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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
slip through [sth] vi + prep (be undetected)colarse⇒ v prnl
  meterse⇒ v prnl
 The door was left opened and I think we can slip through it without being seen.
 He slipped through security undetected.
 Han dejado la puerta abierta y creo que podemos colarnos sin que nos vean.
slip through [sth] vtr phrasal insep (pass easily through)escurrirse⇒ v prnl
  escabullirse⇒ v prnl
 I thought I had a hold of it, but it just slipped through my fingers.
 Creía que lo tenía, pero se escurrió entre mis dedos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fall through the cracks,
slip through the cracks v expr		 figurative (be overlooked or missed)pasar desapercibido loc verb
  pasar inadvertido loc verb
slip through [sb]'s fingers v expr figurative (opportunity, etc.: elude, escape) (figurado)escaparse de las manos loc verb
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'slip through' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
escapársele a uno de las manos - irse de las manos


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