glide

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
2. (intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
3. (transitive) To cause to glide.
4. To pass with a glide, as the voice.

Noun

1. The act of gliding.
2. A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
3. An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
4. A bird, the glede or kite.
5. A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved.
6. The joining of two sounds without a break.
7. A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.

Conceptes

lliscar

patinar

relliscar

lliscada

glide [en]

glide

semivocal

lliscament

velejar

resquitllar

planar

Sinònims

slide

slip

soar

float

semivowel

sail

coast

gliding

drift

fly

✈️

skim

creep

slither

skate

sweep

sailplaning

bob

slide down

trickle

soaring

let something slip

glissade

hover

move

pass

plane

run

sailing

scud

skid

skitter

slip down

sneak

sway

volplane

move slowly

move gently

ice skate

⛸️

gliding flight

breeze

slip off

flying

slue

slip along

flow

drag up

stroll

strut

submarine

swagger

Traduccions

gleiten

glisser

planer

deslizarse

deslizar

planear

escorregar

scivolare

glijden

planare

planar

resbalar

passer sans bruit

scorrere

sombrer (dans)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡlaɪd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: gliden

Heretat de anglès antic: glīdan

Cognat amb frisó occidental: glide

Cognat amb baix alemany: glieden

Cognat amb neerlandès: glijden

Cognat amb alemany: gleiten

Cognat amb noruec nynorsk: gli

Cognat amb danès: glide

Cognat amb suec: glida

Cognat amb finès: liitää

In summary

From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.
Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.

Frases

This creates an aerofoil enabling them to glide or more .