slip

glisser

Glisser sans le vouloir, souvent parce que le sol est mouillé ou lisse.

En anglais simple : To slide by accident, often because a surface is wet or smooth.

• Be careful not to slip.
• She slipped on the ice yesterday.
• My foot slipped as I climbed the steps.

Comment l'utiliser : slip on something (He slipped on the wet floor.)

Synonymes : slide

Expressions courantes : slip on ice, slip and fall

glisser

Se déplacer sur une courte distance en glissant sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To slide a short distance along a surface.

• My glasses slipped down.
• The strap slipped off her shoulder.
• The ring may slip along the smooth wire.

Comment l'utiliser : slip down something (Her glasses slipped down her nose.)

Synonymes : slide

Expressions courantes : slip down, slip off something

se glisser, s’éclipser

Se déplacer quelque part en silence ou rapidement, sans attirer l’attention.

En anglais simple : To move somewhere quietly or quickly without attracting attention.

• He slipped away quietly.
• She slipped into the kitchen.
• We slipped out before the meeting ended.

Comment l'utiliser : slip into something (She slipped into the room during the speech.); slip out of something (He slipped out of the house before dawn.)

Synonymes : sneak

Expressions courantes : slip away, slip into something, slip out

sortir, se déplacer

Quitter soudainement l’endroit où une chose devrait rester.

En anglais simple : To move suddenly out of the place where something should stay.

• The rope slipped loose.
• A bone had slipped out of place.
• The belt can slip off its wheel.

Comment l'utiliser : slip out of something (The rope slipped out of the knot.)

Expressions courantes : slip out, slip out of place, slip off

échapper à, esquiver

Se libérer de l’emprise ou du contrôle de quelqu’un par un mouvement rapide et souple.

En anglais simple : To escape from someone’s hold or control with a smooth, quick movement.

• He slipped my grasp.
• The runner slipped a tackle and scored.
• The prisoner slipped the guard’s grip and fled.

Synonymes : evade, elude

Expressions courantes : slip someone’s grasp, slip a tackle

bout de papier, bordereau

Petit morceau de papier, souvent avec des informations écrites ou imprimées dessus.

En anglais simple : A small piece of paper, often with information written or printed on it.

• Write your name on this slip.
• She found a slip of paper in her pocket.
• Keep the payment slips for your records.

Expressions courantes : slip of paper, payment slip, salary slip

erreur, lapsus

Petite faute, souvent commise par manque d’attention.

En anglais simple : A small mistake, often made because you are not paying enough attention.

• It was only a small slip.
• She apologized for the slip in her speech.
• A slip of the pen changed the date.

Synonymes : mistake, error

Expressions courantes : a small slip, slip of the tongue, slip of the pen

glissade

Glissement soudain et involontaire, surtout s’il fait tomber ou perdre l’équilibre.

En anglais simple : A sudden accidental slide, especially one that makes you fall or lose your balance.

• A slip on the ice hurt her ankle.
• He recovered his balance after a slight slip.
• Wet floors can cause slips and falls.

Expressions courantes : slip on ice, a nasty slip