deslizarse

deslizarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to slide; (sobre agua) to glide

2 (salir) to slip out (de, of); (entrar) to slip (en, into)

■ se deslizó en la habitación he slipped into the room

3 (fluir) to flow, run

■ el riachuelo se desliza por el valle the stream flows through the valley

4 (transcurrir) to go by, fly

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VPR

1) (=resbalarse) to slide

el coche se deslizó unos metros — the car slid o slipped forward a few metres

los niños se deslizaban por el pasamanos — the children were sliding down the banisters

gotas de sudor se deslizaban por su frente — beads of sweat ran o slid down his forehead

el esquiador se desliza por la pista — the skier slips o skis down the slope

la patinadora se deslizaba elegantemente — the skater was gliding along

2) (=avanzar) [serpiente] to slither; [barco] to glide, slip

la anguila se deslizó entre mis manos — the eel slipped through my fingers

el tren se desliza a 300km/h — the train glides along at 300km/h

el agua se desliza mansamente — the water flows along gently

3) frm [secreto] to slip out; [error] to slip in, creep in

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(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glide

Ex. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

Ex. Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.

Ex. As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.

Ex. 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.

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(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glide

Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.

Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.

Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.

Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.

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■deslizarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sobre una superficie) to slide
2 (un río, una corriente) to flow: las lágrimas se deslizaban por su mejilla, tears flowed down her cheeks
3 (en un lugar, silenciosamente) to glide: se deslizó en la oficina y consultó los informes reservados, she slipped into the office and went through the confidential reports
'deslizarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabullirse
- deslizar
- escurrir
English:
glide
- slide
- slip in
- slip into
- slither
- coast
- roll
- skid

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vpr

1. [resbalar] to slide;

deslizarse por to slide along;

el barco se deslizaba por la superficie the boat glided along the surface;

los esquiadores se deslizaban por la nieve the skiers slid across the snow;

los niños se deslizaron por el tobogán the children slid down the chute;

las lágrimas se deslizaban por sus mejillas tears ran down his cheeks;

el agua se desliza mansamente río abajo the water flows gently downriver

2. [escabullirse] to slip;

una lagartija se deslizó entre las rocas a lizard slipped in between the rocks;

para entrar/salir tuvo que deslizarse sin que lo viera el portero to get in/out he had to slip past the porter without being seen

3. [sujeto: error]

deslizarse en to creep into

4. [sujeto: tiempo, vida] to slip away o by

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deslizarse

v/r

1 slide;

deslizarse sobre el hielo slide over the ice

2

:

se me ha deslizado un error I’ve slipped up

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vr

1) : to slide, to glide

2) : to slip away

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deslizarse vb

1. (moverse) to slide [pt. & pp. slid]

los niños se dejan deslizar por el terraplén the children slide down the embankment

los esquís se deslizaban sobre la nieve the skis slid over the snow

2. (escurrirse) to slip [pt. & pp. slipped]

se deslizó en la casa he slipped into the house