glide

deslizarse

Moverse de forma suave y silenciosa, con poco esfuerzo o dificultad.

En inglés sencillo: To move smoothly and quietly, with little effort or difficulty.

• The boat glided across the lake.
• She glides across the dance floor.
• We watched the skaters glide over the ice.

Cómo se usa: glide across/over/through something (The boat glided through the still water.)

Sinónimos: slide, slip

Expresiones frecuentes: glide across something, glide over something, glide through something

planear

Moverse por el aire sin propulsión, normalmente perdiendo altura poco a poco.

En inglés sencillo: To move through the air without using power, usually slowly losing height.

• The eagle glided above the trees.
• A feather glides slowly down through the air.
• We watched the birds glide without moving their wings.

Cómo se usa: glide above/over something (The bird glided over the valley.)

Sinónimos: soar, float

Expresiones frecuentes: glide through something, glide above something, glide down

volar sin motor, planear

Pilotar una aeronave sin usar el motor o viajar en una que no tiene motor.

En inglés sencillo: To fly an aircraft without engine power, or travel in an aircraft that has no engine.

• The pilot glided to a safe landing.
• Can you glide a plane after its engine stops?
• She learned to glide at a nearby airfield.

Expresiones frecuentes: glide an aircraft, glide to land, glide a plane