| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| slip n | (mistake) | vergissing, blunder nw de |
| | | foutje nw het |
| | (informeel, figuurlijk) | uitglijer nw de |
| | It was a slip of the tongue. |
| slip n | (false step) | misstap nw de |
| | The dancer's slip ruined the entire performance. |
| slip n | (pier) | aanlegplaats nw de |
| | The ship glided into the slip. |
| slip n | (pillowcase) | kussensloop nw de |
| | We need new slips for the bed, as these are falling apart. |
| slip vi | (move smoothly) | glijden onoverg.ww |
| | The rod slipped into place without a problem. |
slip, slip by vi | (time) | vliegen onoverg.ww |
| | | voorbijglijden onoverg.ww |
| | Once you have children, the years just slip by. |
| slip⇒ vi | informal, figurative (decline) | dalen onoverg.ww |
| | Prices may slip a little after the tourist season. |
| slip vi | (decline: skills) | achteruit gaan, het kwijtraken, slechter presteren |
| | The player slipped some from his outstanding play last year. |
| slip vi | figurative (mention [sth] accidentally) | zich iets laten ontglippen |
| | | zich verspreken wk.ww |
| | He slipped by telling them where their daughter was. |
slip, slip up vi | figurative (make a mistake) | een fout maken |
| | (figuurlijk) | struikelen onoverg.ww |
| | He did a good job, but slipped in a couple of cases. |
slip, slip away vi | (disappear) | verdwijnen onoverg.ww |
| | He slipped into the shadows. |
| slip⇒ vtr | (place gently) | iets voorzichtig ergens op of om doen |
| | | laten glijden |
| | He slipped the necklace over her head. |
| slip vtr | (undo a knot) (een knoop) | losmaken |
| | The sailor slipped the rope from its knot. |
| slip vtr | (mention casually) | terloops laten vallen, terloops zeggen |
| | | tussen neus en lippen door zeggen |
| | He slipped the subject of marriage into the conversation. |
| slip vtr | (slide: open or shut) | iets open- of dichtschuiven |
| | She smoothly slipped the door shut. |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| slip into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (clothing: put on) (kleding) | aanschieten overg.ww |
| | Give me a minute to get out of my work clothes and slip into something more comfortable. |
| slip into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (deteriorate) (figuurlijk) | afglijden, vervallen onoverg.ww |
| | The empire was slowly slipping into chaos before his eyes. |
| slip up vi phrasal | (slide) | uitglijden onoverg.ww |
| | James was coming down the stairs when he slipped up and fell. |
| slip up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (make a mistake) | zich vergissen wk.ww |
| | Sorry, I slipped up when I calculated how much I owe you. |