

To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.

Examples :

"The deadline for the project slipped to next week because of the unexpected delay. "

Le délai du projet a été reporté à la semaine prochaine en raison du retard imprévu.

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adjective

Dénudé, effeuillé

(of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed.

Examples :

"The potted fern had a slipped stalk, showing a bit of its stem above the soil. "

La fougère en pot avait une tige dénudée, montrant un peu de sa tige au-dessus du sol.

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