glide

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/glaɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glīd)

Inflections of 'glide' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
glides
v 3rd person singular
gliding
v pres p
glided
v past
glided
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
glide vi (bird: float on wind)planear vtr
 Kate watched the bird glide on the updraft.
 Kate vio al pájaro planear en la corriente.
glide vi (fly without power)planear vi
 The little boy's red kite glided in the blue sky.
 La cometa del niño pequeño planeaba en el cielo azul.
glide vi (slide)deslizarse v prnl
 Tim tried to glide over the ice gracefully.
 Tim trataba de deslizarse con elegancia sobre el hielo.
glide vi (move without effort) (sin esfuerzo)deslizarse v prnl
  fluir vi
 Skaters were gliding across the pond's frozen surface.
 The students watched the martial arts master glide through a series of movements.
 Los alumnos vieron al maestro de artes marciales deslizarse en una serie de movimientos.
glide vi (fly a glider)volar sin motor loc verb
  volar en planeador loc verb
  planear vi
 Sarah learned to glide in her dad's glider.
 Sarah aprendió a volar sin motor en el planeador de su padre.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
glide n (slide, smooth movement)deslizamiento nm
  (sobre hielo, tierra)movimientos nm
 We watched a young ice skater practice her glides.
 Vimos a una joven patinadora sobre hielo practicar sus deslizamientos.
glide n (phonetics: transitional sound) (lingüística)giros nm
 Non-native speakers may have trouble hearing and reproducing English glides.
 Los hablantes no nativos pueden tener problemas para oír y reproducir los giros del idioma inglés.
glide n (music: slur) (música)transición nf
  legato nm
 The trumpet player needed to practice his glides to keep from squeaking.
 El trompetista tuvo que practicar las transiciones para evitar chirridos.
glide vi figurative (change gradually)sucederse v prnl
  deslizarse v prnl
 As time passed, Jim watched the years glide from one to the next.
 Según pasaba el tiempo, Jim veía como los años se sucedían uno detrás de otro.
glide vi (land without engines) (en aterrizaje de emergencia)planear vi
 The pilot had to glide the airplane into a river in an emergency landing.
 El piloto tuvo que aterrizar de emergencia la aeronave planeando sobre un río.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
glide through [sth] vtr phrasal insep (slide across or over)deslizar vtr
glide through [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (do or undergo easily) (figurado)deslizarse v prnl
  fluir vi
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
glide ratio n (aircraft: travel divided by altitude lost) (Aeronáutica)coeficiente de planeo nm + loc adj
glide slope,
glide path
n
(aircraft's landing path)senda de planeo nf + loc adj
hang-glide vi (sport: fly kite-like aircraft)volar con ala delta loc verb
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Collocations: [on, off] the glide path, the total glide time, glide [steps, stepping], more...

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